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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 36,593 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Basil van Rooyen is the 805th most popular racing driver (down from 674th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 174th in 2019) and the 16th most popular South African Racing Driver.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Basil van Rooyen ranks 805 out of 888. Before him are George Constantine, Alex Tagliani, Andy Sutcliffe, Franck Montagny, Johann Zarco, and Damien Magee. After him are Max Papis, Danilo Petrucci, Shinya Nakano, Johnny Boyd, Marco Werner, and Roberto Locatelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Basil van Rooyen ranks 543. Before him are John H. Sununu, Dudley Storey, Bob Armstrong, Jagdeep, Tom Harkin, and Pam Kilborn. After him are Mickey Kantor, Paul Nihill, Bill Bridges, Martha Hudson, Willye White, and Chuck Robb. Among people deceased in 2023, Basil van Rooyen ranks 397. Before him are Patricia Bredin, Paweł Huelle, Herb Kohl, Norman Lear, Agneta Andersson, and Abderrahim Ouakili. After him are Arleen Sorkin, Ganira Pashayeva, Allan Jay, Modeste M'bami, Alistair Darling, and Richard Davis.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Basil van Rooyen ranks 224 out of 374. Before him are Moira Lister (1923), Kumi Naidoo (1965), Sasha Pieterse (1996), Zola Budd (1966), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), and Johnny Flynn (1983). After him are Hans Vonk (1970), Liezel Huber (1976), Kevin Shirley (1960), Trevor Noah (1984), Lucas Radebe (1969), and Willie Toweel (1934).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Basil van Rooyen ranks 16. Before him are Neville Lederle (1938), Ernie Pieterse (1938), Luki Botha (1930), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), Guy Tunmer (1948), and William Ferguson (1940). After him are Brad Binder (1995).

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