RACING DRIVER

Olivier Gendebien

1924 - 1998

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Olivier Jean Marie Fernand Gendebien (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje ʒɑ̃dəbjɛ̃]; 12 January 1924 – 2 October 1998) was a Belgian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1955 to 1961. Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of sportscar racing, Gendebien was a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Ferrari, a three-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring, and a three-time winner of the Targa Florio. Born and raised in Brussels, Gendebien was initially a forester in the Belgian Congo before moving back to Europe in 1952, where he began his career in rallying. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olivier Gendebien has received more than 125,275 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Olivier Gendebien is the 211th most popular racing driver (down from 166th in 2019), the 473rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 371st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Olivier Gendebien ranks 211 out of 1,080. Before him are Derek Warwick, Kenny Roberts, Andrea de Adamich, Pedro de la Rosa, Harry Schell, and Lee Wallard. After him are Felice Bonetto, Satoru Nakajima, Richard Robarts, Kurt Adolff, Jutta Kleinschmidt, and Jean Ragnotti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Olivier Gendebien ranks 219. Before him are Anne Vernon, J. J. Johnson, Vilgot Sjöman, Viktor Astafyev, Leslie Phillips, and Marga López. After him are Klaus Huber, Mike Bongiorno, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, Martha Hyer, George Segal, and Yasuzo Masumura. Among people deceased in 1998, Olivier Gendebien ranks 146. Before him are Eduardo Francisco Pironio, Jorge Pacheco Areco, Carl Wilson, Roy Rogers, Laila Schou Nilsen, and Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Mahbub ul Haq, Julio César Britos, Phil Hartman, Leo Penn, Rob Pilatus, and Fritz Buchloh.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Olivier Gendebien ranks 473 out of 1,190. Before him are Ferdinand de Marsin (1656), Jean Duvieusart (1900), Georges Vantongerloo (1886), Pieter Boel (1622), Arno (1949), and Gerard de Lairesse (1640). After him are Joseph Lebeau (1794), Joseph Mermans (1922), Giaches de Wert (1535), Romain Maes (1912), David Vinckboons (1576), and Sylvère Maes (1909).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Olivier Gendebien ranks 6. Before him are Jacky Ickx (1945), Max Verstappen (1997), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Camille Jenatzy (1868), and Willy Mairesse (1928). After him are Charles de Tornaco (1927), Arthur Legat (1898), Georges Berger (1918), Patrick Nève (1949), Eric van de Poele (1961), and Jacques Swaters (1926).

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