Racecoureur

Phil Read

1939 - 2022

Phil Read

Phillip William Read (Luton, 1 januari 1939 – Canterbury, 6 oktober 2022) was een Brits motorcoureur. Zijn bijnaam was "Prince of Speed", maar in zijn autobiografie gebruikte hij ook de bijnaam "Rebel Read". Hij was de eerste coureur die wereldkampioen werd in de klassen 125 cc, 250 cc en 500 cc. In totaal won hij zeven wereldtitels, vijf op Yamaha en twee op MV Agusta, hoewel zijn overwinning in de Formule TT van 1977 officieel ook als wereldtitel telde. Lees meer op Wikipedia

Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 18 verschillende talen op Wikipedia. Phil Read staat op plaats 232 onder de meest populaire racecoureur (gedaald van plaats 204 in 2024), plaats 2.768 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit Verenigd Koninkrijk (gedaald van plaats 2.357 in 2019) en op plaats 37 onder de populairste racecoureur uit Verenigd Koninkrijk.

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Among Racecoureurs

Among racecoureurs, Phil Read ranks 232 out of 1,080. Before him are Felice Bonetto, Charles de Tornaco, Wayne Rainey, Alan Rees, Emilio de Villota, and Jean Ragnotti. After him are Gordon Murray, Chico Serra, Alexander Albon, Marcus Grönholm, Philippe Streiff, and Bob Anderson.

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Felice Bonetto
1903 - 1953
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 226
Charles de Tornaco
1927 - 1953
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 227
Wayne Rainey
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 228
Alan Rees
1938 - 2024
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 229
Emilio de Villota
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 230
Jean Ragnotti
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 231
Phil Read
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 232
Gordon Murray
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 233
Chico Serra
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 234
Alexander Albon
1996 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 235
Marcus Grönholm
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 236
Philippe Streiff
1955 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 237
Bob Anderson
1931 - 1967
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 238

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Phil Read ranks 263. Before him are Valery Ryumin, Litokwa Tomeing, Corin Redgrave, Ole Ellefsæter, Igor Chislenko, and Jaime Paz Zamora. After him are Samad Behrangi, João César Monteiro, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Fahrudin Jusufi, Paul Gleason, and Panajot Pano. Among people deceased in 2022, Phil Read ranks 239. Before him are Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Kálmán Mészöly, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Ole Ellefsæter, Peter Lamborn Wilson, and Olavo de Carvalho. After him are Dragan Tomić, Maurice Karnaugh, L. Q. Jones, Javier Lozano Barragán, Herbert Mullin, and Philippe Streiff.

Others Born in 1939

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Valery Ryumin
ASTRONAUT
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 257
Litokwa Tomeing
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 258
Corin Redgrave
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 259
Ole Ellefsæter
ATHLETE
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 260
Igor Chislenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1994
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 261
Jaime Paz Zamora
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 262
Phil Read
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 263
Samad Behrangi
WRITER
1939 - 1967
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 264
João César Monteiro
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2003
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 265
Edwin Frederick O'Brien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 266
Fahrudin Jusufi
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 267
Paul Gleason
ACTOR
1939 - 2006
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 268
Panajot Pano
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2010
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 269

Others Deceased in 2022

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Carlos Amigo Vallejo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2022
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 233
Kálmán Mészöly
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 234
Shahabuddin Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2022
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 235
Ole Ellefsæter
ATHLETE
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 236
Peter Lamborn Wilson
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 237
Olavo de Carvalho
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 238
Phil Read
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 239
Dragan Tomić
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2022
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 240
Maurice Karnaugh
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2022
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 241
L. Q. Jones
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 242
Javier Lozano Barragán
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2022
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 243
Herbert Mullin
EXTREMIST
1947 - 2022
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 244
Philippe Streiff
RACING DRIVER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 245