RACING DRIVER

Bill Vukovich

1918 - 1955

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William John "Bill" Vukovich (; December 13, 1918 – May 30, 1955) was an American racing driver. He won the 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500, plus two more American Automobile Association National Championship races, and died while leading the 1955 Indianapolis 500. Several drivers of his generation have referred to Vukovich as the greatest ever in American motorsport. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Vukovich has received more than 323,014 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Bill Vukovich is the 282nd most popular racing driver (down from 235th in 2019), the 5,588th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,898th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Racing Driver.

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  • 320k

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  • 49.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Bill Vukovich ranks 282 out of 1,080. Before him are Eitel Cantoni, Derek Bell, Luca Badoer, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Bill Brack, and Brian Hart. After him are Alan Brown, Clemente Biondetti, Mauro Baldi, Basil van Rooyen, Aguri Suzuki, and Teo Fabi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Bill Vukovich ranks 187. Before him are Émile Derlin Zinsou, Shinobu Hashimoto, Édouard Gagnon, Mike Wallace, Alexander Galich, and Mrinalini Sarabhai. After him are Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Art Carney, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Hans Berglund, Gisela Arendt, and Abdallah Ibrahim. Among people deceased in 1955, Bill Vukovich ranks 113. Before him are Theodor Plievier, Saadat Hasan Manto, Willi Baumeister, Manny Ayulo, Honus Wagner, and Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich. After him are Wilhelm Kreis, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Clemente Biondetti, Hamida Javanshir, Ramón Muttis, and Alice Joyce.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Vukovich ranks 5,588 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Adams (1960), Paul Butterfield (1942), William H. Prescott (1796), David Proval (1942), Victor Sen Yung (1914), and Sylvia Miles (1924). After him are Charlaine Harris (1951), Eddie Tolan (1908), Joan Feynman (1927), Lou Gramm (1950), Frances Lee McCain (1943), and John Dall (1920).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Bill Vukovich ranks 18. Before him are Richard Petty (1937), Kevin Schwantz (1964), George Constantine (1918), Mark Donohue (1937), Manny Ayulo (1921), and Jerry Unser Jr. (1932). After him are Michael Andretti (1962), Nicky Hayden (1981), Freddie Spencer (1961), Carl Scarborough (1914), Masten Gregory (1932), and Bob Bondurant (1933).

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