RACING DRIVER

David Purley

1945 - 1985

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David Charles Purley, GM (26 January 1945 – 2 July 1985) was a British racing driver born in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, who participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting at Monaco in 1973. Purley is best known for his actions at the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix, where he abandoned his own race and attempted to save the life of fellow driver Roger Williamson, whose car was upside down and on fire following a serious accident. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Purley has received more than 428,493 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). David Purley is the 105th most popular racing driver (down from 97th in 2019), the 1,555th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,425th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 56.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, David Purley ranks 105 out of 1,080. Before him are Roger Williamson, Pedro Rodríguez, Jean Behra, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Henri Toivonen, and Jarno Saarinen. After him are Max Verstappen, Tommi Mäkinen, Jo Bonnier, Robert Manzon, Ralf Schumacher, and Markku Alén.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, David Purley ranks 173. Before him are Dennis Nilsen, Bobby Solo, Bruce Spence, Vladislav Ardzinba, Earl Boen, and Jarno Saarinen. After him are Hugh Fraser, David A. Granger, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Daniel Davis, Chandrika Kumaratunga, and Marianne Sägebrecht. Among people deceased in 1985, David Purley ranks 73. Before him are Michael Redgrave, Kiki Camarena, Wolfgang Reitherman, Alfredo Foni, Helmuth Plessner, and Birabongse Bhanudej. After him are Nicolas Frantz, Heinz Hoffmann, Fred Uhlman, Denis de Rougemont, Karl Menger, and Matti Järvinen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Purley ranks 1,555 out of 8,785. Before him are Norman Davies (1939), Boy George (1961), John Maynard Smith (1920), Dick Taylor (1943), Willehad (735), and Eglantyne Jebb (1876). After him are N. R. Pogson (1829), Simon Rattle (1955), Philip Kerr (1956), Clive Barker (1952), Lord William Bentinck (1774), and Edward L. G. Bowell (1943).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, David Purley ranks 17. Before him are Lewis Hamilton (1985), Damon Hill (1960), Colin McRae (1968), Mike Hailwood (1940), Tom Pryce (1949), and Roger Williamson (1948). After him are Peter Collins (1931), David Coulthard (1971), John Watson (1946), Eddie Irvine (1965), Alan Stacey (1933), and Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930).

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