RACING DRIVER

Peter Ryan

1940 - 1962

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Peter Barry Ryan (10 June 1940 – 2 July 1962) was an American-born Canadian racecar driver from Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. He had a short Formula One career. He participated in one Grand Prix, the 1961 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, finishing ninth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Ryan has received more than 9,539 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Ryan is the 798th most popular racing driver (down from 613th in 2019), the 12,991st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,869th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.5k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Ryan ranks 798 out of 1,080. Before him are Robin Widdows, Freddy Loix, Tiff Needell, Michael Bartels, Roberta Cowell, and Chuck Arnold. After him are Paul Emery, Peter Broeker, Timmy Mayer, Lucas di Grassi, Jean-Éric Vergne, and Norberto Fontana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Peter Ryan ranks 592. Before him are Tommy Troelsen, Chet Walker, Tony Bill, Penelope Coelen, György Sarlós, and Igor Romishevsky. After him are Ghulam Ali, Warren Cole, Stanley Hauerwas, Don LaFontaine, Madam Auring, and Padma Sachdev. Among people deceased in 1962, Peter Ryan ranks 226. Before him are Ludwig Bemelmans, Hoot Gibson, Josiah McCracken, Paul Boffa, Luis Alberni, and James Wordie. After him are Louise Beavers, Roy Atwell, Albert William Herre, Frank Lovejoy, Victor Moore, and George Poage.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Ryan ranks 12,991 out of 20,380. Before him are Brittany Snow (1986), Shiri Appleby (1978), Robert Edeson (1868), Tom Verica (1964), Chuck Arnold (1926), and Cytherea (1981). After him are Philip Carey (1925), Arthur Goldberg (1908), Cindy Blackman Santana (1959), Kiersten Warren (1965), Ernest Gruening (1887), and Maya Hawke (1998).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Peter Ryan ranks 79. Before him are John Fitch (1917), Paul Russo (1914), Jeff Gordon (1971), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), Don Edmunds (1930), and Chuck Arnold (1926). After him are Timmy Mayer (1938), Pete Lovely (1926), Hurley Haywood (1948), Don Branson (1920), Fred Wacker (1918), and Gus Hutchison (1937).

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