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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 93,186 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Bryan is the 659th most popular racing driver (down from 576th in 2019), the 10,814th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,355th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 93k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jimmy Bryan ranks 659 out of 888Before him are Alan Rees, Peter Ashdown, Duncan Hamilton, Henry Banks, Chris Lawrence, and Narain Karthikeyan. After him are Fabio Quartararo, Hap Sharp, Jari-Matti Latvala, Domenico Schiattarella, Troy Bayliss, and Claudio Langes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Jimmy Bryan ranks 454Before him are Sonja Åkesson, Jan Morris, R. L. Burnside, James Lipton, Jane Withers, and Joe Paterno. After him are Karl Gordon Henize, Beverly Garland, Valentin Kuzin, H. R. F. Keating, Cathy Downs, and Bob Sweikert. Among people deceased in 1960, Jimmy Bryan ranks 211Before him are Dora Marsden, Walter Catlett, Johnny Thomson, Charlie Buchan, Kathlyn Williams, and Harry Pollitt. After him are J. H. C. Whitehead, Rudolf Degermark, Phyllis Haver, Hope Emerson, John P. Marquand, and Johnny Horton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Bryan ranks 10,814 out of 18,182Before him are John Cornyn (1952), Quinton Jackson (1978), Alex Honnold (1985), Marcia Fudge (1952), Ryan Guzman (1987), and Danielle Harris (1977). After him are Roy Brown (1925), Devon (1977), Buzz Osborne (1964), Joel Barlow (1754), Judy Sheindlin (1942), and Damon Lindelof (1973).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Jimmy Bryan ranks 52Before him are Colin Edwards (1974), Rob Schroeder (1926), George Follmer (1934), Pat Flaherty (1926), Bobby Rahal (1953), and Johnny Thomson (1922). After him are Hap Sharp (1928), Robert O'Brien (1908), Jimmie Johnson (1975), Jeff Gordon (1971), Bob Sweikert (1926), and Timmy Mayer (1938).