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Damon Hill

1960 - Today

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Damon Graham Devereux Hill (born 17 September 1960) is an English former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1992 to 1999. Hill won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1996 with Williams, and won 22 Grands Prix across eight seasons. Born and raised in London, Hill is the son of two-time Formula One World Champion Graham Hill, and, along with Nico Rosberg, one of two sons of a Formula One World Champion to also win the title. He started racing on motorbikes in 1981, and after minor success moved on to single-seater racing cars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Damon Hill is the 43rd most popular racing driver (up from 59th in 2019), the 947th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 994th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Racing Driver.

Damon Hill is most famous for being the son of Graham Hill, who was a champion racing driver. He is also famous for winning the 1996 Formula One World Championship.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Damon Hill ranks 43 out of 1,080. Before him are Jochen Mass, Carlos Sainz, Jody Scheckter, François Cevert, Alfredo Ferrari, and Jean Todt. After him are Stirling Moss, Denny Hulme, Phil Hill, Riccardo Patrese, Rubens Barrichello, and René Arnoux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Damon Hill ranks 39. Before him are Ivan Lendl, Andreas Brehme, Brian Cowen, Kim Ki-duk, Eric Adams, and Hiroyuki Sanada. After him are BD Wong, Gustavo Petro, Jafar Panahi, Kelly LeBrock, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and David Duchovny.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Damon Hill ranks 947 out of 8,785. Before him are Ray Milland (1907), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), George Martin (1926), William Penn (1645), and Naomi Watts (1968). After him are G. I. Taylor (1886), Ken Hensley (1945), Stirling Moss (1929), H. H. Asquith (1852), William Bateson (1861), and Stephen Gray (1666).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Damon Hill ranks 10. Before him are Jackie Stewart (1939), Jim Clark (1936), Graham Hill (1929), Alfonso de Portago (1928), John Surtees (1934), and Mike Hawthorn (1929). After him are Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Tony Brooks (1932), Tom Pryce (1949), Mike Hailwood (1940), and Colin McRae (1968).

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