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John Pulman

1923 - 1998

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Herbert John Pulman (12 December 1923 – 25 December 1998) was an English professional snooker player who was the World Snooker Champion from 1957 to 1968. He first won the title at the 1957 Championship and retained it across seven challenges from 1964 to 1968, three of them against Fred Davis and two against Rex Williams. When the tournament reverted to a knockout event in 1969, he lost 18–25 in the first round to the eventual champion John Spencer. After finishing as runner-up to Ray Reardon in 1970, Pulman never again reached the final, although he was a losing semi-finalist in 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Pulman is the 17th most popular snooker (down from 4th in 2019), the 5,204th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,190th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, John Pulman ranks 17 out of 67. Before him are Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White, Mark Williams, Mark Selby, Fred Davis, and Dennis Taylor. After him are Ryan Day, Judd Trump, Stephen Lee, Walter Donaldson, Cliff Thorburn, and John Spencer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, John Pulman ranks 435. Before him are Armand Borel, Mae Young, Ralph Giordano, James Dickey, Bernice Rubens, and Robert Craft. After him are Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Ninian Stephen, Franco Bertinetti, Doc Watson, Larry Storch, and Ray Lumpp. Among people deceased in 1998, John Pulman ranks 294. Before him are Mae Questel, Jack Rowley, Eldridge Cleaver, Mary Millar, Norman Fell, and Aleksey Spiridonov. After him are Dušan Pašek, Boris Tatushin, Charles Korvin, Dan Osman, Tommy Flowers, and Sam Balter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Pulman ranks 5,206 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Jennings (1957), Duffy (1984), Simon Schama (1945), Thomas Baines (1820), Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909), and Alex Miller (1949). After him are William Gemmell Cochran (1909), Neil Innes (1944), George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823), David Bedford (1937), Alex Stepney (1942), and Steve Bruce (1960).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, John Pulman ranks 16. Before him are Stephen Hendry (1969), Jimmy White (1962), Mark Williams (1975), Mark Selby (1983), Fred Davis (1913), and Dennis Taylor (1949). After him are Ryan Day (1980), Judd Trump (1989), Stephen Lee (1974), Walter Donaldson (1907), John Spencer (1935), and Alan McManus (1971).

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