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Walter Donaldson

1907 - 1973

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Walter Weir Wilson Donaldson (2 February 1907 – 24 May 1973) was a Scottish professional snooker and billiards player. He contested eight consecutive world championship finals against Fred Davis from 1947 to 1954, and won the title in 1947 and 1950. Donaldson was known for his long potting and his consistency when playing, and had an aversion to the use of side. In 2012, he was inducted posthumously into the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association's World Snooker Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Donaldson is the 21st most popular snooker (down from 17th in 2019), the 5,679th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,759th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Snooker.

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Among SNOOKERS

Among snookers, Walter Donaldson ranks 21 out of 67. Before him are Fred Davis, Dennis Taylor, John Pulman, Ryan Day, Judd Trump, and Stephen Lee. After him are Cliff Thorburn, John Spencer, Marco Fu, Alan McManus, Stuart Bingham, and Ding Junhui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Walter Donaldson ranks 384. Before him are Johnny Moss, Tex Gibbons, Isabel Jewell, Lina Basquette, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, and Aldo Donelli. After him are Mildred Bailey, Adrienne Ames, Boy Charlton, Alan Reed, Alexander Wood, and Paul Nitze. Among people deceased in 1973, Walter Donaldson ranks 281. Before him are A. Edward Sutherland, Wally Cox, Harry Edward, Crane Wilbur, Anna Hyatt Huntington, and Ernst Klodwig. After him are Lila Lee, Henry Green, Glenn Strange, Nellie Sengupta, Alphonse Lacroix, and Walt Kelly.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Donaldson ranks 5,681 out of 8,785. Before him are Laura Muntz Lyall (1860), Ray Noble (1903), Andy Auld (1900), Graham Watson (1956), John Edwards (1953), and Alex Scott (1984). After him are J. I. Packer (1926), Joanna Baillie (1762), Jimmy Murphy (1910), Jenny Beavan (1950), Ian Livingstone (1949), and Barriemore Barlow (1949).

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Among SNOOKERS In United Kingdom

Among snookers born in United Kingdom, Walter Donaldson ranks 20. Before him are Fred Davis (1913), Dennis Taylor (1949), John Pulman (1923), Ryan Day (1980), Judd Trump (1989), and Stephen Lee (1974). After him are John Spencer (1935), Alan McManus (1971), Stuart Bingham (1976), Peter Ebdon (1970), Barry Hawkins (1979), and Mark Allen (1986).

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