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RACING DRIVER

Ernie Pieterse

1938 - 2017

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Ernest Pieterse (4 July 1938 – 1 November 2017) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 29 December 1962. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernie Pieterse has received more than 19,860 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ernie Pieterse is the 701st most popular racing driver (down from 507th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 131st in 2019) and the 11th most popular South African Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ernie Pieterse ranks 701 out of 888. Before him are Neville Lederle, Nico Prost, Walt Faulkner, Giorgio Pantano, Peter Westbury, and Mike Fisher. After him are Rupert Keegan, Robert Doornbos, Arthur Owen, Jaime Alguersuari, Ian Raby, and Jérôme d'Ambrosio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ernie Pieterse ranks 504. Before him are Satch Sanders, Les Aspin, Caryl Churchill, Timmy Mayer, Neville Lederle, and Peter Westbury. After him are Arthur Scargill, Terry Wogan, Eduard Ivanov, Wilson Kiprugut, Ryszard Parulski, and Darrall Imhoff. Among people deceased in 2017, Ernie Pieterse ranks 529. Before him are Ricardo Vidal, Geri Allen, Rhodri Morgan, Tim Parnell, Cheick Tioté, and William H. Gass. After him are Connie Hawkins, Peter Sallis, Harvey Atkin, Margit Schumann, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, and J. P. Donleavy.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ernie Pieterse ranks 191 out of 374. Before him are Clarence Walker (1898), Athol Fugard (1932), Bessie Head (1937), Neville Lederle (1938), Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984), and Lillian Board (1948). After him are Steven Pienaar (1982), Luki Botha (1930), Kevin Anderson (1986), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), Reeva Steenkamp (1983), and Troye Sivan (1995).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Ernie Pieterse ranks 11. Before him are Jackie Pretorius (1934), Peter de Klerk (1935), Eddie Keizan (1944), Doug Serrurier (1920), Desiré Wilson (1953), and Neville Lederle (1938). After him are Luki Botha (1930), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), Guy Tunmer (1948), William Ferguson (1940), Basil van Rooyen (1939), and Brad Binder (1995).

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