RACING DRIVER

Bill Ivy

1942 - 1969

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William David Ivy (27 August 1942 – 12 July 1969) was an English professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Maidstone, Kent. He died during practice for a race in East Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Ivy is the 283rd most popular racing driver (down from 236th in 2019), the 3,264th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,618th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Bill Ivy ranks 283 out of 1,080. Before him are Luca Badoer, Peter Gethin, Kurt Ahrens Jr., François Picard, Paco Godia, and John Taylor. After him are Aguri Suzuki, Paul England, Heikki Kovalainen, Giulio Cabianca, George Constantine, and Mark Donohue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bill Ivy ranks 380. Before him are Bo Hopkins, Hannelore Elsner, Valentin Lebedev, Galina Kulakova, János Farkas, and Gabriela Adameșteanu. After him are Pascal Lainé, Ramiro de León Carpio, Michael Eisner, Carlos Hathcock, Kent Andersson, and Wu Ma. Among people deceased in 1969, Bill Ivy ranks 149. Before him are Henri Decoin, Ernst Deutsch, William Gilmore, Leopold von Wiese, Georges Ronsse, and Leonardo Cilaurren. After him are Filipp Oktyabrsky, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Paul Chambers, Norman Manley, Kazimierz Sosnkowski, and Rafael Osuna.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Ivy ranks 3,265 out of 8,785. Before him are Nick Rhodes (1962), Anthony R. Hunter (1943), John Taylor (1933), Brian Connolly (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), and Leo G. Carroll (1886). After him are Sue Townsend (1946), Madeleine Carroll (1906), William Thoms (1803), Egon Pearson (1895), Adrian Paul (1959), and Maxim (1967).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Bill Ivy ranks 45. Before him are Bob Anderson (1931), Tony Brise (1952), Arthur Owen (1915), Martin Donnelly (1964), Peter Gethin (1940), and John Taylor (1933). After him are Brian Hart (1936), Joey Dunlop (1952), Peter Walker (1912), Johnny Claes (1916), David Murray (1909), and George Abecassis (1913).

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