1 Steve Davis:
Six-time world champion, Spitting Image gave him the nickname 'interesting'.
2 Jimmy White: Best player never to have won the world title, the 'whirlwind' was a people's champion.
3 Alex Higgins:
Hurricans Higgins oozed charisma in his early years but became a tragic figure after a life of heavy drinking.
4 Tony Knowles:
Pin-up boy who was a three-time world semi-finalist before fading from the game.
5 Cliff Thorburn:
Canadian star who famously achieved the first televised 147 break.
6 Terry Griffiths:
Welsh player - known for his pedestrian style of play - who won the title once.
7 Dennis Taylor:
Half the country watched him beating Steve Davis in 1985.
8 Doug Mountjoy:
Steady Welshman who never quite made it to the major finals.
9 Kirk Stevens:
Flamboyant Canadian whose career slumped after he admitted drug use.
10 Bill Werbeniuk:
Canadian who was famous for beer-drinking and splitting his trousers.
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