RACING DRIVER

Les Leston

1920 - 2012

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Alfred Lazarus Fingleston (16 December 1920 – 13 May 2012), better known as Les Leston, or in full Leslie Leston, was a British racing driver, born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Leston has received more than 42,684 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Les Leston is the 733rd most popular racing driver (down from 727th in 2019), the 5,590th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,348th in 2019) and the 125th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 43k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Les Leston ranks 733 out of 1,080. Before him are Giedo van der Garde, Jimmie Johnson, Michael Park, Troy Ruttman, Thierry Neuville, and Nigel Stepney. After him are Yuki Tsunoda, André Lotterer, Perry McCarthy, Allan McNish, Nyck de Vries, and Markus Winkelhock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Les Leston ranks 433. Before him are Elliot Richardson, McDonald Bailey, István Szívós, Jimmy Witherspoon, Sammy Lee, and Errol Barrow. After him are Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Ruth Graham, Tommy Godwin, Esther Rolle, Bill Reid, and Bert Williams. Among people deceased in 2012, Les Leston ranks 455. Before him are Phillip V. Tobias, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Milt Campbell, Ronald Stretton, Barry Unsworth, and Joe Paterno. After him are Andrew Sarris, Tommy Godwin, Helen Gurley Brown, Fontella Bass, Kitty Wells, and Finn Pedersen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Les Leston ranks 5,590 out of 8,785. Before him are Mason Mount (1999), Nigel Stepney (1958), Norman Whiteside (1965), Julie Covington (1946), Don Howe (1935), and Hans Matheson (1975). After him are Lucy Gordon (1980), David Jack (1898), Fred Martin (1929), Thomas Percy (1729), David Kelly (1944), and Elizabeth Allan (1910).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Les Leston ranks 125. Before him are David Hobbs (1939), John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958), Horace Gould (1921), Cuth Harrison (1906), Michael Park (1966), and Nigel Stepney (1958). After him are Perry McCarthy (1961), Allan McNish (1969), Jackie Lewis (1936), Tom Bridger (1934), Peter Westbury (1938), and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915).

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