RACING DRIVER

Leslie Thorne

1916 - 1993

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Leslie Thorne (23 June 1916 in Greenock, Inverclyde – 13 July 1993 in Troon, South Ayrshire) was a British racing driver from Scotland. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, 1954 British Grand Prix, where he finished 14th and scored no championship points. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie Thorne has received more than 21,596 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Leslie Thorne is the 853rd most popular racing driver (down from 822nd in 2019), the 6,293rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,848th in 2019) and the 156th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22k

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  • 38.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Leslie Thorne ranks 853 out of 1,080. Before him are Mike Fisher, Toni Gardemeister, Anthoine Hubert, Carl Fogarty, Chuck Stevenson, and Franck Montagny. After him are Gábor Talmácsi, Travis Pastrana, Nikita Mazepin, Shinya Nakano, Dave Morgan, and Luis Salom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Leslie Thorne ranks 315. Before him are Stan Cullis, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Esther Victoria Abraham, Horton Foote, Eddie Arcaro, and Raúl Héctor Castro. After him are William B. Saxbe, and C. Everett Koop. Among people deceased in 1993, Leslie Thorne ranks 316. Before him are David Brian, Joe Fortenberry, Archie Williams, Helen O'Connell, Richard Webb, and Brandon Teena. After him are Jacqueline Hill, Reggie Lewis, Claire Du Brey, Nan Grey, Ray Sharkey, and Fernando Lopez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leslie Thorne ranks 6,293 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Norman Shaw (1831), Russell T Davies (1963), Andy Green (1962), Susannah Harker (1965), Jamie Redknapp (1973), and Christopher Dean (1958). After him are Oliver Parker (1960), Yvonne Ridley (1958), Robert Lindsay (1949), Jason Hughes (1971), Emily Faithfull (1835), and Esmé Bianco (1982).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Leslie Thorne ranks 156. Before him are Dan Wheldon (1978), Tim Parnell (1932), Jim Crawford (1948), Dario Franchitti (1973), Arthur Owen (1915), and Carl Fogarty (1965). After him are Dave Morgan (1944), Damien Magee (1945), Andy Sutcliffe (1947), Paul di Resta (1986), Cal Crutchlow (1985), and Ken Downing (1917).

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