RACING DRIVER

Peter Walker

1912 - 1984

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Peter Douglas Conyers Walker (7 October 1912 – 1 March 1984) was an English racing driver. He was born in Huby, Yorkshire and died in Newtown, Worcestershire. He proved a strong driver in most disciplines, but was most adept in sports cars, winning the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and the Goodwood Nine-Hours in 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Walker has received more than 42,693 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Peter Walker is the 264th most popular racing driver (down from 251st in 2019), the 2,891st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,829th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 50.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Walker ranks 264 out of 1,080. Before him are Paul Pietsch, Charles de Tornaco, Giulio Cabianca, Johnny Claes, Jenson Button, and Nicola Larini. After him are George Constantine, David Murray, Tim Schenken, Valtteri Bottas, André Simon, and Mick Doohan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Peter Walker ranks 220. Before him are Carlos Guastavino, George Devol, Agnes Martin, Otto Siffling, Émile Allais, and Heikki A. Alikoski. After him are Leonardo Cilaurren, Julián Berrendero, Saadat Hasan Manto, Niginho, Yusuf Lule, and Renato Rascel. Among people deceased in 1984, Peter Walker ranks 154. Before him are Vincent J. McMahon, Sven Jonasson, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Grete Hermann, Joan Lindsay, and Marcel Moyse. After him are Fulvio Bernardini, Claude Chevalley, Luke Kelly, Kurt Martti Wallenius, Niyazi, and Kenneth Arnold.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Walker ranks 2,891 out of 8,785. Before him are Anita Brookner (1928), Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), Eduardo Paolozzi (1924), William Burnside (1852), Matthew Macfadyen (1974), and Julia McKenzie (1941). After him are Ronald Fairbairn (1889), Josephine Butler (1828), Nicholas Hilliard (1547), Beatrice Tinsley (1941), Edward Arthur Milne (1896), and Maurice Evans (1901).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Peter Walker ranks 42. Before him are Joey Dunlop (1952), Tony Brise (1952), John Taylor (1933), Joe Fry (1915), Johnny Claes (1916), and Jenson Button (1980). After him are David Murray (1909), Derek Bell (1941), Brian Hart (1936), Alan Brown (1919), Geoff Duke (1923), and Johnny Herbert (1964).

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