RACING DRIVER

Dave Mirra

1974 - 2016

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David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least one BMX medal at the event in all but one year from the competition's inception in 1995 until 2009. He also competed for several years with the Subaru Rally Team USA as a rallycross driver. Mirra rode for and was fully sponsored by Haro Bikes from the mid-1990s until he started his own bike company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Mirra is the 1,057th most popular racing driver (down from 983rd in 2024), the 18,547th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,340th in 2019) and the 110th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Dave Mirra ranks 1,055 out of 1,080. Before him are Lukáš Pešek, Andy Soucek, Pato O'Ward, and Simona de Silvestro. After him are Alex Hofmann, Luca Filippi, Robin Frijns, Marco Andretti, Urmo Aava, Sean Edwards, Romano Fenati, and Miguel Molina.

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Among people born in 1974, Dave Mirra ranks 1,170. Before him are Nadine Ernsting-Krienke, Evgeny Tarelkin, David Meca, Sergio Corino, Cadu, and Yelena Miroshina. After him are Seiichiro Okuno, Ismael Serrano, Iron & Wine, Hideyoshi Akita, Mohammed Sheliah, and Brigitte Foster-Hylton. Among people deceased in 2016, Dave Mirra ranks 636. Before him are Marek Svatoš, Santi Duangsawang, Omar Mateen, Dener, Oh Se-jong, and Lucas Gomes. After him are Antoine Demoitié, Stefan Henze, Leila Alaoui, Gwen Ifill, Phife Dawg, and Hande Kader.

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Dave Mirra ranks 110. Before him are Danica Patrick (1982), Chuck Stevenson (1919), Logan Sargeant (2000), Ben Spies (1984), Kevin Cogan (1956), and Jimmy Vasser (1965). After him are Marco Andretti (1987), John Andretti (1963), Tony Stewart (1971), Robby Gordon (1969), Ricky Carmichael (1979), and Ryan Hunter-Reay (1980).

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