RACING DRIVER

Bill Aston

1900 - 1974

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William Simpson Aston (29 March 1900 – 4 March 1974) was a British racing driver who participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, in 1952 when the championship was run to Formula Two rules, for his own team Aston Butterworth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Aston has received more than 29,925 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Aston is the 818th most popular racing driver, the 6,084th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 146th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Bill Aston ranks 818 out of 1,080. Before him are Ernie Pieterse, Esteban Gutiérrez, Marc Coma, Pol Espargaró, Jesús Iglesias, and Stephen South. After him are Scott Dixon, Monisha Kaltenborn, Dani Sordo, Tony Crook, Alan Rollinson, and Henry Banks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Bill Aston ranks 339. Before him are Albert Hackett, Padmaja Naidu, Alastair Sim, Frederica Sagor Maas, Rattanbai Jinnah, and Alan Bush. After him are Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Helen Morgan, and Taffy Abel. Among people deceased in 1974, Bill Aston ranks 260. Before him are Wally Kinnear, Ilona Massey, Eric Linklater, Maureen Gardner, Jim Bausch, and Ernest Gruening. After him are Dorothy Fields, Norman Kirk, Johnny Mack Brown, John Crowe Ransom, Barbara Jo Allen, and Margaret Morse Nice.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Aston ranks 6,084 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Robinson (1950), Jenna Coleman (1986), Edward Dickinson Baker (1811), Carlo Rota (1961), Stephen South (1952), and Mel Charles (1935). After him are Alexander Keith Johnston (1804), Nick Moran (1969), Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe (1899), Max Irons (1985), Iain Duncan Smith (1954), and Ted Ditchburn (1921).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Bill Aston ranks 146. Before him are Tiff Needell (1951), Roberta Cowell (1918), Paul Emery (1916), Peter Ashdown (1934), Ralph Firman (1975), and Stephen South (1952). After him are Tony Crook (1920), Alan Rollinson (1943), Henry Banks (1913), Dan Wheldon (1978), Tim Parnell (1932), and Jim Crawford (1948).

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