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Johnny Moss

1907 - 1995

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Johnny Moss (May 14, 1907 – December 16, 1995) was a gambler and professional poker player. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded the title by the vote of his peers in 1970. He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in 1971 and 1974. He was one of the charter inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Moss is the 2nd most popular poker player (up from 4th in 2019), the 11,462nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,715th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Poker Player.

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Among POKER PLAYERS

Among poker players, Johnny Moss ranks 2 out of 15. Before him are Doyle Brunson. After him are Dan Bilzerian, Phil Hellmuth, Dan Harrington, Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Scotty Nguyen, and Liv Boeree.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Johnny Moss ranks 378. Before him are Dorrit Hoffleit, Sheldon Leonard, Bill Holland, Jean Louis, Constantino Urbieta Sosa, and Evelyn Hooker. After him are Tex Gibbons, Isabel Jewell, Lina Basquette, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, Aldo Donelli, and Walter Donaldson. Among people deceased in 1995, Johnny Moss ranks 304. Before him are Franco Bertinetti, Patsy Ruth Miller, Todor Diev, Red Amick, Peter Cook, and Einari Teräsvirta. After him are Margaret Chase Smith, Ed Flanders, John C. Stennis, Rogelio Farías, Terry Southern, and Johnny Carey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Moss ranks 11,464 out of 20,380. Before him are Libby Holman (1904), William H. Gass (1924), Andrew Bryniarski (1969), Peter Travers (2000), Gus Williams (1953), and Terry Farrell (1963). After him are Christine Taylor (1971), Glenn Corbett (1933), Kamala (1950), Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944), Eugene J. Martin (1938), and Mark Mothersbaugh (1950).

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Among POKER PLAYERS In United States

Among poker players born in United States, Johnny Moss ranks 2. Before him are Doyle Brunson (1933). After him are Dan Bilzerian (1980), Phil Hellmuth (1964), Dan Harrington (1945), Phil Ivey (1977), Chris Ferguson (1963), Tom Dwan (1986), and Joe Cada (1987).

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