1909 - 1984
Emanuel Marcel Lucien Balsa (January 1, 1909 in Creuse – August 11, 1984 in Maisons-Alfort) was a French racing driver. Balsa started in racing after World War II, when he acquired a Bugatti Type 51 and became quite competitive in the French national events. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcel Balsa has received more than 18,250 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Balsa is the 540th most popular racing driver (down from 449th in 2019), the 4,574th most popular biography from France (down from 3,958th in 2019) and the 67th most popular French Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Marcel Balsa ranks 540 out of 888. Before him are Tony Rolt, Jackie Pretorius, André Guelfi, Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Markko Märtin, and Cuth Harrison. After him are Alex Caffi, Pier Paolo Bianchi, Roberto Bussinello, Jonathan Palmer, Red Amick, and Bertil Roos.
1918 - 2008
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 534
1934 - 2009
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 535
1919 - 2016
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 536
1923 - 2012
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 537
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 538
1906 - 1981
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 539
1909 - 1984
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 540
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 541
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 542
1927 - 1999
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 543
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 544
1929 - 1995
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 545
1943 - 2016
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 546
Among people born in 1909, Marcel Balsa ranks 316. Before him are Milt Kahl, Philip G. Epstein, Georges Verriest, Stephen Spender, Robert Défossé, and Frances Dee. After him are Anatoly Maltsev, Willi Horn, Federico Wilde, Karen Morley, Sabir Yunusov, and Emmett Toppino. Among people deceased in 1984, Marcel Balsa ranks 215. Before him are Chuck Cooper, Antonio Maquilón, Peggy Ann Garner, Isaak Kikoin, Carl Foreman, and Luther Adler. After him are José Humberto Quintero Parra, Mark Kac, Alberta Hunter, Liam O'Flaherty, Balasaraswati, and Otto Arosemena.
1909 - 1987
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 310
1909 - 1952
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 311
1909 - 1985
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 312
1909 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 313
1909 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 314
1909 - 2004
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 315
1909 - 1984
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 316
1909 - 1967
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 317
1909 - 1989
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 318
1909 - 2000
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 319
1909 - 2003
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 320
1909 - 1995
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 321
1909 - 1971
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 322
1926 - 1984
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 209
1902 - 1984
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 210
1932 - 1984
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 211
1908 - 1984
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 212
1914 - 1984
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 213
1903 - 1984
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 214
1909 - 1984
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 215
1902 - 1984
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 216
1914 - 1984
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 217
1895 - 1984
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 218
1896 - 1984
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 219
1918 - 1984
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 220
1925 - 1984
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 221
Among people born in France, Marcel Balsa ranks 4,574 out of 6,011. Before him are Florian Thauvin (1993), Louis Hostin (1908), Maurice Perrin (1911), Jean Dutourd (1920), Thomas Pesquet (1978), and Robert Budzynski (1940). After him are Louis Gabrillargues (1914), Hubert Curien (1924), Yacine Brahimi (1990), Georges Carnus (1940), René Bondoux (1905), and Lydie Salvayre (1948).
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 4,568
1908 - 1998
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 4,569
1911 - 1992
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 4,570
1920 - 2011
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 4,571
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 4,572
1940 - 2023
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 4,573
1909 - 1984
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 4,574
1914 - 1994
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 4,575
1924 - 2005
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 4,576
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 4,577
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 4,578
1905 - 2001
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 4,579
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 4,580
Among racing drivers born in France, Marcel Balsa ranks 67. Before him are François Hesnault (1956), Yannick Dalmas (1961), Patrick Gaillard (1952), François Mazet (1943), François Delecour (1962), and Jacques Pollet (1922). After him are Georges Grignard (1905), Pascal Fabre (1960), François Picard (1921), Mike Sparken (1930), Jean-Marc Gounon (1963), and André Testut (1926).
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 61
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 62
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 63
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 64
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 65
1922 - 1997
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 66
1909 - 1984
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 67
1905 - 1977
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 68
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 69
1921 - 1996
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 70
1930 - 2012
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 71
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 72
1926 - 2005
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 73