RACING DRIVER

Arthur Owen

1915 - 2002

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Arthur William Owen (23 March 1915 in Lambeth, London – 27 April 2002 in Vilamoura, Portugal) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, driving a privately entered 2.2-litre Cooper. He crashed on the first lap of the race at the South Corner, due to brake failure. He retired with suspension damage and scored no championship points. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Owen is the 254th most popular racing driver (up from 847th in 2019), the 2,986th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,273rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Arthur Owen ranks 254 out of 1,080. Before him are Jean Lucas, Harry Schell, Alex Soler-Roig, Philippe Alliot, Sergio Pérez, and Tim Schenken. After him are Robert Manzon, Martin Donnelly, Bruno Ruffo, Carlo Ubbiali, Rudi Fischer, and Jim Rathmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Arthur Owen ranks 148. Before him are Argemiro, Aldo Boffi, Edmond Leburton, John Tukey, Antonio Innocenti, and Karl Leisner. After him are Günther Schwägermann, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Harry Edison, Nikos Beloyannis, Tapio Rautavaara, and John Profumo. Among people deceased in 2002, Arthur Owen ranks 170. Before him are Louis-Marie Billé, Sune Andersson, Reginald Rose, Francisco Coloane, Ray Brown, and Stafford Beer. After him are Morihiro Saito, Gabrielle Wittkop, Tinus Osendarp, R. M. Hare, Sanya Dharmasakti, and Frances Ames.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Owen ranks 2,987 out of 8,785. Before him are John Ford (1586), Matthew Garber (1956), Basil Bernstein (1924), Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850), Alexander Bain (1810), and Richard Armitage (1971). After him are Anna Kingsford (1846), Felicity Jones (1983), David C. Jewitt (1958), Ruth Wilson (1982), Dora Boothby (1881), and Jack Taylor (1930).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Arthur Owen ranks 41. Before him are Jackie Oliver (1942), Alan Rees (1938), Phil Read (1939), Alexander Albon (1996), Bob Anderson (1931), and Tony Brise (1952). After him are Martin Donnelly (1964), Peter Gethin (1940), John Taylor (1933), Bill Ivy (1942), Brian Hart (1936), and Joey Dunlop (1952).

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