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RACING DRIVER

Paul Hawkins

1937 - 1969

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Robert Paul Hawkins (12 October 1937 – 26 May 1969) was an Australian motor racing driver. The son of a racing motorcyclist-turned-church minister, Hawkins was a capable single-seater driver but really made his mark as an outstanding sports car competitor driving Ford GT40s and Lola T70s. In 1969 Hawkins was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, an elite group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world.Hawkins was hugely popular and known as Hawkeye; the son of a gentleman of the cloth, he was a colourful character with a wide colourful vocabulary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Hawkins has received more than 20,627 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Hawkins is the 630th most popular racing driver (down from 589th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Australia (up from 308th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Australian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Paul Hawkins ranks 630 out of 888Before him are Colin Edwards, Steve O'Rourke, Lance Stroll, Stoffel Vandoorne, Rob Schroeder, and Mikko Hirvonen. After him are George Follmer, Christian Klien, Philippe Adams, Perry McCarthy, Marcus Ericsson, and Pierre-Henri Raphanel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Paul Hawkins ranks 456Before him are Lucinda Williams, Peter Cook, German Sveshnikov, Joseph P. Allen, Tore Eriksson, and Umyar Mavlikhanov. After him are Marlo Thomas, Benjamin Whitrow, Roland Burris, Willi Koslowski, Viktor Mamatov, and Peter Kreeft. Among people deceased in 1969, Paul Hawkins ranks 207Before him are Natalie Talmadge, Bess Meredyth, Zheng Junli, Pauline Bush, Leonard Chess, and Cyril Slater. After him are Barbara Bates, Josh White, Márton Homonnai, Katsutoshi Naito, Alan Mowbray, and Frank Loesser.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Paul Hawkins ranks 307 out of 925Before him are Banjo Paterson (1864), Pat Rafter (1972), John Broughton (1952), Rolf Harris (1930), Thomas Blamey (1884), and Sullivan Stapleton (1977). After him are Damon Herriman (1970), Greg Norman (1955), Gina Rinehart (1954), Iggy Azalea (1990), Matthew Bingley (1971), and Joyce King (1920).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia

Among racing drivers born in Australia, Paul Hawkins ranks 12Before him are Tim Schenken (1943), Casey Stoner (1985), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Frank Gardner (1931), Vern Schuppan (1943), and Paul England (1929). After him are David Walker (1941), Troy Bayliss (1969), Scott Dixon (1980), Warwick Brown (1949), Larry Perkins (1950), and Chris Vermeulen (1982).