RACING DRIVER

Sam Hanks

1914 - 1994

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Samuel Dwight Hanks (July 13, 1914 – June 27, 1994) was an American racing driver who won the 1957 Indianapolis 500. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Hanks has received more than 82,274 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sam Hanks is the 667th most popular racing driver (down from 617th in 2019), the 11,016th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,946th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Sam Hanks ranks 667 out of 1,080. Before him are Jack McGrath, Colin Davis, Graham McRae, Gastón Mazzacane, Warwick Brown, and George Russell. After him are Domenico Schiattarella, Rudolf Schoeller, Renato Pirocchi, Gregor Foitek, Bob Sweikert, and Art Cross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Sam Hanks ranks 388. Before him are Robert Herman, Jack Medica, Lillian Randolph, Donald A. Wollheim, Hendrik Isemborghs, and Julie Bishop. After him are Jale İnan, Hillary Brooke, Forrest Towns, Ernest Tubb, Werner Meyer, and Clayton Moore. Among people deceased in 1994, Sam Hanks ranks 336. Before him are Duncan Hamilton, Martha Raye, Lassi Parkkinen, Serge Blusson, Noah Beery Jr., and John Curry. After him are Roberto Balado, Eduard Kozynkevych, Willi Eichhorn, Esther Ralston, Ezra Taft Benson, and Charles Drake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Hanks ranks 11,016 out of 20,380. Before him are David Eigenberg (1964), Studs Terkel (1912), Julie Bishop (1914), Dick Richards (1936), Wayne Thiebaud (1920), and Robert Mercer (1946). After him are Jack Jones (1938), Susan Anton (null), Leonidas Polk (1806), James L. Jones (1943), Elliott Nugent (1896), and Clifford Jordan (1931).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Sam Hanks ranks 54. Before him are Keith Andrews (1920), Rob Schroeder (1926), Bobby Rahal (1953), Jimmy Bryan (1926), George Follmer (1934), and Jack McGrath (1919). After him are Bob Sweikert (1926), Art Cross (1918), Pat O'Connor (1928), Frank Armi (1918), Pat Flaherty (1926), and Colin Edwards (1974).

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