RACING DRIVER

Phil Read

1939 - 2022

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Phillip William Read, (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1961 to 1976. Read is notable for being the first competitor to win world championships in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Read has received more than 312,503 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Phil Read is the 203rd most popular racing driver (up from 216th in 2019), the 2,357th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,563rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Phil Read ranks 203 out of 1,080. Before him are Roy Salvadori, Luigi Taveri, Guy Edwards, Marc Surer, Fabrizio Meoni, and Silvio Moser. After him are Ignazio Giunti, Derek Warwick, Kenny Roberts, Andrea de Adamich, Pedro de la Rosa, and Harry Schell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Phil Read ranks 240. Before him are Charles Geschke, Heinrich Messner, Sandro Salvadore, Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Igor Chislenko, and Marek Janowski. After him are Veniamin Soldatenko, Michael Gazzaniga, Yury Glazkov, Vladimir Ivashov, John Pilger, and Charles Jencks. Among people deceased in 2022, Phil Read ranks 216. Before him are Pharoah Sanders, Milutin Šoškić, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, George Crumb, Joe E. Tata, and Hilary Mantel. After him are Olga Szabó-Orbán, Olavo de Carvalho, Sven-Bertil Taube, Jüri Tarmak, Nino Cerruti, and Zofia Posmysz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Read ranks 2,357 out of 8,785. Before him are Frances Burney (1752), Snowy White (1948), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (1458), Alex Higgins (1949), and John Owen (1616). After him are John Michell (1724), Derek Warwick (1954), Trevor Francis (1954), Abraham Darby I (1678), Kevin Ayers (1944), and Tony Cragg (1949).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Phil Read ranks 31. Before him are Bob Anderson (1931), Tony Brooks (1932), Jackie Oliver (1942), Martin Donnelly (1964), Roy Salvadori (1922), and Guy Edwards (1942). After him are Derek Warwick (1954), Richard Robarts (1944), Divina Galica (1944), Bill Ivy (1942), Joey Dunlop (1952), and Tony Brise (1952).

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