RACING DRIVER

Dan Gurney

1931 - 2018

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Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1959 to 1970. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of motorsport, Gurney won four Formula One Grands Prix across 11 seasons. In endurance racing, Gurney won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967 with Ford, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1959 with Ferrari. Born in Long Island, Gurney was the son of bass-baritone John R. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan Gurney has received more than 1,118,057 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Dan Gurney is the 114th most popular racing driver (up from 145th in 2019), the 2,674th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,391st in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Racing Driver.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Dan Gurney ranks 114 out of 1,080. Before him are Jo Bonnier, Robert Manzon, Ralf Schumacher, Markku Alén, Andrea de Cesaris, and Sébastien Loeb. After him are Reine Wisell, Jo Schlesser, Paul Frère, Peter Collins, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Gunnar Nilsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Dan Gurney ranks 148. Before him are Barbara Eden, Josep Lluís Núñez, Tommy Lapid, Barbara Bain, Takashi Mizuno, and Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. After him are Igor Oistrakh, Daniel Ellsberg, Roman Opałka, E. L. Doctorow, Guido de Marco, and Claude Piron. Among people deceased in 2018, Dan Gurney ranks 119. Before him are Philip Kerr, Lill-Babs, Luis García Meza, Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Đỗ Mười, and Sridevi. After him are Maria Bueno, Azeglio Vicini, Eduard Uspensky, Sergio Balanzino, Michael Anderson, and Nicole Fontaine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Gurney ranks 2,674 out of 20,380. Before him are Chad Smith (1961), Asher Brown Durand (1796), Victor Mature (1913), Tracy Morgan (1968), Robert Davi (1953), and John Warnock (1940). After him are John Hillerman (1932), George Reeves (1914), Carolyn Jones (1930), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Eric Schmidt (1955), and William J. Burns (1956).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Dan Gurney ranks 4. Before him are Carroll Shelby (1923), Phil Hill (1927), and Ken Block (1967). After him are 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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