RACING DRIVER

Björn Waldegård

1943 - 2014

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Björn Waldegård (12 November 1943 – 29 August 2014) was a Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979. His Swedish nickname was "Walle". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Björn Waldegård is the 102nd most popular racing driver (down from 85th in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 265th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Björn Waldegård ranks 102 out of 1,080. Before him are Mike Hailwood, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Thierry Boutsen, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jo Schlesser, and Luigi Musso. After him are Andrea de Cesaris, Jarno Saarinen, Juha Kankkunen, Henri Toivonen, Max Verstappen, and Colin McRae.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Björn Waldegård ranks 178. Before him are Teruo Nimura, James Levine, David Soul, Lauren Hutton, Kurtwood Smith, and Ken Norton. After him are Christine McVie, David Morrell, Tadao Onishi, Louis E. Brus, Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Surayud Chulanont. Among people deceased in 2014, Björn Waldegård ranks 109. Before him are Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Riz Ortolani, Sabah, Elizabeth Peña, Johnny Winter, and Marina Ginestà. After him are Andrea de Cesaris, Igor Mitoraj, Jimmy Ellis, Malcolm Glazer, Chespirito, and Huber Matos.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Björn Waldegård ranks 290 out of 1,879. Before him are Gunnel Lindblom (1931), Mikkey Dee (1963), Johan Vilhelm Snellman (1806), Olof Björnsson (950), Magdalena Andersson (1967), and Harry Bild (1936). After him are Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (1979), John Ericsson (1803), Joey Tempest (1963), Per Brahe the Younger (1602), and Erik Acharius (1757).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Sweden

Among racing drivers born in Sweden, Björn Waldegård ranks 4. Before him are Keke Rosberg (1948), Ronnie Peterson (1944), and Jo Bonnier (1930). After him are Stig Blomqvist (1946), Stefan Johansson (1956), Reine Wisell (1941), Gunnar Nilsson (1948), Ove Andersson (1938), Conny Andersson (1939), Slim Borgudd (1946), and Kent Andersson (1942).

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