# Marion Tinsley

> Marion Franklin Tinsley was an American mathematician and checkers player. He is widely considered the greatest checkers player ever. Tinsley was world champion from 1955-1958 and 1975-1991 and never lost a world championship match. He lost only seven games from 1950 until his death in 1995. He withdrew from championship play between 1958-1975, relinquishing the title during that time. Derek Oldbury, sometimes considered the second-best player of all time, thought Tinsley was "to checkers what Leonardo da Vinci was to science, what Michelangelo was to art and what Beethoven was to music."

*American checkers player (1927-1995)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1927-02-03
- **Died:** 1995-04-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 13.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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