Famous British Snooker Players

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Mark Selby
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Mark Selby
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Birthdate: June 19, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leicester, United Kingdom
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Ronnie O'Sullivan
(English Professional Snooker Player Recognised as One of the Most Talented Players in the Sport’s History)
Ronnie O'Sullivan
4
Birthdate: December 5, 1975
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wordsley, West Midlands, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 3 
Judd Trump
(English Professional Snooker Player and Former World Champion)
Judd Trump
6
Birthdate: August 20, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Whitchurch, Bristol, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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 4 
Steve Davis
(English Retired Professional Snooker Player)
Steve Davis
5
Birthdate: August 22, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Plumstead, London, England
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 5 
Jimmy White
(British Professional Snooker Player)
Jimmy White
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Birthdate: May 2, 1962
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tooting, London, England

Jimmy White is an English senior snooker player. Nicknamed The Whirlwind because of his attacking style of play, he has won three seniors world titles.  He is currently ranked tenth on the all-time list of ranking event winners. He was the first left-handed player to record a maximum break at the World Championship. 

 6 
Shaun Murphy
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Shaun Murphy
2
Birthdate: August 10, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Harlow, United Kingdom
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 7 
Kyren Wilson
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Kyren Wilson
4
Birthdate: December 23, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
 8 
Stuart Bingham
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Stuart Bingham
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Birthdate: May 21, 1976
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Basildon, Essex, England
 9 
Joe Davis
(English Professional Snooker and Billiards Player)
Joe Davis
8
Birthdate: April 15, 1901
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Whitwell, Derbyshire, England
Died: July 10, 1978
 10 
Ali Carter
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Ali Carter
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Birthdate: July 25, 1979
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colchester, Essex, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 11 
Paul Hunter
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Paul Hunter
2
Birthdate: October 14, 1978
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Leeds, United Kingdom
Died: October 9, 2006
 12 
Peter Ebdon
(English Former Snooker Player)
Peter Ebdon
2
Birthdate: August 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 13 
John Parrott
(English Former Professional Snooker Player)
John Parrott
2
Birthdate: May 11, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 14 
Stephen Lee
(English Former Professional Snooker Player)
Stephen Lee
4
Birthdate: October 12, 1974
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
 15 
Gary Wilson
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Gary Wilson
2
Birthdate: August 11, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wallsend, England
 16 
Willie Thorne
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Willie Thorne
6
Birthdate: March 4, 1954
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: English Professional Snooker Player
Died: June 17, 2020
 17 
Fred Davis
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Fred Davis
1
Birthdate: August 14, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Whittingham Moor, England
Died: April 16, 1998
 18 
Joe Johnson
(English Former Professional Snooker Player)
Joe Johnson
2
Birthdate: July 29, 1952
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bradford, England
 19 
Reanne Evans
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Reanne Evans
2
Birthdate: October 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dudley, West Midlands, England
 20 
John Spencer
(English Professional Snooker Player)
John Spencer
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Birthdate: September 18, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Died: July 11, 2006
 21 
Nigel Bond
(English Former Professional Snooker Player)
Nigel Bond
4
Birthdate: November 15, 1965
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Darley Dale, England
 22 
Cliff Lazarenko
(English Former Professional Darts Player)
Cliff Lazarenko
4
Birthdate: March 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liss, Hampshire, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 23 
John Pulman
(English Professional Snooker Player)
John Pulman
4
Birthdate: December 12, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Teignmouth, Devon, England
Died: December 25, 1998
 24 
Allison Fisher
(English Professional Pool and Former Professional Snooker Player)
Allison Fisher
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Birthdate: February 24, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cheshunt, England
 25 
Ken Owers
(English Former Professional Snooker Player)
Ken Owers
4
Birthdate: March 30, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: England
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David Grace
(English Professional Snooker Player and Painter)
David Grace
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Birthdate: May 5, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Apart from being a professional snooker player, David Grace is also a painter. He is also known for his towering 6’5” frame. Not only has he won the 2008 European Snooker Championships but he has also made a name for himself for his portraits of snooker players, which he sells.