RACING DRIVER

Carroll Shelby

1923 - 2012

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Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Best known as a designer for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, he also developed the Ford GT40 with racing legend Ken Miles, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969. As of 2024, it remains the only American-built car to win at Le Mans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carroll Shelby has received more than 12,078,125 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Carroll Shelby is the 13th most popular racing driver (down from 11th in 2019), the 521st most popular biography from United States (down from 392nd in 2019) and the most popular American Racing Driver.

Carroll Shelby is most famous for his work in the automotive industry. He was a race car driver and team manager before he became a car designer and manufacturer. He is most famous for his work with the Ford Mustang.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Carroll Shelby ranks 13 out of 1,080. Before him are Alain Prost, Ken Miles, Alberto Ascari, Emerson Fittipaldi, Giuseppe Farina, and Nelson Piquet. After him are Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Gilles Villeneuve, Bruce McLaren, Ronnie Peterson, and Helmut Marko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Carroll Shelby ranks 21. Before him are Marcel Marceau, Nadine Gordimer, Mas Oyama, György Ligeti, Val Logsdon Fitch, and Roy Lichtenstein. After him are Franco Zeffirelli, Jack Kilby, Richard Attenborough, Yma Sumac, Lee Teng-hui, and Bert Trautmann. Among people deceased in 2012, Carroll Shelby ranks 20. Before him are Eric Hobsbawm, Elinor Ostrom, Theo Angelopoulos, George Tupou V, Sylvia Kristel, and Roger Garaudy. After him are Ernest Borgnine, Donna Summer, Robin Gibb, Matilde Camus, Carlos Fuentes, and Antoni Tàpies.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carroll Shelby ranks 521 out of 20,380. Before him are Kurt Russell (1951), Robert A. Heinlein (1907), Irving Langmuir (1881), William Holden (1918), Paul Simon (1941), and Christopher Reeve (1952). After him are Sydney Pollack (1934), Charlie Parker (1920), Kip Thorne (1940), Michael Keaton (1951), Farrah Fawcett (1947), and Alice Cooper (1948).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Carroll Shelby ranks 1. After him are Phil Hill (1927), Ken Block (1967), Dan Gurney (1931), Richie Ginther (1930), Wayne Rainey (1960), Brett Lunger (1945), Kenny Roberts (1951), Lee Wallard (1910), Rikky von Opel (1947), Peter Revson (1939), and Richard Petty (1937).

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