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John Higgins

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John Higgins (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (41) and Stephen Hendry (36). He has won four World Championships, three UK Championships and two Masters titles, for a total of nine Triple Crown titles, putting him level with Mark Selby and behind only O'Sullivan (23), Hendry (18) and Steve Davis (15). He first entered the top 16 in the 1995–96 world rankings and remained there continuously for over 29 years until September 2024, setting a record for the longest uninterrupted tenure as a top-16 player. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Higgins is the most popular snooker (up from 8th in 2019), the 1,522nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,806th in 2019) and the most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, John Higgins ranks 1 out of 67. After him are Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Paul Hunter, Shaun Murphy, Alex Higgins, Ali Carter, Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, Stephen Hendry, and Jimmy White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, John Higgins ranks 31. Before him are Juninho Pernambucano, DJ Khaled, Denys Shmyhal, Peter Pellegrini, Eiichiro Oda, and Eva Longoria. After him are Juan Sebastián Verón, Ralf Schumacher, Casey Affleck, Lee Sun-kyun, Ana Brnabić, and Roy Makaay.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Higgins ranks 1,522 out of 8,785. Before him are Clarke Abel (1780), Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287), Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), Andy Summers (1942), Susan Boyle (1961), and Karen Armstrong (1944). After him are Phil Neville (1977), Simon Rattle (1955), Dave Holland (1946), Pattie Boyd (1944), Ebenezer Howard (1850), and Geezer Butler (1949).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, John Higgins ranks 1. After him are Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975), Paul Hunter (1978), Shaun Murphy (1982), Alex Higgins (1949), Ali Carter (1979), Steve Davis (1957), Terry Griffiths (1947), Ray Reardon (1932), Stephen Hendry (1969), Jimmy White (1962), and Mark Williams (1975).

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