RACING DRIVER

Troy Ruttman

1930 - 1997

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Troy Lynn Ruttman (March 11, 1930 – May 19, 1997) was an American racing driver. He is best known for winning the 1952 Indianapolis 500 - at the age of 22 years and 80 days, Ruttman remains the youngest ever winner of the event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Troy Ruttman has received more than 119,807 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Troy Ruttman is the 730th most popular racing driver (down from 711th in 2019), the 11,770th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,508th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Troy Ruttman ranks 730 out of 1,080. Before her are Shinji Nakano, André Milhoux, Mathias Lauda, Giedo van der Garde, Jimmie Johnson, and Michael Park. After her are Thierry Neuville, Nigel Stepney, Les Leston, Yuki Tsunoda, André Lotterer, and Perry McCarthy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Troy Ruttman ranks 590. Before her are Yuriy Tyukalov, Ronald Stretton, Mike Gravel, Luki Botha, Elaine Stewart, and John Landy. After her are Barry Unsworth, Muhal Richard Abrams, Robert Detweiler, Colin McDonald, Braulio Musso, and Earl Hooker. Among people deceased in 1997, Troy Ruttman ranks 311. Before her are Mario Velarde, Božena Srncová, Yevgeni Mayorov, Jimmy Witherspoon, P. H. Newby, and Jimmy Rogers. After her are Judith Merril, Sally Blane, William Alland, Francis Johnson, Fyodor Simashev, and Chuck Arnold.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Troy Ruttman ranks 11,770 out of 20,380. Before her are Laraine Newman (1952), Ben Moody (1981), William Boyd (1895), Titian Peale (1799), Buck Owens (1929), and Charles Foster (1828). After her are Robert Treat Paine (1731), Preston Foster (1900), Dr. Demento (1941), Ashley Johnson (1983), Steve Clark (1943), and Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Troy Ruttman ranks 68. Before her are Hap Sharp (1928), Mauri Rose (1906), Robert O'Brien (1908), Johnny Thomson (1922), Kitty O'Neil (1946), and Jimmie Johnson (1975). After her are Chuck Daigh (1923), Bobby Ball (1925), Walt Faulkner (1918), Walt Hansgen (1919), John Fitch (1917), and Paul Russo (1914).

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