RACING DRIVER

Johnnie Parsons

1918 - 1984

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John Woodrow "Johnnie" Parsons (July 4, 1918 – September 8, 1984) was an American racing driver in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series. He was the 1949 AAA national champion, and won the 1950 Indianapolis 500. Parsons was known as a "charger" - needing others to compete against in order to bring out the best in him as a driver - frequently moving from near the back of the grid to the front in spectacular displays of driving ability. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnnie Parsons has received more than 93,840 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnnie Parsons is the 476th most popular racing driver (down from 391st in 2019), the 8,140th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,128th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Johnnie Parsons ranks 476 out of 1,080. Before him are Pedro Lamy, Toni Branca, Daijiro Kato, Roberto Bussinello, Timo Glock, and Emilio Zapico. After him are Volker Weidler, Stefano Modena, A. J. Foyt, Ricardo Londoño, Claudio Langes, and Pierre Gasly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Johnnie Parsons ranks 249. Before him are Giovanni Cheli, Max de Terra, Richard Hoggart, Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, Jopie Selbach, and Sebastian Cabot. After him are René de Obaldia, Nils Östensson, Yevgeniya Sechenova, Renée Faure, Reinaldo Gorno, and Mariano Mores. Among people deceased in 1984, Johnnie Parsons ranks 212. Before him are Joseph Gonzales, Donald Johnston, Víctor Avendaño, Ann Christy, Estelle Winwood, and Ernst Stueckelberg. After him are Antonio Maquilón, Ólafur Jóhannesson, Pentti Hämäläinen, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Paul Le Flem, and Shelly Manne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnnie Parsons ranks 8,140 out of 20,380. Before him are Merna Kennedy (1908), Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), Flavor Flav (1959), Joan Shawlee (1926), Chris Owen (1980), and Christopher Browning (1944). After him are Paul Creston (1906), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Cliff Edwards (1895), Mike Farrell (1939), Robert M. La Follette (1855), and Faith Domergue (1924).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Johnnie Parsons ranks 33. Before him are Fred Agabashian (1913), Bobby Unser (1934), Ronnie Bucknum (1936), Roger Penske (1937), Chet Miller (1902), and Dale Earnhardt (1951). After him are A. J. Foyt (1935), Walt Ader (1913), Al Unser (1939), Lloyd Ruby (1928), Rodger Ward (1921), and Danny Sullivan (1950).

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