RACING DRIVER

Tony Bettenhausen

1916 - 1961

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Melvin Eugene "Tony" Bettenhausen (September 12, 1916 – May 12, 1961) was an American racing driver known primarily for his open-wheel career. He twice won the National Championship, doing so in 1951 and 1958. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Bettenhausen has received more than 171,165 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Tony Bettenhausen is the 788th most popular racing driver (down from 719th in 2019), the 12,879th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,600th in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 788 out of 1,080. Before him are Mike Wilds, Anthony Davidson, Nicolas Kiesa, Jeff Gordon, Keith Greene, and George Eaton. After him are Giorgio Pantano, Dirk Raudies, Don Edmunds, Robin Widdows, Freddy Loix, and Tiff Needell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 303. Before him are Óscar Cristi, Lucille Bliss, Forrest J Ackerman, Beverly Cleary, Richard Hofstadter, and William Alland. After him are Paul Emery, Mark Stevens, Nilufer Hanımsultan, Ruth R. Benerito, Irene Worth, and Stan Cullis. Among people deceased in 1961, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 206. Before him are George S. Kaufman, Arnstein Arneberg, Charles Erwin Wilson, George Formby, Maribel Vinson, and Tommy Gorman. After him are Albert Bogen, Marion Mahony Griffin, Gwen Lee, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Henry O'Neill, and Elsie Ferguson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 12,879 out of 20,380. Before him are Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937), Jason James Richter (1980), Polly Moran (1883), Walt Kelly (1913), Gucci Mane (1980), and Kevin Eastman (1962). After him are Judith Hoag (1968), George "Gabby" Hayes (1885), Mauricio Ochmann (1977), Mozhan Marnò (1980), Chet Walker (1940), and Barbara Britton (1920).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 76. Before him are Bobby Ball (1925), Walt Faulkner (1918), Walt Hansgen (1919), John Fitch (1917), Paul Russo (1914), and Jeff Gordon (1971). After him are Don Edmunds (1930), Chuck Arnold (1926), Peter Ryan (1940), Timmy Mayer (1938), Pete Lovely (1926), and Hurley Haywood (1948).

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