RACING DRIVER

Joey Dunlop

1952 - 2000

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William Joseph Dunlop (25 February 1952 – 2 July 2000) was a Northern Irish motorcyclist from Ballymoney, County Antrim, who was noted for his performances at the Isle of Man TT. In 2015, he was voted Northern Ireland's greatest-ever sports star. Dunlop lies second on the list of all-time victories at the Isle of Man TT Races behind his nephew, Michael Dunlop. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joey Dunlop has received more than 1,629,331 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joey Dunlop is the 239th most popular racing driver (down from 174th in 2019), the 2,648th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,223rd in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Racing Driver.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Joey Dunlop ranks 239 out of 1,080. Before him are Hans Heyer, Mark Webber, Bill Ivy, Gordon Murray, Peter Revson, and Marcus Grönholm. After him are Ricardo Zunino, Jules Bianchi, Philippe Étancelin, Gimax, Richard Petty, and Carlo Ubbiali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Joey Dunlop ranks 252. Before him are Carol Kane, Gaëtan Dugas, Avi Dichter, Moya Brennan, Luka Peruzović, and Kees Kist. After him are Julio Velasco, Ana Obregón, Henry Selick, Vanessa del Rio, Ricardo La Volpe, and Vitaly Churkin. Among people deceased in 2000, Joey Dunlop ranks 157. Before him are John Ljunggren, Mohammad Ali Fardin, Gisèle Freund, Stephanos Christopoulos, Kenneth Nichols, and Putra of Perlis. After him are Henry Eriksson, Ernst Jandl, Jim Varney, Anatoli Firsov, Antonio Buero Vallejo, and Franco Donatoni.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joey Dunlop ranks 2,648 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Gage (1719), Ian Wright (1963), Phil Campbell (1961), Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892), Henry Cole (1808), and Dick Parry (1942). After him are Ernest Mason Satow (1843), Constance Lloyd (1858), Georgette Heyer (1902), Dave Legeno (1963), William Curtis (1746), and James Somerville (1882).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Joey Dunlop ranks 36. Before him are Guy Edwards (1942), Phil Read (1939), Derek Warwick (1954), Richard Robarts (1944), Divina Galica (1944), and Bill Ivy (1942). After him are Tony Brise (1952), John Taylor (1933), Joe Fry (1915), Johnny Claes (1916), Jenson Button (1980), and Peter Walker (1912).

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