RACING DRIVER

Chris Bristow

1937 - 1960

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Christopher William Bristow (2 December 1937 – 19 June 1960) was a British Formula One driver. Bristow was the son of a garage owner from London, and was unmarried. Bristow was called the "wild man of British club racing", as he had spun or had collisions on almost every racetrack on which he had raced. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Bristow has received more than 168,210 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Chris Bristow is the 154th most popular racing driver (down from 149th in 2019), the 2,044th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,005th in 2019) and the 24th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Chris Bristow ranks 154 out of 1,080. Before him are Onofre Marimón, Riccardo Paletti, Ove Andersson, Richie Ginther, Willy Mairesse, and Rauno Aaltonen. After him are Ricardo Rodríguez, Louis Rosier, Luigi Villoresi, Gijs van Lennep, Didier Auriol, and Hans-Joachim Stuck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Chris Bristow ranks 207. Before him are Chandrashekhara Kambara, Joseph Estrada, Gordon Milne, Carlos Westendorp, Harri Holkeri, and Maryanne Trump Barry. After him are André Glucksmann, Tom Courtenay, Luciano Moggi, Marcian Hoff, Joe Viterelli, and Barbara Jones. Among people deceased in 1960, Chris Bristow ranks 89. Before him are Dirk Jan de Geer, Leo Spitzer, Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, Ayşe Sultan, and Adone Zoli. After him are Sibilla Aleramo, Otto Ender, H. C. Hansen, Ken McArthur, Johan Gunnar Andersson, and Mitrofan Nedelin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Bristow ranks 2,044 out of 8,785. Before him are Francesca Annis (1945), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), and Alan Price (1942). After him are John Hughes (1814), Thomas Bradwardine (1300), Bill Bruford (1949), The Edge (1961), Alfred Edwards (1850), and Eddie the Eagle (1963).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Chris Bristow ranks 24. Before him are Peter Collins (1931), David Coulthard (1971), John Watson (1946), Eddie Irvine (1965), Alan Stacey (1933), and Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930). After him are Bob Anderson (1931), Tony Brooks (1932), Jackie Oliver (1942), Martin Donnelly (1964), Roy Salvadori (1922), and Guy Edwards (1942).

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