RACING DRIVER

Duke Nalon

1913 - 2001

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Dennis Clayton "Duke" Nalon (March 2, 1913 – February 26, 2001) was an American racing driver. He competed in midget car, sprint car, and Indy car races. Nicknamed "The Iron Duke," Nalon was part of the "Chicago Gang" along with Tony Bettenhausen and others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duke Nalon has received more than 37,539 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Duke Nalon is the 880th most popular racing driver (down from 829th in 2019), the 14,562nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,562nd in 2019) and the 93rd most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Duke Nalons by language

Over the past year Duke Nalon has had the most page views in the with 5,098 views, followed by Polish (655), and German (581). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (116.50%), Galician (92.27%), and Finnish (72.70%)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Duke Nalon ranks 880 out of 1,080. Before him are Esteban Tuero, Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg, Johnny Boyd, Andy Sutcliffe, Mika Kallio, and Yvan Muller. After him are Scott Speed, David Kennedy, Eddie Sachs, Stefan Bradl, Marco Werner, and Paul di Resta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Duke Nalon ranks 418. Before him are Sam Ruben, Frances Langford, Helen Mack, Duane Swanson, Jack Ragland, and Sidney Dillon Ripley. After him are Risë Stevens, Don DeFore, Elizabeth David, Herb Jeffries, Ralph Edwards, and José Villanueva. Among people deceased in 2001, Duke Nalon ranks 356. Before him are Bobby Johnstone, Hani Hanjour, Betty Everett, Jay Chamberlain, Frankie Carle, and Sidney Dillon Ripley. After him are Satam al-Suqami, Daniel Lewin, Stuart Adamson, Serhiy Perkhun, Abdulaziz al-Omari, and Hamza al-Ghamdi.

Others Born in 1913

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Others Deceased in 2001

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Duke Nalon ranks 14,562 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Ayers (1944), Felicia Day (1979), Allan Lichtman (1947), Tony Evers (1951), Doris Matsui (1944), and Mike Conley Sr. (1962). After him are LeAnn Rimes (1982), Mike Trout (1991), Eve (1978), Scott Speed (1983), Francisco Rubio (1975), and Chris Willis (1969).

Others born in United States

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  • Photo of Bill Ayers

    Bill Ayers

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 37.16

    Rank: 14,556

  • Photo of Felicia Day

    Felicia Day

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 37.16

    Rank: 14,557

  • Photo of Allan Lichtman

    Allan Lichtman

    HISTORIAN

    1947 - Present

    HPI: 37.16

    Rank: 14,558

  • Photo of Tony Evers

    Tony Evers

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 37.15

    Rank: 14,559

  • Photo of Doris Matsui

    Doris Matsui

    POLITICIAN

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 37.15

    Rank: 14,560

  • Photo of Mike Conley Sr.

    Mike Conley Sr.

    ATHLETE

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 37.15

    Rank: 14,561

  • Photo of Duke Nalon

    Duke Nalon

    RACING DRIVER

    1913 - 2001

    HPI: 37.15

    Rank: 14,562

  • Photo of LeAnn Rimes

    LeAnn Rimes

    SINGER

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 37.15

    Rank: 14,563

  • Photo of Mike Trout

    Mike Trout

    BASEBALL PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 37.15

    Rank: 14,564

  • Photo of Eve

    Eve

    SINGER

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 37.15

    Rank: 14,565

  • Photo of Scott Speed

    Scott Speed

    RACING DRIVER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 37.15

    Rank: 14,566

  • Photo of Francisco Rubio

    Francisco Rubio

    ASTRONAUT

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 37.14

    Rank: 14,567

  • Photo of Chris Willis

    Chris Willis

    SINGER

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 37.14

    Rank: 14,568

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Duke Nalon ranks 93. Before him are Mike Fisher (1943), Chuck Stevenson (1919), Travis Pastrana (1983), Jay Chamberlain (1925), Danica Patrick (1982), and Johnny Boyd (1926). After him are Scott Speed (1983), Eddie Sachs (1927), Art Bisch (1926), Pietro Fittipaldi (1996), Kevin Cogan (1956), and Joey Logano (1990).

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