Snooker Legends
World Champions and snooker's most decorated players.
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All Snooker Athletes
Browse 10 of the greatest snooker players and personalities of all time.
British
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Professional Snooker Player
Seven-time World Champion and the most naturally gifted snooker player ever produced.…
Scottish
Stephen Hendry
Professional Snooker Player
Seven-time World Champion who dominated snooker through the 1990s — won five consecutive World title…
British
Mark Selby
Professional Snooker Player
Four-time World Champion whose defensive and tactical game is the finest the sport has seen.…
Welsh
Mark Williams
Professional Snooker Player
Three-time World Champion and one of snooker's most prolific winners across three decades.…
Scottish
John Higgins
Professional Snooker Player
Four-time World Champion — the Wizard of Wishaw whose all-round game is considered technically perfe…
British
Jimmy White
Professional Snooker Player
The Whirlwind — six-time World Championship finalist who never won the title, the most beloved nearl…
Northern Irish
Dennis Taylor
Professional Snooker Player
The man who beat Steve Davis on the final black at midnight — Dennis Taylor's 1985 World Championshi…
Canadian
Cliff Thorburn
Professional Snooker Player
The Grinder — the first World Champion from outside the British Isles, and the first player to make …
Northern Irish
Alex Higgins
Professional Snooker Player
Hurricane Higgins — the most charismatic and destructive force in snooker history, whose flamboyant …
Welsh
Terry Griffiths
Professional Snooker Player
The 1979 World Champion in his first appearance at the Crucible — Terry Griffiths' debut victory rem…