RACING DRIVER

Gunnar Nilsson

1948 - 1978

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Gunnar Axel Arvid Nilsson (20 November 1948 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1976 to 1977. Nilsson won the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix with Lotus. Born and raised in Helsingborg, Nilsson initially studied engineering at Stockholm University and served as a submarine radio officer in the Swedish Navy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunnar Nilsson has received more than 208,189 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Gunnar Nilsson is the 120th most popular racing driver (up from 143rd in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 363rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 120 out of 1,080. Before him are Dan Gurney, Reine Wisell, Jo Schlesser, Paul Frère, Peter Collins, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen. After him are Henri Pescarolo, Jos Verstappen, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Thierry Boutsen, Rolf Stommelen, and Albert Scherrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 185. Before him are Tim Staffell, Philippe Garrel, Jimmy Lai, James P. Allison, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and Remo Girone. After him are Nick Drake, Drago Jančar, Pascal Quignard, Oliver Hart, Muse Bihi Abdi, and Kathy Reichs. Among people deceased in 1978, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 81. Before him are Karl Lennart Oesch, Salvador de Madariaga, Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, Gaston Julia, Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia, and Luigi Allemandi. After him are Pancho Vladigerov, Armin T. Wegner, Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Viggo Brun, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, and Edmundo Suárez.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 331 out of 1,879. Before him are Rolf Lassgård (1955), Martin van Meytens (1695), Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1629), Viveca Lindfors (1920), Kurt Atterberg (1887), and Bertil Lindblad (1895). After him are Kerstin Ekman (1933), Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland (1827), Johan August Brinell (1849), Ulf Stark (1944), Björn at Haugi (832), and Jonas Jonasson (1961).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Sweden

Among racing drivers born in Sweden, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 7. Before him are Ronnie Peterson (1944), Keke Rosberg (1948), Björn Waldegård (1943), Stig Blomqvist (1946), Jo Bonnier (1930), and Reine Wisell (1941). After him are Ove Andersson (1938), Slim Borgudd (1946), Stefan Johansson (1956), Kent Andersson (1942), Conny Andersson (1939), and Bertil Roos (1943).

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