RACING DRIVER

Basil van Rooyen

1939 - 2023

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Basil van Rooyen (19 April 1939 – 14 September 2023) was a South African racing driver, race car developer, inventor, and engineer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil van Rooyen has received more than 39,407 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Basil van Rooyen is the 286th most popular racing driver (up from 805th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 223rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular South African Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 39k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Basil van Rooyen ranks 286 out of 1,080. Before him are Bill Brack, Brian Hart, Bill Vukovich, Alan Brown, Clemente Biondetti, and Mauro Baldi. After him are Aguri Suzuki, Teo Fabi, Timo Mäkinen, Bruno Ruffo, Ernesto Prinoth, and Arthur Legat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Basil van Rooyen ranks 334. Before him are Billy Cox, Joseph Raz, Abdullah Ensour, Sushil Koirala, Michael Gothard, and Robert Darnton. After him are Jimmie Nicol, Vladimír Weiss, Maeve Binchy, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Raymond J. Barry, and Christodoulos of Athens. Among people deceased in 2023, Basil van Rooyen ranks 373. Before him are Waldemar Victorino, Rafiq Nishonov, András Adorján, Vera T. Sós, Jacques Gaillot, and Fiona Graham. After him are Dimitrie Popescu, Alberto Mario González, Peter Simonischek, Mario Tronti, Krister Kristensson, and Marianne Werner.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Basil van Rooyen ranks 88 out of 454. Before him are Piet Retief (1780), Jamie Uys (1921), Helen Suzman (1917), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Claude Chevalley (1909), and Rudolph Lewis (1887). After him are Breyten Breytenbach (1939), Gary Player (1935), Eben Dönges (1898), Deon Meyer (1958), Ingrid Jonker (1933), and Chris Hani (1942).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Basil van Rooyen ranks 4. Before him are Jody Scheckter (1950), Ian Scheckter (1947), and Gordon Murray (1946). After him are Peter de Klerk (1935), Doug Serrurier (1920), Desiré Wilson (1953), Paddy Driver (1934), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Neville Lederle (1938), and Tony Maggs (1937).

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