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Ben Pon

1936 - 2019

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Bernardus Marinus "Ben" Pon (9 December 1936 – 30 September 2019) was a Dutch vintner and Olympian and motor racing driver. He competed in one Formula One race, the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix, but had a far longer career in sports car racing, before turning his back on the track to concentrate on the wine trade. He also represented the Netherlands in clay pigeon shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing 31st in the skeet event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Pon is the 365th most popular racing driver (up from 489th in 2019), the 733rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 866th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ben Pon ranks 365 out of 1,080. Before him are Clemente Biondetti, Clemar Bucci, Derek Bell, Carlos Menditeguy, Jean-Pierre Wimille, and Eddie Cheever. After him are Howden Ganley, Gino Bianco, Freddie Spencer, Manny Ayulo, Harri Rovanperä, and Jorge Lorenzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ben Pon ranks 375. Before him are Teatao Teannaki, C. Gordon Fullerton, Erich Hof, Med Hondo, Abraham Lempel, and Anthony Olubunmi Okogie. After him are Nh. Dini, Anatoly Mikhaylov, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Guillermo Escalada, Míriam Colón, and Carlos Blixen. Among people deceased in 2019, Ben Pon ranks 339. Before him are Med Hondo, Harley Race, François Weyergans, Dinko Dermendzhiev, Mitsuhisa Taguchi, and Yvette Williams. After him are Kurt Armbruster, Günter Kunert, Antal Bolvári, Ellen Schwiers, Klara Guseva, and Shriram Lagoo.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ben Pon ranks 733 out of 1,646. Before him are John Bosman (1965), Jasper Cillessen (1989), Hendrik Timmer (1904), Pieter de Grebber (1600), Marleen Gorris (1948), and Anna Enquist (1945). After him are Denzel Dumfries (1996), André Hazes (1951), Michel de Klerk (1884), Edo de Waart (1941), Jan Heemskerk (1818), and Henri Frankfort (1897).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Netherlands

Among racing drivers born in Netherlands, Ben Pon ranks 5. Before him are Jos Verstappen (1972), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), Gijs van Lennep (1942), and Jan Lammers (1956). After him are Huub Rothengatter (1954), Eppie Wietzes (1938), Jan Flinterman (1919), Michael Bleekemolen (1949), Christijan Albers (1979), Roelof Wunderink (1948), and Dries van der Lof (1919).

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