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RACING DRIVER

William Ferguson

1940 - 2007

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William "Willie" Ferguson (6 March 1940, Johannesburg – 19 May 2007, Durban) was a racing driver from South Africa. He entered the 1972 South African Grand Prix with local outfit Team Gunston, running a Brabham BT33, but could not start the race due to a blown engine in practice. He was also pencilled in to drive a Surtees TS9 for the same team, but that car was eventually raced by John Love. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Ferguson has received more than 16,456 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Ferguson is the 781st most popular racing driver, the 214th most popular biography from South Africa and the 15th most popular South African Racing Driver.

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  • 37.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, William Ferguson ranks 781 out of 888. Before him are Sergey Sirotkin, Allan Simonsen, José María López, Warwick Brown, Franck Lagorce, and George Eaton. After him are Kazuto Sakata, Gus Hutchison, Pascal Wehrlein, Charles Pic, Henning Solberg, and Álvaro Bautista.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, William Ferguson ranks 529. Before him are James Burrows, Brian Labone, Terry McDermott, Bob Knight, Penelope Coelen, and Maxine Hong Kingston. After him are Robert Pinsky, Mike Troy, Barney Frank, Jim Clyburn, Roger K. Crouch, and Cynthia Weil. Among people deceased in 2007, William Ferguson ranks 359. Before him are Tony Wilson, Jack Valenti, John Compton, Richard Jeni, Hughie Thomasson, and Satymkul Dzhumanazarov. After him are Natasja Saad, Ian Porterfield, Craig L. Thomas, Moira Lister, Seung-Hui Cho, and Laurie Bartram.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, William Ferguson ranks 214 out of 374. Before him are J. L. B. Smith (1897), Mark González (1984), David Bateson (1960), Amanda Coetzer (1971), Musetta Vander (1963), and Wayne Ferreira (1971). After him are Robert Sobukwe (1924), Tosca Musk (1974), Brenda Fassie (1964), Moira Lister (1923), Kumi Naidoo (1965), and Sasha Pieterse (1996).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, William Ferguson ranks 15. Before him are Desiré Wilson (1953), Neville Lederle (1938), Ernie Pieterse (1938), Luki Botha (1930), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), and Guy Tunmer (1948). After him are Basil van Rooyen (1939) and Brad Binder (1995).

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