RACING DRIVER

Denny Hulme

1936 - 1992

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Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992) was a New Zealand racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1974. Nicknamed "The Bear", Hulme won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1967 with Brabham, and won eight Grands Prix across 10 seasons. Born and raised in the South Island, Hulme was the son of World War II sniper and Victoria Cross recipient Clive Hulme. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denny Hulme has received more than 855,485 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Denny Hulme is the 41st most popular racing driver, the 8th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.

Denny Hulme is most famous for his victory in the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Denny Hulme ranks 41 out of 1,080. Before him are Roland Ratzenberger, John Surtees, Jody Scheckter, Mika Häkkinen, Mike Hawthorn, and Walter Röhrl. After him are Jean Todt, Phil Hill, Didier Pironi, Ari Vatanen, Lorenzo Bandini, and René Arnoux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Denny Hulme ranks 55. Before him are Benedict Anderson, Yasuo Fukuda, Roger Whittaker, Assia Djebar, Choummaly Sayasone, and Richard Wilson. After him are Boniface Alexandre, Bekim Fehmiu, Dražan Jerković, Valerie Solanas, Carla Bley, and J. Michael Bishop. Among people deceased in 1992, Denny Hulme ranks 37. Before him are Günther Anders, Kaysone Phomvihane, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Lev Gumilyov, and César Manrique. After him are Samuel Reshevsky, H. L. A. Hart, Sam Walton, Mohamed Boudiaf, Jean-Claude Pascal, and Albert Pierrepoint.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Denny Hulme ranks 8 out of 303. Before him are Edmund Hillary (1919), Russell Crowe (1964), Maurice Wilkins (1916), Bruce McLaren (1937), Peter Jackson (1961), and Katherine Mansfield (1888). After him are Alan MacDiarmid (1927), Thomas Williams (1930), Helen Clark (1950), Chris Amon (1943), Burt Munro (1899), and Martin Campbell (1943).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand

Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Denny Hulme ranks 2. Before him are Bruce McLaren (1937). After him are Chris Amon (1943), Howden Ganley (1941), John Nicholson (1941), Graham McRae (1940), Mike Thackwell (1961), Liam Lawson (2002), Brendon Hartley (1989), Tony Shelly (1937), Hayden Paddon (1987), and Mitch Evans (1994).

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