CHESS PLAYER
John Nunn
1955 - Today

John Nunn
John Denis Martin Nunn (born 25 April 1955) is an English chess grandmaster, a three-time world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician. He is one of England's strongest chess players and was formerly in the world's top ten. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Nunn is the 219th most popular chess player (down from 212th in 2019), the 5,185th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,228th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, John Nunn ranks 219 out of 461. Before him are John Owen, Anatoly Lein, Paul Felix Schmidt, Larissa Volpert, Ruslan Ponomariov, and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. After him are Aleksandar Matanović, Roberto Grau, Xie Jun, Viktor Kupreichik, Tony Miles, and Anna Ushenina.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Owen
1827 - 1901
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 213
Anatoly Lein
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 214
Paul Felix Schmidt
1916 - 1984
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 215
Larissa Volpert
1926 - 2017
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 216
Ruslan Ponomariov
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 217
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
2005 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 218
John Nunn
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 219
Aleksandar Matanović
1930 - 2023
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 220
Roberto Grau
1900 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 221
Xie Jun
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 222
Viktor Kupreichik
1949 - 2017
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 223
Tony Miles
1955 - 2001
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 224
Anna Ushenina
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 225
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, John Nunn ranks 476. Before him are Muricy Ramalho, Sam Bottoms, Karl Del'Haye, Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke, Helge Schneider, and Kirron Kher. After him are Doris Dörrie, Julio Llamazares, Sandy Allen, Alfredo Castro, Annette Schavan, and Véronique Tadjo.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsMuricy Ramalho
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 470
Sam Bottoms
ACTOR
1955 - 2008
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 471
Karl Del'Haye
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 472
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
CYCLIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 473
Helge Schneider
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 474
Kirron Kher
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 475
John Nunn
CHESS PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 476
Doris Dörrie
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 477
Julio Llamazares
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 478
Sandy Allen
CELEBRITY
1955 - 2008
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 479
Alfredo Castro
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 480
Annette Schavan
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 481
Véronique Tadjo
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 482
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Nunn ranks 5,187 out of 8,785. Before him are John Curry (1949), Bernice Rubens (1923), Dawn French (1957), Susan Haack (1945), Derek Riggs (1958), and Reginald McKenna (1863). After him are Jason Watkins (1962), William Spottiswoode (1825), James Herbert (1943), Gary McAllister (1964), Craig Ferguson (1962), and James D'Arcy (1975).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Curry
SKATER
1949 - 1994
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 5,181
Bernice Rubens
WRITER
1923 - 2004
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 5,182
Dawn French
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 5,183
Susan Haack
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 5,184
Derek Riggs
PAINTER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 5,185
Reginald McKenna
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1943
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 5,186
John Nunn
CHESS PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 5,187
Jason Watkins
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,188
William Spottiswoode
MATHEMATICIAN
1825 - 1883
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,189
James Herbert
WRITER
1943 - 2013
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 5,190
Gary McAllister
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 5,191
Craig Ferguson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 5,192
James D'Arcy
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 5,193
Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among chess players born in United Kingdom, John Nunn ranks 12. Before him are Michael Adams (1971), Fred Yates (1884), Horatio Caro (1862), Amos Burn (1848), Jonathan Penrose (1933), and John Owen (1827). After him are Tony Miles (1955), Harry Golombek (1911), Raymond Keene (1948), and Stuart Conquest (1967).
Michael Adams
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 6
Fred Yates
1884 - 1932
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 7
Horatio Caro
1862 - 1920
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 8
Amos Burn
1848 - 1925
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 9
Jonathan Penrose
1933 - 2021
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 10
John Owen
1827 - 1901
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 11
John Nunn
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 12
Tony Miles
1955 - 2001
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 13
Harry Golombek
1911 - 1995
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 14
Raymond Keene
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 15
Stuart Conquest
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 16