- male, deceased (1995)
- Marion Tinsley is considered the greatest checkers player who ever lived. He was world champion from 1955–1958 and 1975–1991. Tinsley never lost...
- male, 60 years old
- Ton Sijbrands (Amsterdam, 1949) is a famous Dutch player of international draughts who became world champion in 1972 and remained so in 1973 after...
- male, deceased (1975)
- Walter Hellman is the longest reigning world American checkers champion ever. He held the title from 1948 - 1955 and from 1958 - 1975. Hellman was...
- male, 50 years old
- Alex Moiseyev is a draughts player who was born in Moscow in 1959. He began playing Russian draughts at seven and by fifteen had a Masters Rating...
- male, deceased (1978)
- Baba Sy was a Senegalese draughts player and the first world champion from Africa. He is said to have been "discovered" by a French player visiting...
- male, 56 years old
- Harm Wiersma (born May 13, 1953 in Leeuwarden) is a six time world champion in draughts and politician. He is a Frisian from the Netherlands. In...
- male, deceased (1994)
- Derek Oldbury (1924 - July, 1994) (often known as DEO) was a British draughts champion from Devon. He was a rival of Marion Tinsley. Oldbury was...
- female, 33 years old
- Patricia Breen (born April 23, 1976 Bennekerry, Carlow, Ireland) is an Irish draughts player and among the leading women in the game. She became...
- male, 34 years old
- Alexander Georgiev (born July 17, 1975 in Novgorod Oblast) is a draughts player who has been world champion at least three times. He is considered...
- male, deceased (1996)
- Jannes van der Wal was a Dutch/Frisian draughts player and world champion in the game. He also played chess at a nearly competitive level. He...
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