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RACING DRIVER

Dan Gurney

1931 - 2018

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Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958. Gurney won races in the Formula One, Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, and Trans-Am Series. Gurney is the first of three drivers to have won races in sports cars (1958), Formula One (1962), NASCAR (1963), and Indy cars (1967), the other two being Mario Andretti and Juan Pablo Montoya. In 1967, after winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans together with A. J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan Gurney has received more than 1,062,049 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Dan Gurney is the 145th most popular racing driver (down from 127th in 2019), the 3,399th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,066th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Dan Gurney ranks 145 out of 888. Before him are Richie Ginther, Robert Kubica, Stefan Johansson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Gunnar Nilsson, and Luigi Villoresi. After him are Alejandro de Tomaso, Louis Rosier, Sandro Munari, Chris Bristow, Tony Brooks, and Hans Herrmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Dan Gurney ranks 181. Before him are Takashi Mizuno, Mwai Kibaki, Krzysztof Komeda, Lucian Mureșan, Takashi Ono, and E. L. Doctorow. After him are Adriana Asti, Chuck Feeney, Tommy Lapid, Franco Interlenghi, Rubens de Falco, and Georgy Grechko. Among people deceased in 2018, Dan Gurney ranks 149. Before him are Lisbeth Palme, Moshé Mizrahi, Choi Eun-hee, Harlan Ellison, Ola Ullsten, and Ara Güler. After him are Nancy Roman, John Sulston, Kirin Kiki, Walter Laqueur, David C. H. Austin, and Lyudmila Alexeyeva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Gurney ranks 3,399 out of 18,182. Before him are James Taylor (1948), George Ellery Hale (1868), Jon Cryer (1965), Carla Bley (1936), Fred Quimby (1886), and Richard Bright (1937). After him are Lynne Cheney (1941), Dave Grusin (1934), Willie Garson (1964), Chris McCandless (1968), Bill Nelson (1942), and Elmore Leonard (1925).

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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 Richie Ginther (1930). After him are Kenny Roberts (1951), Wayne Rainey (1960), Mark Donohue (1937), Al Unser (1939), Peter Revson (1939), Lee Wallard (1910), Kevin Schwantz (1964), and Brett Lunger (1945).

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