RACING DRIVER

Ian Stewart

1929 - 2017

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Ian Macpherson McCallum Stewart (15 July 1929 – 19 March 2017) was a British racing driver from Scotland. Stewart was regarded by Jim Clark as a highly-strung individual who "at the wheel was as relaxed as anyone". His only appearance in a World Championship Grand Prix came at the 1953 RAC British Grand Prix, in which – due to ignition failure – he failed to finish in his Ecurie Ecosse-entered Connaught-Lea Francis A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Stewart has received more than 40,414 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ian Stewart is the 769th most popular racing driver (down from 736th in 2019), the 5,813th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,408th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ian Stewart ranks 769 out of 1,080Before him are William Ferguson, Cyril Despres, Stoffel Vandoorne, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Kalle Rovanperä, and André Testut. After him are Tarso Marques, John Riseley-Prichard, John Fitch, Mike Thackwell, Gigi Galli, and Enrique Bernoldi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ian Stewart ranks 529Before him are Suraiya, Józef Zapędzki, Art Taylor, Charles Manring, Paul England, and Daphne Hasenjäger. After him are Tom Foley, Ronnie Barker, Al Alvarez, Betty Boothroyd, Shirley Ann Grau, and Creed Taylor. Among people deceased in 2017, Ian Stewart ranks 594Before him are Ninian Stephen, Wilfried, Frank Brian, Anne Jeffreys, Desmond Connell, and Darrall Imhoff. After him are Dudley Storey, Nelsan Ellis, Sotsha Dlamini, Simon Dickie, Bruce Forsyth, and Lorne Loomer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Stewart ranks 5,813 out of 8,785Before him are Richard Lovelace (1617), Lee Ryan (1983), Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock (1924), Michelle Keegan (1987), Mike Gascoyne (1963), and Tom Sturridge (1985). After him are Anna Neagle (1904), Cameron Mackintosh (1946), Zuleikha Robinson (1977), Edmund Andros (1637), Jeff Noon (1957), and Dorothy E. Smith (1926).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Ian Stewart ranks 132Before him are Perry McCarthy (1961), Allan McNish (1969), Jackie Lewis (1936), Tom Bridger (1934), Peter Westbury (1938), and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915). After him are John Riseley-Prichard (1924), Bruce Halford (1931), Graham Whitehead (1922), Mike Wilds (1946), Anthony Davidson (1979), and Keith Greene (1938).