REFEREE
Michaela Tabb
1967 - Today

Michaela Tabb
Michaela Tabb (born 11 December 1967) is a Scottish snooker and pool referee. She established significant milestones for female officials in professional cue sports, beginning in pool, where she officiated at top tournaments such as the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and the Mosconi Cup. She qualified in 2001 to referee on the World Snooker Tour and was the sport's highest profile female referee for the next 14 years. She became the first woman to officiate at a professional ranking snooker tournament at the 2002 Welsh Open, and the first woman to referee a ranking tournament final at the 2007 Welsh Open. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michaela Tabb is the 138th most popular referee (down from 107th in 2024), the 7,271st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,650th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Michaela Tabb ranks 138 out of 147. Before her are Ismail Elfath, Malang Diedhiou, Anastasios Sidiropoulos, Raphael Claus, Mehdi Abid Charef, and Carlos Vera. After her are Orel Grinfeld, Jair Marrufo, Paolo Tagliavento, Ahmed Al-Kaf, Sandro Schärer, and Victor Gomes.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsmail Elfath
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 132
Malang Diedhiou
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 133
Anastasios Sidiropoulos
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 134
Raphael Claus
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 135
Mehdi Abid Charef
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 136
Carlos Vera
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 137
Michaela Tabb
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 138
Orel Grinfeld
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 139
Jair Marrufo
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 140
Paolo Tagliavento
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 141
Ahmed Al-Kaf
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 142
Sandro Schärer
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 143
Victor Gomes
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 144
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Michaela Tabb ranks 980. Before her are Colette Brand, Jonathan Firth, Brent Sexton, Amanda Filipacchi, Terry Butler, and Eric Flaim. After her are Bettina Soriat, Mike Verstraeten, Atsuhiro Iwai, Alexander Shabalov, Chris Wilder, and Patrick J. Kennedy.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsColette Brand
SKIER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 974
Jonathan Firth
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 975
Brent Sexton
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 976
Amanda Filipacchi
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 977
Terry Butler
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 978
Eric Flaim
SKATER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 979
Michaela Tabb
REFEREE
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 980
Bettina Soriat
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 981
Mike Verstraeten
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 982
Atsuhiro Iwai
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 983
Alexander Shabalov
CHESS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 984
Chris Wilder
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 985
Patrick J. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 986
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michaela Tabb ranks 7,273 out of 8,785. Before her are Darren Anderton (1972), Charlie Taylor (1993), Adam Wakeman (1974), Bradley Walsh (1960), Kenny Burns (1953), and Andrew Weatherall (1963). After her are Tuppence Middleton (1987), Stephy Mavididi (1998), Adrian Lester (1968), Kate Fleetwood (1972), John Gregory (1954), and Eberechi Eze (1998).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDarren Anderton
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 7,267
Charlie Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 7,268
Adam Wakeman
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 7,269
Bradley Walsh
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 7,270
Kenny Burns
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 7,271
Andrew Weatherall
MUSICIAN
1963 - 2020
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 7,272
Michaela Tabb
REFEREE
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 7,273
Tuppence Middleton
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 7,274
Stephy Mavididi
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 7,275
Adrian Lester
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 7,276
Kate Fleetwood
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 7,277
John Gregory
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 7,278
Eberechi Eze
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 7,279
Among REFEREES In United Kingdom
Among referees born in United Kingdom, Michaela Tabb ranks 12. Before her are Martin Atkinson (1971), Michael Oliver (1985), Mark Clattenburg (1975), Hugh Dallas (1957), Mike Dean (1968), and Craig Thomson (1972). After her are Mike Riley (1964), Andre Marriner (1971), Stuart Attwell (1982), and Craig Pawson (1979).
Martin Atkinson
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 6
Michael Oliver
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 7
Mark Clattenburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 8
Hugh Dallas
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9
Mike Dean
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 10
Craig Thomson
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 11
Michaela Tabb
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 12
Mike Riley
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 13
Andre Marriner
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 14
Stuart Attwell
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.11
Rank: 15
Craig Pawson
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 16














































