RACING DRIVER

Bill Aston

1900 - 1974

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William Simpson Aston (29 March 1900 – 4 March 1974) was a British racing driver who participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, in 1952 when the championship was run to Formula Two rules, for his own team Aston Butterworth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Aston is the 737th most popular racing driver (up from 820th in 2019), the 5,773rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,086th in 2019) and the 130th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Bill Aston ranks 737 out of 1,080. Before him are Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Frank Armi, Markus Winkelhock, Stephen South, Archie Scott Brown, and Troy Ruttman. After him are Troy Bayliss, Trevor Blokdyk, Tarso Marques, Perry McCarthy, Pat O'Connor, and Giedo van der Garde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Bill Aston ranks 329. Before him are Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, Renata Viganò, Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Edna Best, Andy Auld, and Aristidis Akratopoulos. After him are Ruth Clifford, Taffy Abel, Alan Bush, Charles Farrell, Albert Hackett, and Ian Hunter. Among people deceased in 1974, Bill Aston ranks 252. Before him are Clive Brook, Ralph Bishop, Maureen Gardner, Karen Silkwood, Edna Best, and Margaret Morse Nice. After him are Harry Carney, Ilona Massey, Tina Brooks, Mary Forbes, Vlasta Děkanová, and Gabriel Thorstensen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Aston ranks 5,775 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve-O (1974), Guy Fletcher (1960), Guy Berryman (1978), Alex James (1901), Susie Wolff (1982), and Sophia Myles (1980). After him are Edward Charles Titchmarsh (1899), Brian Friel (1929), Eddie Howe (1977), Alexander Wood (1907), Adam Lallana (1988), and Tom Watson (1859).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Bill Aston ranks 130. Before him are Horace Gould (1921), Jack Fairman (1913), Peter Westbury (1938), Ralph Firman (1975), Stephen South (1952), and Archie Scott Brown (1927). After him are Perry McCarthy (1961), Jackie Lewis (1936), Peter Ashdown (1934), Justin Wilson (1978), Nigel Stepney (1958), and Gary Brabham (1961).

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