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Terry Griffiths

1947 - 2024

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Terence Martin Griffiths (16 October 1947 – 1 December 2024) was a Welsh professional snooker player, coach and pundit. After winning several amateur titles, including the Welsh Amateur Championship in 1975 and back-to-back English Amateur Championships in 1977 and 1978, Griffiths turned professional in June 1978 at the age of 30. In his second professional tournament, he qualified for the 1979 World Snooker Championship. He reached the final of the event where he defeated Dennis Taylor by 24 frames to 16. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Griffiths is the 9th most popular snooker (up from 16th in 2019), the 3,702nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,562nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Terry Griffiths ranks 9 out of 67. Before him are Neil Robertson, Paul Hunter, Shaun Murphy, Alex Higgins, Ali Carter, and Steve Davis. After him are Ray Reardon, Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White, Mark Williams, Mark Selby, and Fred Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Terry Griffiths ranks 510. Before him are Robin Dunbar, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Yuri Matiyasevich, Elena Belova, Bob Evans, and Nurlan Balgimbayev. After him are Emiel Puttemans, Gregory Chaitin, John Mayhew, Aleida Assmann, John Bruton, and Renata Sorrah. Among people deceased in 2024, Terry Griffiths ranks 340. Before him are Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Ron Ely, Ivan Charota, Eliyahu Rips, Franciszek Smuda, and Francisco Jara. After him are Ray Reardon, John Bruton, Takayuki Kubota, Karin Baal, E. Allen Emerson, and Artur Chilingarov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Terry Griffiths ranks 3,703 out of 8,785. Before him are John Walker (1781), Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), Patrick Steptoe (1913), Mark Gatiss (1966), William Knox D'Arcy (1849), and Clive Bell (1881). After him are Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Clifford Curzon (1907), Sophie (1986), Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (1997), John Steel (1941), and Vic Buckingham (1915).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Terry Griffiths ranks 8. Before him are Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975), Paul Hunter (1978), Shaun Murphy (1982), Alex Higgins (1949), Ali Carter (1979), and Steve Davis (1957). After him are Ray Reardon (1932), Stephen Hendry (1969), Jimmy White (1962), Mark Williams (1975), Mark Selby (1983), and Fred Davis (1913).

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