RACING DRIVER

Bob Anderson

1931 - 1967

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Robert Hugh Fearon Anderson (19 May 1931 – 14 August 1967) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1958 to 1960 and in Formula One from 1963 to the 1967 seasons. He was also a two-time winner of the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland. Anderson was one of the last independent privateer drivers in Formula One before escalating costs made it impossible to compete without sponsorship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Anderson is the 238th most popular racing driver (down from 168th in 2019), the 2,840th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,149th in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Bob Anderson ranks 238 out of 1,080. Before him are Phil Read, Gordon Murray, Chico Serra, Alexander Albon, Marcus Grönholm, and Philippe Streiff. After him are Attilio Bettega, Dorino Serafini, Ricardo Zunino, JJ Lehto, Tony Brise, and Jack McGrath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Bob Anderson ranks 259. Before him are Hana Brady, David Wilkerson, David Cooper, Dino da Costa, Mickey Mantle, and Allen Klein. After him are Duško Gojković, Nílton de Sordi, Vance D. Brand, Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, Tab Hunter, and Yoji Yamada. Among people deceased in 1967, Bob Anderson ranks 159. Before him are Evelyn Nesbit, Fernando Paternoster, Samad Behrangi, Vlastimil Kopecký, Carl Schuricht, and Oskar Maria Graf. After him are Péter Tóth, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, William Christian Bullitt Jr., Constance Titus, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Alberto Bayo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bob Anderson ranks 2,841 out of 8,785. Before him are Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977), William Gregor (1761), Peter Thompson (1942), Richard Bremmer (1953), Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), and John Glen (1932). After him are Alan Lee (1947), Maurice Evans (1901), Benjamin Jones (1882), William Cowper (1731), Christine Keeler (1942), and Ruth Belville (1854).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Bob Anderson ranks 39. Before him are Jenson Button (1980), Leslie Johnson (1912), Jackie Oliver (1942), Alan Rees (1938), Phil Read (1939), and Alexander Albon (1996). After him are Tony Brise (1952), Arthur Owen (1915), Martin Donnelly (1964), Peter Gethin (1940), John Taylor (1933), and Bill Ivy (1942).

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