RACING DRIVER

Jimmy Bryan

1926 - 1960

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James Ernest "Jimmy" Bryan (January 28, 1926 – June 19, 1960) was an American racing driver. Well-known for his habit of racing with an unlit cigar, Bryan was a three-time National Champion, and won the Indianapolis 500 in 1958. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Bryan has received more than 101,939 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Jimmy Bryan is the 646th most popular racing driver (up from 659th in 2019), the 10,696th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,791st in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 100k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jimmy Bryan ranks 646 out of 1,080. Before him are Piero Scotti, Roberto Guerrero, Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Donald Campbell, Jac Nellemann, and Gary Brabham. After him are George Follmer, Duncan Hamilton, Julian Bailey, Kazuki Nakajima, Ian Raby, and Kenny Acheson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Jimmy Bryan ranks 487. Before him are Audrey Williamson, Patrice Wymore, Manorama, Robert Creeley, Valentin Kuzin, and Larissa Volpert. After him are Lionel Jeffries, Hakon Barfod, Rawya Ateya, Bob Sweikert, Don Messick, and John Clellon Holmes. Among people deceased in 1960, Jimmy Bryan ranks 225. Before him are Phyllis Haver, André Jousseaume, Anni Holdmann, Julius Frey, Hope Emerson, and Benjamin Bradshaw. After him are Horace Bailey, J. H. C. Whitehead, Harry Pollitt, Charlie Buchan, Edward Hennig, and Rudolf Degermark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Bryan ranks 10,696 out of 20,380. Before him are Cheryl Hines (1965), Dorothy Abbott (1920), Shirley Walker (1945), Norman Z. McLeod (1898), Allen Johnson (1971), and Shaun White (1986). After him are John McNaughton (1950), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Fyvush Finkel (1922), Richard Zare (1939), Charles Dumas (1937), and Susan Solomon (1956).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Jimmy Bryan ranks 51. Before him are Danny Ongais (1942), Bill Holland (1907), Cecil Green (1919), Keith Andrews (1920), Rob Schroeder (1926), and Bobby Rahal (1953). After him are George Follmer (1934), Jack McGrath (1919), Sam Hanks (1914), Bob Sweikert (1926), Art Cross (1918), and Pat O'Connor (1928).

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