RACING DRIVER

Bob Sweikert

1926 - 1956

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Robert Charles "Bob" Sweikert (May 20, 1926 – June 17, 1956) was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and the 1955 National Championship, as well as the 1955 Midwest Sprint car championship – the only driver in history to sweep all three during a single racing season. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Sweikert has received more than 78,423 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Sweikert is the 672nd most popular racing driver (up from 684th in 2019), the 11,080th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,142nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 42.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Bob Sweikert ranks 672 out of 1,080. Before him are George Russell, Sam Hanks, Domenico Schiattarella, Rudolf Schoeller, Renato Pirocchi, and Gregor Foitek. After him are Art Cross, Ron Flockhart, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Willi Heeks, David Piper, and Troy Bayliss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bob Sweikert ranks 491. Before him are Valentin Kuzin, Larissa Volpert, Jimmy Bryan, Lionel Jeffries, Hakon Barfod, and Rawya Ateya. After him are Don Messick, John Clellon Holmes, Rashidi Kawawa, Aldo Tarlao, Jan Morris, and Kenneth Williams. Among people deceased in 1956, Bob Sweikert ranks 217. Before him are Charley Grapewin, Christian Gitsham, Sam Langford, René Fernández, Francis Tyler, and Michael Arlen. After him are Margaret Wycherly, Paul Kelly, Ernst Loof, Chandrashekhar Agashe, Holmes Herbert, and Clarence Birdseye.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Sweikert ranks 11,080 out of 20,380. Before him are Barney Bigard (1906), Kristine Lilly (1971), Oguchi Onyewu (1982), Sidney Wood (1911), Wilfred Benítez (1958), and Eleanor Holm (1913). After him are Art Cross (1918), Dream (1999), Art Langley (1896), Hillary Brooke (1914), David Krumholtz (1978), and Natalie Martinez (1984).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Bob Sweikert ranks 55. Before him are Rob Schroeder (1926), Bobby Rahal (1953), Jimmy Bryan (1926), George Follmer (1934), Jack McGrath (1919), and Sam Hanks (1914). After him are Art Cross (1918), Pat O'Connor (1928), Frank Armi (1918), Pat Flaherty (1926), Colin Edwards (1974), and Kyle Busch (1985).

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