List of snooker player nicknames
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This is a list of common nicknames for notable professional snooker players. See also the List of snooker players, List of notable snooker players and List of World Snooker Champions.
- Alain Robidoux Scoobie
- Alan McManus Angles
- Alex Higgins The Hurricane, The Genius
- Ali Carter The Captain, Ali Boy
- Andy Hicks The Cream of Cornwall, The Toast of Tavistock
- Anthony Hamilton The Robin Hood of Snooker, Sheriff of Pottingham, Swampy
- Barry Hawkins The Quiet Assassin, The Hawk
- Barry Pinches The Canarian
- Bill Werbeniuk Big Bill
- Clark McConachy Mac
- Cliff Thorburn The Grinder
- David Gray The Atom, Casper
- David Taylor The Silver Fox
- Ding Junhui Enter the Dragon, The Star of the East
- Dominic Dale Spaceman
- Eddie Charlton Steady Eddie
- Fergal O'Brien The Silent Assassin, The Baby Faced Assassin
- Graeme Dott The Pocket Dynamo, The Pocket Rocket, Dott the Pot
- Ian McCulloch The Preston Potter, The Pride of Preston
- James Troughton The Leighton Bromswold Bomber
- James Wattana The Thai-Phoon
- Jamie Cope The Shotgun
- Jimmy White The Whirlwind
- Joe Perry The Fen Potter. The Gentleman, Joe "Slow-Start-up" Perry
- Joe Swail The Outlaw (from the film The Outlaw Josey Wales), The Outlaw Joey Swail
- John Higgins Wizard of Wishaw, The Maximum Man
- John Parrott The Entertainer, Mr JP
- John Rea King of the Baize
- Ken Doherty Scarface, Crafty Ken, The Dublin Destroyer, Ken-do, Darlin' of Dublin, The Ranelagh Rascal, The Comeback King, Ken 'Dogged' Doherty
- Liang Wenbo The Fearless, The Rice Man, Wenbo selecta, "Will He Stay or Will He Go", Lemming, Plant or Die
- Mark Allen Eagle Eye, "All-in"
- Mark King The Royal King, The Romford Battler
- Mark Selby The Jester From Leicester
- Mark Williams The Welsh Potting Machine, Turbo Taffy
- Matthew Stevens The Welsh Dragon
- Michael Holt The Hitman
- Neil Robertson The Melbourne Machine
- Nigel Bond Basildon, 00-147
- Paul Hunter Beckham of the Baize, The Man with the Golden Cue
- Peter Ebdon The Force, Mr Intensity, Nine Drags, Psycho, Ebbo, The Clown, Skeletor
- Quinten Hann The Wizard of Oz
- Ray Reardon Dracula
- Ronnie O'Sullivan The Rocket, The Essex Exocet, The Magician
- Shaun Murphy The Whiston Warrior, The Magician
- Stephen Hendry The Golden Boy, The Maestro, The Ice Man, Rolls Royce of Snooker, The Wonder Bairn
- Stephen Maguire Livewire, On-fire Maguire, The Merlin of Milton, Maggi
- Steve Davis The Nugget, The Ginger Magician, Steve "interesting" Davis, Romford Slim
- Thomas Reid Icaf, The maestro of attack, Reckless Reidy, The Welsh flop
- Tony Drago The Tornado
- Marco Fu Full of Eastern Promise, Hong Kong Fuey
- Dave Harold The Stoke Potter
