RACING DRIVER

Al Unser

1939 - 2021

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Alfred Unser (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987), the fourth of six to have won the race in consecutive years, and the winner of the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times. He was the only person to have both a sibling (Bobby) and child (Al Jr.) as fellow Indy 500 winners. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Unser is the 581st most popular racing driver (down from 510th in 2019), the 10,143rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,769th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Al Unser ranks 581 out of 1,080. Before him are Beppe Gabbiani, Lamberto Leoni, Gino Munaron, Kenneth Eriksson, Ernesto Prinoth, and Olivier Beretta. After him are Pascal Fabre, Robert O'Brien, Bob Bondurant, Ricardo Rosset, George Russell, and Ricardo Londoño.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Al Unser ranks 537. Before him are Jose Maria Sison, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Claude Piquemal, Wilhelm Bungert, Barbara Askins, and Bernie Casey. After him are Oscar Calics, Jan Mrvík, Ramaz Urushadze, András Szente, Erwin Teufel, and Svetlana Makarovič. Among people deceased in 2021, Al Unser ranks 558. Before him are Richard Rush, Raúl Rivero, Enrique Chazarreta, Willard Scott, Gregory Sierra, and Julie Strain. After him are Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Fredi, Bob Bondurant, Kalyan Singh, Momčilo Vukotić, and John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Unser ranks 10,145 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Fisher (1950), Jerry Jones (1942), Frank Buckles (1901), Minta Durfee (1889), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), and Chuck McKinley (1941). After him are Janis Ian (1951), Colton Ford (1962), Norman Thagard (1943), Michael Patrick King (1954), Jon Batiste (1986), and Harold Smith (1909).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Al Unser ranks 42. Before him are Fred Agabashian (1913), Walt Ader (1913), George Follmer (1934), Harry Blanchard (1929), A. J. Foyt (1935), and Danny Ongais (1942). After him are Robert O'Brien (1908), Bob Bondurant (1933), John Kocinski (1968), Kyle Larson (1992), Mike Fisher (1943), and Jim Hall (1935).

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