RACING DRIVER

Carl Scarborough

1914 - 1953

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Carl Scarborough (July 3, 1914 – May 30, 1953) was an American racecar driver. He died from heat exhaustion during the 1953 Indianapolis 500, a race in which several drivers experienced heat-related illness. The race was Scarborough's second entry in the Indianapolis 500. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Scarborough has received more than 34,240 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Carl Scarborough is the 342nd most popular racing driver (down from 253rd in 2019), the 6,332nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,178th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 34k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Carl Scarborough ranks 342 out of 1,080. Before him are Georges Berger, Jean-Claude Andruet, Peter Gethin, Georges Grignard, Alberto Uria, and Jean-Pierre Wimille. After him are Masten Gregory, Petter Solberg, George Abecassis, Jacques Villeneuve, Huub Rothengatter, and Roberto Bonomi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Carl Scarborough ranks 266. Before him are Josette Day, Hugh Trevor-Roper, David Wayne, Karel Kolský, Mary Carlisle, and Manlio Di Rosa. After him are Yrjö Nikkanen, BP Koirala, Julián Marías, Giuseppe Caprio, Fumio Hayasaka, and Eddie Chapman. Among people deceased in 1953, Carl Scarborough ranks 129. Before him are Dooley Wilson, Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg, Lewis Fry Richardson, Auguste Giroux, Grzegorz Fitelberg, and Delfo Bellini. After him are James J. Jeffries, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Maria Andreyeva, Graciliano Ramos, Alwin Mittasch, and Florence R. Sabin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Scarborough ranks 6,332 out of 20,380. Before him are Anna Kendrick (1985), Roger Sessions (1896), Preston Tucker (1903), Stephen Hopkins (1707), Ted Schroeder (1921), and Charles Hallahan (1943). After him are Richard Portnow (1947), Stuart Gordon (1947), Tracey Walter (1947), Kagney Linn Karter (1987), Tabitha Babbitt (1779), and Kerwin Mathews (1926).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Carl Scarborough ranks 22. Before him are Manny Ayulo (1921), Jerry Unser Jr. (1932), Bill Vukovich (1918), Michael Andretti (1962), Nicky Hayden (1981), and Freddie Spencer (1961). After him are Masten Gregory (1932), Bob Bondurant (1933), Harry Blanchard (1929), Eddie Cheever (1958), Fred Agabashian (1913), and Bobby Unser (1934).

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