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RACING DRIVER

Jim Rathmann

1928 - 2011

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Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann (July 16, 1928 – November 23, 2011), was an American racing driver who competed primarily in Championship Cars. Rathmann is best known for winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1960, emerging victorious after a race-long duel with Rodger Ward - as recently as 2023, a panel of fans and historians voted Rathmann's victory as the greatest '500' of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Rathmann has received more than 108,374 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Rathmann is the 770th most popular racing driver (down from 683rd in 2019), the 12,264th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,956th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Racing Driver.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.92

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jim Rathmann ranks 770 out of 888. Before him are Art Cross, Rinaldo Capello, John Cordts, Thomas Lüthi, Dani Sordo, and Jackie Lewis. After him are Pol Espargaró, Shekhar Mehta, Gianmaria Bruni, Allen Berg, Sergey Sirotkin, and Allan Simonsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jim Rathmann ranks 493. Before him are Vince Edwards, Věra Růžičková, Tom Aldredge, Dave Power, Jackie Mason, and William Kennedy. After him are Bruce Forsyth, Barbara Nichols, Joseph Bernardin, Dolphy, Malachi Throne, and Philip Levine. Among people deceased in 2011, Jim Rathmann ranks 439. Before him are Charlie Callas, Carl Robie, Russell Hoban, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Kathy Kirby, and Kārlis Skrastiņš. After him are Laurie Hughes, Clement Arrindell, Sexy Cora, Varkey Vithayathil, Anwar al-Awlaki, and Margo Dydek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Rathmann ranks 12,264 out of 18,182. Before him are Paul Ben-Victor (1965), Sinitta (1968), Andrea Barber (1976), Tim Van Patten (1959), Jeff Hornacek (1963), and Marge Piercy (1936). After him are James Patrick Kelly (1951), Bill Hagerty (1959), Priscilla Barnes (1954), George "Gabby" Hayes (1885), Barbara Alyn Woods (1962), and Bushrod Washington (1762).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Jim Rathmann ranks 73. Before him are Fred Wacker (1918), Danny Sullivan (1950), Skip Barber (1936), Rodger Ward (1921), Don Branson (1920), and Art Cross (1918). After him are Gus Hutchison (1937), Pietro Fittipaldi (1996), Don Edmunds (1930), Johnny Boyd (1926), Danica Patrick (1982), and Eddie Sachs (1927).

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