ATHLETE
Hossein Vafaei
1994 - Today

Hossein Vafaei
Hossein Vafaei (Persian: حسین وفایی; born 15 October 1994) is an Iranian professional snooker player. He is the first professional player from Iran. He won his first ranking title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out, beating Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0) in the final. Vafaei made his Crucible debut at the 2022 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 4–10 to Judd Trump in the first round. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hossein Vafaei is the 5,300th most popular athlete (down from 4,709th in 2019), the 597th most popular biography from Iran (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Iranian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Hossein Vafaei ranks 5,300 out of 6,025. Before him are DeeDee Trotter, Irakli Turmanidze, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Denise Lewis, Matej Beňuš, and Matteo Castaldo. After him are Kim Jong-hyun, Innocent Egbunike, Zhang Jin, Kim Su-ji, Zibane Ngozi, and Erik Varga.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDeeDee Trotter
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 5,294
Irakli Turmanidze
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.36
Rank: 5,295
Annemarieke van Rumpt
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 5,296
Denise Lewis
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 5,297
Matej Beňuš
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 5,298
Matteo Castaldo
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 5,299
Hossein Vafaei
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 5,300
Kim Jong-hyun
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 5,301
Innocent Egbunike
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 5,302
Zhang Jin
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 5,303
Kim Su-ji
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 5,304
Zibane Ngozi
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 5,305
Erik Varga
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 5,306
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1994, Hossein Vafaei ranks 714. Before him are Milda Valčiukaitė, Jannik Huth, Anthony Limbombe, Joshua Brenet, Wang Yafan, and Valerian Gvilia. After him are Samir, Kim So-hui, Johannes Thiemann, Cameron McEvoy, Alejandra Valencia, and Paul Butcher.
Others Born in 1994
Go to all RankingsMilda Valčiukaitė
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 708
Jannik Huth
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 709
Anthony Limbombe
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 710
Joshua Brenet
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 711
Wang Yafan
TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 712
Valerian Gvilia
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 713
Hossein Vafaei
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 714
Samir
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 715
Kim So-hui
POLITICIAN
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 716
Johannes Thiemann
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 717
Cameron McEvoy
SWIMMER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 718
Alejandra Valencia
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 719
Paul Butcher
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 720
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Hossein Vafaei ranks 597 out of 631. Before him are Omid Alishah (1992), Milad Beigi (1991), Lee Mi-gyeong (null), Hassan Roudbarian (1978), Ahmad Nourollahi (1993), and Sabah Shariati (1989). After him are Mojtaba Abedini (1984), Mehdi Torabi (1994), Hossein Mahini (1986), Mehrdad Pooladi (1987), Vahid Talebloo (1982), and Hashem Beikzadeh (1984).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsOmid Alishah
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 591
Milad Beigi
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 592
Lee Mi-gyeong
ATHLETE
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 593
Hassan Roudbarian
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 594
Ahmad Nourollahi
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 595
Sabah Shariati
WRESTLER
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 596
Hossein Vafaei
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 597
Mojtaba Abedini
FENCER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 598
Mehdi Torabi
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 599
Hossein Mahini
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 600
Mehrdad Pooladi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 601
Vahid Talebloo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 602
Hashem Beikzadeh
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 603
Among ATHLETES In Iran
Among athletes born in Iran, Hossein Vafaei ranks 19. Before him are Kimia Alizadeh (1998), Sohrab Moradi (1988), Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (1986), Kamia Yousufi (1996), Milad Beigi (1991), and Lee Mi-gyeong (null). After him are Martin Thomas (null), Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (1983), Mohammad Mousavi (1987), Amin Mirzazadeh (1998), Ali Davoudi (1999), and Hassan Taftian (1993).
Kimia Alizadeh
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 13
Sohrab Moradi
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 14
Mohammad Bagheri Motamed
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 15
Kamia Yousufi
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 16
Milad Beigi
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 17
Lee Mi-gyeong
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 18
Hossein Vafaei
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 19
Martin Thomas
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 20
Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 21
Mohammad Mousavi
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 22
Amin Mirzazadeh
1998 - Present
HPI: 33.93
Rank: 23
Ali Davoudi
1999 - Present
HPI: 33.09
Rank: 24
Hassan Taftian
1993 - Present
HPI: 32.75
Rank: 25