RACING DRIVER

Ken Kavanagh

1923 - 2019

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Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver. In 1952, Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Kavanagh has received more than 40,728 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Kavanagh is the 442nd most popular racing driver (down from 380th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Australia (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Australian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ken Kavanagh ranks 442 out of 1,080. Before him are Héctor Rebaque, Eric van de Poele, Jan Flinterman, Eric Thompson, Adrian Sutil, and Christian Danner. After him are Brian Henton, Trevor Taylor, Hubert Auriol, Bernard Darniche, Chico Serra, and Olivier Grouillard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Ken Kavanagh ranks 362. Before him are Ralph Giordano, Gerrit Voorting, Murray Walker, Donald Nicol, Liviu Ciulei, and Lidiya Vertinskaya. After him are Thea Beckman, Břetislav Pojar, Brian Naylor, Roy Dotrice, Halfdan T. Mahler, and Elizabeth Hawley. Among people deceased in 2019, Ken Kavanagh ranks 369. Before him are Norbert Eder, Francisco Toledo, Thomas Remengesau Sr., Kjell Bäckman, Gianni De Michelis, and Miguel León-Portilla. After him are Stoyanka Mutafova, Artur Brauner, ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Walter Lübcke, Béla Zsitnik, and Shelley Morrison.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Ken Kavanagh ranks 227 out of 1,143. Before him are Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903), William Deane (1931), Mark Schwarzer (1972), George Parker (1896), Rolf Harris (1930), and Jack Thompson (1940). After him are Peta Wilson (1970), Harry Cobby (1894), Grafton Elliot Smith (1871), Helen Quinn (1943), Dannii Minogue (1971), and Tim Cahill (1979).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia

Among racing drivers born in Australia, Ken Kavanagh ranks 9. Before him are Mark Webber (1976), Tim Schenken (1943), Mick Doohan (1965), Daniel Ricciardo (1989), Wayne Gardner (1959), and Casey Stoner (1985). After him are Vern Schuppan (1943), Frank Gardner (1931), Paul Hawkins (1937), Tony Gaze (1920), Warwick Brown (1949), and Troy Bayliss (1969).

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