RACING DRIVER

John Cannon

1933 - 1999

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John Cannon (21 June 1933 – 18 October 1999) was a sports car racer, who competed under the banner of Canada, though he was born in London, U.K. He raced in the USRRC series, the CanAm Series and the L&M Continental Series (Formula 5000). In the USRRC he drove for Nickey Chevrolet in a Dan Blocker (of Bonanza fame) sponsored Genie/Vinegaroon. In the first year of the Can Am he was the top finishing Canadian propelled by a fourth-place finish in the opening event at his home course, Circuit Mont-Tremblant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Cannon has received more than 12,134 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Cannon is the 653rd most popular racing driver (down from 640th in 2019), the 5,223rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,970th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, John Cannon ranks 653 out of 1,080. Before her are George Follmer, Duncan Hamilton, Julian Bailey, Kazuki Nakajima, Ian Raby, and Kenny Acheson. After her are Jari-Matti Latvala, Archie Scott Brown, Eric Brandon, Paul Hawkins, Masami Kuwashima, and Tony Gaze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, John Cannon ranks 498. Before her are Tom Price, Lloyd Price, Jeffrey Goldstone, Ken Berry, Bent Hansen, and Basil Heatley. After her are Glenn Corbett, Colin Davis, Donald Burgess, Vic Emery, Jiří Lanský, and Renato Pirocchi. Among people deceased in 1999, John Cannon ranks 292. Before her are Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Alphonse Matejka, Roger Rio, Vanessa Brown, Teodor Kocerka, and Jackson C. Frank. After her are Josef Doležal, Hillary Brooke, Naomi Mitchison, Diane Foster, Brian Moore, and Elliot Richardson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Cannon ranks 5,223 out of 8,785. Before her are Kenny Acheson (1957), China Miéville (1972), R. D. Blackmore (1825), Joseph Wedderburn (1882), Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893), and Mary Lamb (1764). After her are Charles Lapworth (1842), Lionel Jeffries (1926), Archie Scott Brown (1927), Nick Frost (1972), John Nunn (1955), and Joseph Pickford (1736).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, John Cannon ranks 106. Before her are Rupert Keegan (1955), Donald Campbell (1921), Gary Brabham (1961), Julian Bailey (1961), Ian Raby (1921), and Kenny Acheson (1957). After her are Archie Scott Brown (1927), Eric Brandon (1920), Colin Davis (1933), George Russell (1998), Ron Flockhart (1923), and David Piper (1930).

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