RACING DRIVER

Bob Bondurant

1933 - 2021

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Robert Lewis Bondurant (April 27, 1933 – November 12, 2021) was an American racecar driver who raced for the Shelby American, Ferrari, and Eagle teams. Bondurant was one of the most famous drivers to emerge from the Southern California road racing scene in the 1950s, and achieved success in North America and in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Bondurant has received more than 275,830 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Bob Bondurant is the 351st most popular racing driver (down from 286th in 2019), the 6,423rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,709th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Bob Bondurant ranks 351 out of 1,080. Before him are George Abecassis, Jacques Villeneuve, Huub Rothengatter, Roberto Bonomi, Gil de Ferran, and Alexander Wurz. After him are Guy Mairesse, Pablo Birger, Jorge Lorenzo, Franco Rol, Harry Blanchard, and Dieter Quester.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Bob Bondurant ranks 342. Before him are Maurizio Arena, Miriam Stevenson, Jean Vautrin, Ruth Arnon, Janet Baker, and Michael Frayn. After him are Alfredo Landa, Semyon Farada, Ela Bhatt, Yelena Gorchakova, William Kahan, and Valentin Bubukin. Among people deceased in 2021, Bob Bondurant ranks 366. Before him are David Bailie, Revaz Gabriadze, Sergei Solovyov, Richard Lewontin, Isaak Khalatnikov, and Mansour Ojjeh. After him are Martí Vergés, Ester Mägi, Peter Fleischmann, Petr Kellner, Otar Patsatsia, and Christian Tumi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Bondurant ranks 6,423 out of 20,380. Before him are Leonard Warren (1911), Rod Serling (1924), Dominique Dunne (1959), Deirdre McCloskey (1942), James J. Jeffries (1875), and Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806). After him are Bill Sharman (1926), Jay Miner (1932), Russell M. Nelson (1924), Diana Muldaur (1938), Bob Sapp (1973), and Penelope Ann Miller (1964).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Bob Bondurant ranks 24. Before him are Bill Vukovich (1918), Michael Andretti (1962), Nicky Hayden (1981), Freddie Spencer (1961), Carl Scarborough (1914), and Masten Gregory (1932). After him are Harry Blanchard (1929), Eddie Cheever (1958), Fred Agabashian (1913), Bobby Unser (1934), Ronnie Bucknum (1936), and Roger Penske (1937).

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