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Ray Reardon

Welsh snooker player (1932–2024)
Person human Q545289

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
October 8, 1932
Date of death
July 19, 2024
Place of birth
Tredegar
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
snooker player
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Snooker Hall of Fame[7][8]
Cause of death
cancer[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Century breaks
+53
Competition won
1978 World Snooker Championship, 1976 Masters, 1973 World Snooker Championship, 1975 World Snooker Championship, 1970 World Snooker Championship, 1974 World Snooker Championship, 1976 World Snooker Championship, 1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament, 1982 Professional Players Tournament, 1978 Champion of Champions, 1969 Pot Black, 1979 Pot Black, 1975 Pontins Professional, 1974 Pontins Professional, 1976 Pontins Professional, 1978 Pontins Professional, 1982 Highland Masters, 1979 Golden Masters, 1981 Welsh Professional Championship, 1983 Welsh Professional Championship, 1983 International Masters, 1971 Park Drive 600, 1977 Welsh Professional Championship, 1971 Park Drive 2000 (October), 1975 Pontins Spring Open[19][20][21][22][23]
Country for sport
Wales[17]
Family name
Reardon[12]
Given name
Ray[13]
Manner of death
natural causes[14]
Name in native language
Ray Reardon[18]
Native language
English[6]
Nickname
Dracula[16]
Sport
snooker[11]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 12
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ray Reardon holiday camp 1.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
3305b478-3d07-4916-8417-00c4cdab2868
CueTracker player ID
ray-reardon
Discogs artist ID
5395210
Film.ru person ID
rey-riardon
Freebase ID
/m/02xr0t
Goodreads author ID
280518
IMDb ID
nm2110480
Snooker Database player ID (archived)
58
Snooker.org player ID
2875
WikiTree person ID
Reardon-1963
World Snooker Tour player ID
ray-reardon

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🔗 Connections
Competition won 8
1978 World Snooker Championship, 1970 World Snooker Championship, 1976 Masters, 1973 World Snooker Championship, 1974 World Snooker Championship, 1975 World Snooker Championship, 1976 World Snooker Championship, 1982 Professional Players Tournament
← Winner 8
1978 World Snooker Championship, 1970 World Snooker Championship, 1976 Masters, 1973 World Snooker Championship, 1974 World Snooker Championship, 1975 World Snooker Championship, 1976 World Snooker Championship, 1982 Professional Players Tournament
Award received 2
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Snooker Hall of Fame
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country for sport 1
Wales
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Reardon
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Tredegar
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
snooker
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Summary

Ray Reardon's place of birth was Tredegar[1]. He was born on October 8, 1932[2]. He died on July 19, 2024[3]. He worked as a snooker player[4].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[7], an award[24], in United Kingdom[25] and Snooker Hall of Fame[8], a sports award[26].

FAQs

Where was Ray Reardon born?

Born in Tredegar[1].

What did Ray Reardon do for work?

Ray Reardon worked as snooker player[4].

What awards did Ray Reardon receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[7] and Snooker Hall of Fame[8].

Related Entities

United Kingdom Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. funtrivia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . The London Gazette 50154. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wst.tv. Retrieved . wst.tv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wst.tv. Retrieved . wst.tv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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