1917 - 2008
Paul Frère (French pronunciation: [pɔl fʁɛʁ]; 30 January 1917 – 23 February 2008) was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium. He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Frère has received more than 81,555 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Paul Frère is the 106th most popular racing driver (down from 98th in 2019), the 2,177th most popular biography from France (down from 2,141st in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Paul Frère ranks 106 out of 888. Before him are Jo Bonnier, Stig Blomqvist, Felipe Massa, Ralf Schumacher, Paul Belmondo, and Jean-Louis Schlesser. After him are Henri Pescarolo, Jo Schlesser, David Coulthard, Nico Rosberg, Jean-Pierre Jarier, and Henri Toivonen.
1930 - 1972
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 100
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 101
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 102
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 103
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 104
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 105
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 106
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 107
1928 - 1968
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 108
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 109
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 110
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 111
1956 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 112
Among people born in 1917, Paul Frère ranks 115. Before him are Atle Selberg, Phaedon Gizikis, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Luis Carniglia, Džemal Bijedić, and Charlotte Salomon. After him are Yakov Pavlov, Cyrus Vance, Petar Brzica, John Connally, Carlos Puebla, and El Santo. Among people deceased in 2008, Paul Frère ranks 86. Before him are Henri Salvador, Stanley Kamel, Anthony Minghella, Jean Delannoy, Dora Ratjen, and Sufi Abu Taleb. After him are Manuel Marulanda, Claude Piron, Kiyosi Itô, Michael DeBakey, Bernardin Gantin, and Charles Tilly.
1917 - 2007
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 109
1917 - 1999
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 110
1917 - 2017
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 111
1917 - 2001
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 112
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 113
1917 - 1943
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 114
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 115
1917 - 1981
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 116
1917 - 2002
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 117
1917 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 118
1917 - 1993
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 119
1917 - 1989
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 120
1917 - 1984
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 121
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
1943 - 2008
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 81
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
1908 - 2008
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 83
1918 - 2008
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 84
1925 - 2008
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 85
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 86
1930 - 2008
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 87
1931 - 2008
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 88
1915 - 2008
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 89
1908 - 2008
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 90
1922 - 2008
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 91
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 92
Among people born in France, Paul Frère ranks 2,177 out of 6,011. Before him are Jacques Charrier (1936), Jean-Loup Chrétien (1938), Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952), Alfred Loisy (1857), François-Marie Raoult (1830), and Étienne-Gabriel Morelly (1717). After him are Amandus (600), Jean Prouvé (1901), Henri Pescarolo (1942), Francis Jammes (1868), David d'Angers (1788), and Jo Schlesser (1928).
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 2,171
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 2,172
1952 - 1997
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 2,173
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 2,174
1830 - 1901
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 2,175
1717 - 1778
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 2,176
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 2,177
600 - 676
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 2,178
1901 - 1984
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 2,179
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2,180
1868 - 1938
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2,181
1788 - 1856
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2,182
1928 - 1968
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 2,183
Among racing drivers born in France, Paul Frère ranks 19. Before him are Sébastien Loeb (1974), Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937), Patrick Tambay (1949), Thierry Sabine (1949), Paul Belmondo (1963), and Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948). After him are Henri Pescarolo (1942), Jo Schlesser (1928), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), Guy Ligier (1930), Stéphane Peterhansel (1965), and Louis Rosier (1905).
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 13
1937 - 2015
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 14
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 15
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 16
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 17
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 18
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 19
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 20
1928 - 1968
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 21
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 22
1930 - 2015
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 23
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 24
1905 - 1956
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 25