1916 - 1956
Octave John Claes (; 11 August 1916 – 3 February 1956) was a British-born racing driver who competed for Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Claes has received more than 55,211 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Johnny Claes is the 329th most popular racing driver (down from 305th in 2019), the 3,339th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,161st in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Johnny Claes ranks 329 out of 888. Before him are Teo Fabi, Michael Andretti, Lance Macklin, Marco Simoncelli, Guy Mairesse, and Dieter Quester. After him are Brian Redman, Timo Glock, Pablo Birger, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Piercarlo Ghinzani, and Eugène Martin.
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 323
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 324
1919 - 2002
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 325
1987 - 2011
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 326
1910 - 1954
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 327
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 328
1916 - 1956
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 329
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 330
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 331
1924 - 1966
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 332
1908 - 1949
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 333
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 334
1915 - 2006
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 335
Among people born in 1916, Johnny Claes ranks 197. Before him are Lee Cronbach, Yasuji Miyazaki, Tatevik Sazandaryan, Arpenik Nalbandyan, Pierre Emmanuel, and Irving Wallace. After him are Arnoldo Foà, Nelly Landry, Neagu Djuvara, Bruno Chizzo, Roy Ward Baker, and Nadya Nozharova. Among people deceased in 1956, Johnny Claes ranks 146. Before him are Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, Elmer Drew Merrill, George Bancroft, E. A. Dupont, Louis Bromfield, and Billy Bishop. After him are Flora Sandes, Violet Gibson, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, Robert Julius Trumpler, Marie Juchacz, and E. T. Whittaker.
1916 - 2001
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 191
1916 - 1989
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 192
1916 - 1999
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 193
1916 - 1964
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 194
1916 - 1984
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 195
1916 - 1990
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 196
1916 - 1956
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 197
1916 - 2014
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 198
1916 - 2010
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 199
1916 - 2018
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 200
1916 - 1968
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 201
1916 - 2010
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 202
1916 - 2014
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 203
1875 - 1956
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 140
1876 - 1956
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 141
1882 - 1956
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 142
1891 - 1956
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 143
1896 - 1956
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 144
1894 - 1956
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 145
1916 - 1956
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 146
1876 - 1956
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 147
1876 - 1956
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 148
1872 - 1956
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 149
1886 - 1956
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 150
1879 - 1956
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 151
1873 - 1956
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 152
Among people born in United Kingdom, Johnny Claes ranks 3,339 out of 7,765. Before him are Charles Shaughnessy (1955), Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745), Matthew Goode (1978), Pete Ham (1947), Christopher Kelk Ingold (1893), and Andrew Loog Oldham (1944). After him are Ian Abercrombie (1934), Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818), James Arthur (1988), Steve McQueen (1969), Ralph H. Fowler (1889), and Jack Sheppard (1702).
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 3,333
1745 - 1790
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 3,334
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 3,335
1947 - 1975
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 3,336
1893 - 1970
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 3,337
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 3,338
1916 - 1956
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 3,339
1934 - 2012
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,340
1818 - 1899
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,341
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,342
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,343
1889 - 1944
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,344
1702 - 1724
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,345
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Johnny Claes ranks 57. Before him are George Abecassis (1913), Cliff Allison (1932), Leslie Graham (1911), Martin Brundle (1959), Mike Spence (1936), and Lance Macklin (1919). After him are Brian Redman (1937), Al Pease (1921), Joe Fry (1915), Trevor Taylor (1936), Chris Craft (1939), and Peter Whitehead (1914).
1913 - 1991
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 51
1932 - 2005
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 52
1911 - 1953
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 53
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 54
1936 - 1968
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 55
1919 - 2002
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 56
1916 - 1956
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 57
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 58
1921 - 2014
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 59
1915 - 1950
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 60
1936 - 2010
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 61
1939 - 2021
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 62
1914 - 1958
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 63