RACING DRIVER

Peter Revson

1939 - 1974

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Peter Jeffrey Revlon Revson (February 27, 1939 – March 22, 1974) was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1964 and 1974. Revson won two Formula One Grands Prix across five seasons. Born and raised in New York, Revson was the nephew of Charles Revson and heir to cosmetics company Revlon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Revson has received more than 469,600 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Revson is the 237th most popular racing driver (down from 204th in 2019), the 4,728th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,334th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Revson ranks 237 out of 1,080. Before him are Carlo Maria Abate, Philippe Alliot, Hans Heyer, Mark Webber, Bill Ivy, and Gordon Murray. After him are Marcus Grönholm, Joey Dunlop, Ricardo Zunino, Jules Bianchi, Philippe Étancelin, and Gimax.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Peter Revson ranks 280. Before him are A. R. Penck, Zenon Grocholewski, Samih al-Qasim, Giorgio Ferrini, Claudette Colvin, and Robert Waseige. After him are Khin Nyunt, Oʻtkir Sultonov, José Emilio Pacheco, Samad Behrangi, Chögyam Trungpa, and Ernesto Castano. Among people deceased in 1974, Peter Revson ranks 136. Before him are Willem Marinus Dudok, Anna Q. Nilsson, Adolph Gottlieb, Holger Meins, Berdi Kerbabayev, and Margit Slachta. After him are Georgette Heyer, Egon Wellesz, Axel Cadier, Hertta Kuusinen, Carl Spaatz, and Karl Sesta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Revson ranks 4,728 out of 20,380. Before him are Claudette Colvin (1939), David Geffen (1943), Bill Goldberg (1966), John Singleton Copley (1738), IShowSpeed (2005), and Willie Garson (1964). After him are Alvan Clark (1804), Paula Patton (1975), Frederic Clements (1874), John Spencer (1946), Corey Taylor (1973), and Howard Stern (1954).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Peter Revson ranks 11. Before him are Richie Ginther (1930), Wayne Rainey (1960), Brett Lunger (1945), Kenny Roberts (1951), Lee Wallard (1910), and Rikky von Opel (1947). After him are Richard Petty (1937), Kevin Schwantz (1964), George Constantine (1918), Mark Donohue (1937), Manny Ayulo (1921), and Jerry Unser Jr. (1932).

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