RACING DRIVER

Camille Jenatzy

1868 - 1913

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Camille Jenatzy (1868, Schaerbeek – 8 December 1913, Habay la Neuve) was a Belgian race car driver. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier. He was nicknamed Le Diable Rouge ("The Red Devil") after the colour of his beard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Camille Jenatzy is the 201st most popular racing driver (down from 132nd in 2024), the 449th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 342nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Camille Jenatzy ranks 201 out of 1,080. Before him are Hans-Joachim Stuck, Toulo de Graffenried, Brian Naylor, Jenson Button, Timo Salonen, and Leslie Johnson. After him are Silvio Moser, Hermann Lang, Pat Flaherty, Alberto Colombo, Bruno Giacomelli, and Tom Kristensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Camille Jenatzy ranks 125. Before him are Georgy Voronoy, Théodore Steeg, Sophia Hayden, Wilhelm Stekel, Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, and Alois Musil. After him are Arthur Gore, Delfim Moreira, Emilie Snethlage, Cuno Amiet, Georges Lacombe, and Gilbert Walker. Among people deceased in 1913, Camille Jenatzy ranks 54. Before him are Hjalmar Johansen, Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, Mikoláš Aleš, Frederick Holman, Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, and Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani. After him are Kâmil Pasha, E. Pauline Johnson, Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, Ralph Rose, and Seth Carlo Chandler.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Camille Jenatzy ranks 449 out of 1,190. Before him are Oscar Dessomville (1876), Cornelis Schut (1597), Constant Permeke (1886), Joseph Lebeau (1794), André Vandewyer (1909), and Radja Nainggolan (1988). After him are Théo Lefèvre (1914), Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925), Edouard Van Beneden (1846), Alof de Wignacourt (1547), Joseph Poelaert (1817), and Jean Servais (1910).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Camille Jenatzy ranks 6. Before him are Jacky Ickx (1945), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Max Verstappen (1997), Willy Mairesse (1928), and Olivier Gendebien (1924). After him are Charles de Tornaco (1927), Patrick Nève (1949), Eric van de Poele (1961), Georges Berger (1918), Arthur Legat (1898), and Jacques Swaters (1926).

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