RACING DRIVER

Jean-Pierre Wimille

1908 - 1949

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Jean-Pierre Wimille (26 February 1908 – 28 January 1949) was a French racing driver and a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He was a two-time victor of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 1937 and 1939. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Pierre Wimille has received more than 96,264 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Pierre Wimille is the 341st most popular racing driver (down from 333rd in 2019), the 4,276th most popular biography from France (down from 3,998th in 2019) and the 48th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 341 out of 1,080. Before him are Jan Magnussen, Georges Berger, Jean-Claude Andruet, Peter Gethin, Georges Grignard, and Alberto Uria. After him are Carl Scarborough, Masten Gregory, Petter Solberg, George Abecassis, Jacques Villeneuve, and Huub Rothengatter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 267. Before him are Marina Ladynina, Percy Williams, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Kenji Miyamoto, Arturo de Córdova, and Louis Daquin. After him are Gotthard Handrick, Louis Versyp, Vivian Fuchs, Franco Rol, Buddy Ebsen, and Rostislav Plyatt. Among people deceased in 1949, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 136. Before him are Valerio Bacigalupo, Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Elin Wägner, Alexander Serafimovich, Harry Davenport, and Eusebio Castigliano. After him are Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, Guglielmo Gabetto, Karel Petrů, François Brandt, Kalle Anttila, and Fedor Ozep.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 4,276 out of 6,770. Before him are Virginie Ancelot (1792), Romain Duris (1974), Claude Puel (1961), Georges Grignard (1905), Victor Louis (1731), and Louis Daquin (1908). After him are Jacques Higelin (1940), Gotlib (1934), Clémence Royer (1830), Gilbert Bougnol (1866), Jean Barraqué (1928), and Pierre Brossolette (1903).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 48. Before him are Sébastien Ogier (1983), François Migault (1944), Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1904), José Dolhem (1944), Jean-Claude Andruet (1940), and Georges Grignard (1905). After him are Gil de Ferran (1967), Guy Mairesse (1910), Michel Leclère (1946), Eugène Chaboud (1907), André Pilette (1918), and Eugène Martin (1915).

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