- Born
- Birth nameStephen Gordon Hendry
- Nicknames
- The King of Crucible
- The Golden Boy
- The Maestro
- The Ice Man
- The Wonder/Golden Bairn
- The Great One
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Stephen Hendry was born on January 13, 1969 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Stephen Hendry's Cue Tips (2022), Big Break and Adam (2013).
- SpouseMandy Tart(1995 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- [snooker] Prolific break builder.
- [snooker] Pioneered the use of backspin on the cue ball to separate/loosen the reds (in a closely clustered pack) into open play from potting the blue ball. This increased high scoring opportunities, and winning frames quickly.
- [snooker] Dominant front runner in matches, frequently amassing significant leads, creating more pressure for opponents on the table.
- [snooker] Calm temperament under the most pressurised environments, and his ability to overcome seemingly insurmountable deficits in matches.
- Winner of the World Snooker Championship in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999
- He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen's Honours List for his services to the sport of Snooker.
- Son Blaine was born in 1996.
- Son Carter was born in 2004.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan admires him greatly.
- [About Mark Johnston-Allen] I keep losing to people who shouldn't be in the same room as me. [At the International Open '95, after losing for the third time out of three meetings. This would be the final time, as Mark retired before they could have a chance for further matches. Stephen subsequently apologized the next time they met, and Mark took his comments in good humor.]
- For reasons I don't understand, I've always been relaxed at the table.
- I love playing in China. The crowds here value success more than British people seem to.
- Steve Davis has found a way of competing to a level that is not as high as it once was, enjoying his wins, and not getting too angry about the defeats.
- It's easy to have a good attitude when you're flying, but you need it when you're up against it as well.
- World Championship Snooker (1973) - £353,000 1995 - Winner prize money £190k + High break £16k + Maximum break £147k
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