1939 - 2022
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 283,194 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Phil Read is the 216th most popular racing driver (down from 171st in 2019), the 2,569th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,240th in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Phil Read ranks 216 out of 888. Before him are Marc Surer, Jackie Oliver, Umberto Maglioli, Leo Kinnunen, Kurt Adolff, and Emilio de Villota. After him are Lee Wallard, Bertrand Gachot, Philippe Alliot, Kent Andersson, Harry Schell, and Giulio Cabianca.
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 210
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 211
1928 - 1999
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 212
1943 - 2017
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 213
1921 - 2012
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 214
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 215
1939 - 2022
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 216
1910 - 1963
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 217
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 218
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 219
1942 - 2006
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 220
1921 - 1960
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 221
1923 - 1961
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 222
Among people born in 1939, Phil Read ranks 250. Before him are Tetsuya Chiba, Yuri Bezmenov, Arik Einstein, Breyten Breytenbach, Zenon Grocholewski, and Harry Reid. After him are Valery Voronin, Fahrudin Jusufi, Ivar Jacobson, Chögyam Trungpa, Sandro Salvadore, and Igor Chislenko. Among people deceased in 2022, Phil Read ranks 215. Before him are William Klein, Milutin Šoškić, Herman Van Springel, Kazuki Takahashi, Estelle Harris, and Ivanka Khristova. After him are Gianni Celati, Mary Alice, Nikolai Manoshin, Lando Buzzanca, Nick Bollettieri, and Piet Schrijvers.
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 244
1939 - 1993
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 245
1939 - 2013
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 246
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 247
1939 - 2020
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 248
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 249
1939 - 2022
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 250
1939 - 1984
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 251
1939 - 2019
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 252
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 253
1939 - 1987
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 254
1939 - 2007
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 255
1939 - 1994
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 256
1928 - 2022
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 209
1937 - 2022
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 210
1943 - 2022
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 211
1961 - 2022
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 212
1928 - 2022
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 213
1941 - 2022
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 214
1939 - 2022
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 215
1937 - 2022
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 216
1941 - 2022
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 217
1938 - 2022
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 218
1935 - 2022
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 219
1931 - 2022
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 220
1946 - 2022
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 221
Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Read ranks 2,569 out of 7,765. Before him are Sydney Chapman (1888), Rachel Roberts (1927), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867), Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841), Richard Addinsell (1904), and Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880). After him are Alan Lee (1947), Sam Allardyce (1954), Mark Lindsay Chapman (1954), Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (1301), Francis de Laporte de Castelnau (1810), and Thomas Fairfax (1612).
1888 - 1970
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 2,563
1927 - 1980
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 2,564
1867 - 1900
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 2,565
1841 - 1917
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 2,566
1904 - 1977
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 2,567
1880 - 1959
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 2,568
1939 - 2022
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 2,569
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 2,570
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 2,571
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 2,572
1301 - 1330
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 2,573
1810 - 1880
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 2,574
1612 - 1671
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 2,575
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Phil Read ranks 36. Before him are Gerry Ashmore (1936), Bob Anderson (1931), Bill Ivy (1942), Tony Brise (1952), Peter Gethin (1940), and Jackie Oliver (1942). After him are Geoff Duke (1923), Johnny Herbert (1964), Peter Walker (1912), John Taylor (1933), Derek Warwick (1954), and Divina Galica (1944).
1936 - 2021
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 30
1931 - 1967
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 31
1942 - 1969
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 32
1952 - 1975
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 33
1940 - 2011
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 34
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 35
1939 - 2022
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 36
1923 - 2015
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 37
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 38
1912 - 1984
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 39
1933 - 1966
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 40
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 41
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 42