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John Spencer

1935 - 2006

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John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player. One of the most dominant players of the 1970s, he won the World Snooker Championship three times, in 1969, 1971 and 1977. He worked as a snooker commentator for the BBC from 1978 to 1998 and served for 25 years on the board of the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), including a stint as chairman from 1990 until his retirement from the board in 1996. Born in Radcliffe, Lancashire, Spencer started playing snooker on a full-sized table at age 14 and compiled his first century break aged 15. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Spencer is the 23rd most popular snooker (up from 25th in 2019), the 5,821st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,138th in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, John Spencer ranks 23 out of 67. Before him are John Pulman, Ryan Day, Judd Trump, Stephen Lee, Walter Donaldson, and Cliff Thorburn. After him are Marco Fu, Alan McManus, Stuart Bingham, Ding Junhui, Peter Ebdon, and Ken Doherty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, John Spencer ranks 517. Before him are Walter Mahlendorf, Tenley Albright, Jim Bolger, Michael Jayston, Trevor Blokdyk, and Laurent Robuschi. After him are Jon Henricks, Ron Springett, Usha Mangeshkar, Dorothy Provine, Erich Kunzel, and Eddie Hopkinson. Among people deceased in 2006, John Spencer ranks 379. Before him are Payao Poontarat, Al Harker, Jack Wild, Val Guest, Gernot Jurtin, and Ellen Willis. After him are Jon Nödtveidt, Nellie Connally, Kevin Berry, Buck Owens, Byron Nelson, and Shekhar Mehta.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Spencer ranks 5,823 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Hood (1799), Tara Fitzgerald (1967), Matthew Rhys (1974), John Crome (1768), John Waite (1952), and Steven Isserlis (1958). After him are George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Cameron Mackintosh (1946), Ivor Montagu (1904), Thomas Hughes (1822), Annie Haslam (1947), and Noel Harrison (1934).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, John Spencer ranks 21. Before him are Dennis Taylor (1949), John Pulman (1923), Ryan Day (1980), Judd Trump (1989), Stephen Lee (1974), and Walter Donaldson (1907). After him are Alan McManus (1971), Stuart Bingham (1976), Peter Ebdon (1970), Barry Hawkins (1979), Mark Allen (1986), and Stephen Maguire (1981).

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