1971 - 2005
Richard Alexander Burns (17 January 1971 – 25 November 2005) was an English rally driver who won the 2001 World Rally Championship, having previously finished runner-up in the series in 1999 and 2000. He also helped Mitsubishi to the world manufacturers' title in 1998, and Peugeot in 2002. His co-driver in his whole career was Robert Reid. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Burns has received more than 703,373 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Richard Burns is the 388th most popular racing driver (down from 375th in 2019), the 3,720th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,579th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Richard Burns ranks 388 out of 888. Before him are Cesare Perdisa, Michel Leclère, Sébastien Bourdais, Pastor Maldonado, Giorgio Bassi, and Alain de Changy. After him are Carlos Menditeguy, Pierre Gasly, Johnnie Parsons, John Nicholson, Edgar Barth, and Harri Rovanperä.
1932 - 1998
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 382
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 383
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 384
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 385
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 386
1922 - 1994
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 387
1971 - 2005
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 388
1914 - 1973
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 389
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 390
1918 - 1984
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 391
1941 - 2017
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 392
1917 - 1965
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 393
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 394
Among people born in 1971, Richard Burns ranks 174. Before him are Go Hyun-jung, Daniel Powter, Duncan Jones, Jonny Greenwood, Gary Barlow, and Francisco Arce. After him are Karin Slaughter, Song Il-gook, Bohuslav Sobotka, Edílson, Mark Henry, and Lior Raz. Among people deceased in 2005, Richard Burns ranks 238. Before him are Jocelyn Brando, Natalya Gundareva, Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, Jerzy Pawłowski, Ernest Lehman, and Maurice Lafont. After him are Thadée Cisowski, César Lattes, Viktor Kapitonov, José Azcona del Hoyo, Bruno Manser, and Annemarie Heinrich.
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 168
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 169
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 170
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 171
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 172
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 173
1971 - 2005
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 174
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 175
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 176
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 177
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 178
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 179
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 180
1919 - 2005
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 232
1948 - 2005
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 233
1925 - 2005
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 234
1932 - 2005
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 235
1915 - 2005
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 236
1927 - 2005
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 237
1971 - 2005
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 238
1927 - 2005
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 239
1924 - 2005
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 240
1933 - 2005
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 241
1927 - 2005
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 242
1954 - 2005
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 243
1912 - 2005
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 244
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Burns ranks 3,720 out of 7,765. Before him are Euphemia de Ross (1333), Mary Garden (1874), Edward Pigott (1753), Vivian Fuchs (1908), Margery Kempe (1373), and Roger Hargreaves (1935). After him are George Edwards (1694), Sam Smith (1992), Joe Hart (1987), Kate Atkinson (1951), Henry Edward Manning (1808), and Æthelwold of Winchester (900).
1333 - 1386
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 3,714
1874 - 1967
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 3,715
1753 - 1825
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 3,716
1908 - 1999
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 3,717
1373 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 3,718
1935 - 1988
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 3,719
1971 - 2005
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 3,720
1694 - 1773
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 3,721
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 3,722
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 3,723
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 3,724
1808 - 1892
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 3,725
900 - 984
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 3,726
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Richard Burns ranks 68. Before him are Chris Craft (1939), Peter Whitehead (1914), Eric Thompson (1919), John Miles (1943), Innes Ireland (1930), and Alan Brown (1919). After him are Ivor Bueb (1923), Richard Attwood (1940), Donald Campbell (1921), Peter Arundell (1933), Brian Henton (1946), and Jimmy Stewart (1931).
1939 - 2021
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 62
1914 - 1958
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 63
1919 - 2015
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 64
1943 - 2018
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 65
1930 - 1993
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 66
1919 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 67
1971 - 2005
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 68
1923 - 1959
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 69
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 70
1921 - 1967
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 71
1933 - 2009
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 72
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 73
1931 - 2008
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 74