Origins & Early Life

Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed "the Power", he dominated darts across three decades and is considered the greatest darts player of all time, having won 214 professional tournaments, including a record 87 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. In 2015, the BBC rated Taylor among the ten greatest British sportsmen of the last 35 years. Taylor took up darts seriously in his mid-twenties and was sponsored and mentored in his early professional career by five-time world champion Eric Bristow.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

An unseeded 125/1 outsider at the 1990 BDO World Darts Championship, he defeated Bristow 6–1 in the final to win his first world title at age 29. In 1992, he won his second world title in dramatic fashion, defeating Mike Gregory 6–5 in a tiebreak leg after Gregory had missed six championship darts. In 1993, Taylor was among 16 top players who broke away from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form the World Darts Council, later renamed the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He won the PDC World Darts Championship eight consecutive times from 1995 to 2002, reached 14 consecutive finals from 1994 to 2007 and reached...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

Contemporary Figures & Related Historical Timelines

• Adam Clayton — Contemporary (Born in 1960) (1960): Irish-English bassist and founding member of the globally renowned rock band U2.
• Adam Schiff — Contemporary (Born in 1960) (1960): Long-serving Democratic politician, former Congressman, and current U.S. Senator from California.
• Albert Camus — Contemporary (Died in 1960) (1960): Philosopher and writer known for Absurdism, The Stranger, and The Plague.
• Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah — Shared historical date (08-13 · Born) (985): Sixth Fatimid Caliph and 16th Ismaili Imam, known for a controversial reign.
• Alan Shearer — Shared historical date (08-13 · Born) (1970): English football legend, record goalscorer, and respected pundit.
• Alex Gorsky — Historical peer (Born in 1960) (1960): American businessman, former Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson.
• Amity Shlaes — Historical peer (Born in 1960) (1960): American conservative author, columnist, and scholar focusing on geopolitics and economics.
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam — Historical peer (Died in 2015) (2015): Visionary aerospace engineer, scientist, and former President of India.
• Alan Bond — Historical peer (Died in 2015) (2015): Australian businessman known for high-profile dealings, the America's Cup, and founding Bond University.
• A. J. P. Taylor — Historical peer (Died in 1990) (1990): Influential English historian specializing in 19th and 20th-century European diplomacy.
• 1960 Historical Timeline & Archive — Explore world events and figures from 1960
• August 13 (08-13) On This Day — Historical birthdays and events on August 13