RACING DRIVER

Fred Wacker

1918 - 1998

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Frederick G. Wacker Jr. (July 10, 1918 Chicago – June 16, 1998) was an engineer and former president of two large Chicago companies. He was also a prominent Chicago socialite, a jazz musician, and a racing driver. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Wacker has received more than 33,152 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Fred Wacker is the 838th most popular racing driver (down from 737th in 2019), the 13,705th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,813th in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Fred Wacker ranks 838 out of 1,080. Before him are Hurley Haywood, Jörg Müller, Don Branson, Hélio Castroneves, Tim Parnell, and Nicholas Latifi. After him are Gus Hutchison, Jim Crawford, Dario Franchitti, Jim Rathmann, Emanuele Naspetti, and Jorge Martín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Fred Wacker ranks 334. Before him are Otis Bowen, Fedor Samokhin, Roberta Cowell, Arnold Stang, Gerald Wilson, and Bobby Troup. After him are Bill Talbert, Helen Wagner, Milt Schmidt, Henry M. Morris, Noor Hassanali, and Marjorie Lord. Among people deceased in 1998, Fred Wacker ranks 323. Before him are Muriel Humphrey Brown, Cliff Barker, Catherine Cookson, Moshood Abiola, Albert Gore Sr., and Dane Clark. After him are Gene Raymond, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Eddie Rabbitt, Syd Owen, Peter Sillett, and Junkyard Dog.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Wacker ranks 13,705 out of 20,380. Before him are Rachel Zegler (2001), Mary Beth Hughes (1919), Carrot Top (1965), Siedah Garrett (1960), Reese Hoffa (1977), and Mickey Hart (1943). After him are Jeff Hornacek (1963), Johnny Mack Brown (1904), Freddy Cannon (1936), Oliver Tree (1993), Helen O'Connell (1920), and Anton Coppola (1917).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Fred Wacker ranks 84. Before him are Chuck Arnold (1926), Peter Ryan (1940), Timmy Mayer (1938), Pete Lovely (1926), Hurley Haywood (1948), and Don Branson (1920). After him are Gus Hutchison (1937), Jim Rathmann (1928), Mike Fisher (1943), Chuck Stevenson (1919), Travis Pastrana (1983), and Jay Chamberlain (1925).

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