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RACING DRIVER

Eric Brandon

1920 - 1982

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Eric Brandon (18 July 1920 in East Ham, Essex – 8 August 1982 in Gosport, Hampshire) was a motor racing driver and businessman. He was closely associated with the Cooper Car Company, and was instrumental in the early development of the company. When he and his boyhood friend John Cooper were released from military service after World War II they built two cars to the new National 500 cc (30.5 cu in) regulations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Brandon has received more than 32,301 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Brandon is the 757th most popular racing driver (down from 661st in 2019), the 5,520th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,810th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 37.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Eric Brandon ranks 757 out of 888. Before him are Jörg Müller, Scott Dixon, Shinji Nakano, Gary Brabham, Bill Brack, and Skip Barber. After him are Rodger Ward, Marc Coma, Mike Thackwell, Dave Morgan, Dario Franchitti, and Don Branson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Eric Brandon ranks 390. Before him are Esther Rolle, James Aloysius Hickey, Les Leston, Willie Watson, Nanette Fabray, and Tommy Godwin. After him are Jack Webb, Don Branson, Barbara Britton, Adele Goldstine, Mitzi Green, and Paul Frees. Among people deceased in 1982, Eric Brandon ranks 264. Before him are John Cody, Jimmy Dickinson, Tom Tully, Arthur Lowe, Hans Conried, and Bill Eckersley. After him are Jack Webb, Alexander Hurd, Victor Glushkov, Will Lee, and Hugh Beaumont.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Brandon ranks 5,520 out of 7,765. Before him are Oliver Parker (1960), Kathy Kirby (1938), Yasmin Le Bon (1964), Ann Packer (1942), N. T. Wright (1948), and Sean Dyche (1971). After him are Tasmin Archer (1963), Tony Waiters (1937), Trevor Goddard (1962), Guthrie Govan (1971), Alan Kennedy (1954), and Cressida Cowell (1966).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Eric Brandon ranks 133. Before him are Dan Wheldon (1978), Les Leston (1920), Ian Stewart (1929), Richard Robarts (1944), Jim Crawford (1948), and Gary Brabham (1961). After him are Dave Morgan (1944), Dario Franchitti (1973), Jackie Lewis (1936), Dennis Poore (1916), Carl Fogarty (1965), and Andy Sutcliffe (1947).

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