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Jimmy White

1962 - Today

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James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won ten ranking events. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his swift and attacking style of play, White has reached six World Snooker Championship finals during his career but finished runner-up on each occasion. He has won two of snooker's Triple Crown events, the 1984 Masters and the 1992 UK Championship. White is a record four-time World Seniors Champion, winning in 2010, 2019, 2020 and 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy White is the 12th most popular snooker (down from 7th in 2019), the 4,074th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,606th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Jimmy White ranks 12 out of 67. Before him are Alex Higgins, Ali Carter, Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, and Stephen Hendry. After him are Mark Williams, Mark Selby, Fred Davis, Dennis Taylor, John Pulman, and Ryan Day.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jimmy White ranks 279. Before him are Ding Xuexiang, Andrew McCarthy, Masakazu Katsura, Bruno Pelletier, Ulf Timmermann, and Mic Michaeli. After him are Stephen Sommers, Juan Aguilera, Eriq La Salle, Hesham Qandil, Primož Ulaga, and Miho Mosulishvili.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy White ranks 4,075 out of 8,785. Before him are Glenn Hoddle (1957), Donald Nicol (1923), Edith Hannam (1878), Tom Boyd (1965), Robert James-Collier (1976), and Gerrard Winstanley (1609). After him are Linda Martin (1952), Peter Kemp (1878), Helen Shapiro (1946), Simone Perrotta (1977), Vivian Woodward (1879), and Peter Firth (1953).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Jimmy White ranks 11. Before him are Alex Higgins (1949), Ali Carter (1979), Steve Davis (1957), Terry Griffiths (1947), Ray Reardon (1932), and Stephen Hendry (1969). After him are Mark Williams (1975), Mark Selby (1983), Fred Davis (1913), Dennis Taylor (1949), John Pulman (1923), and Ryan Day (1980).

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