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David Hobbs

1939 - Today

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David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939) is a British former racing driver. He worked as a commentator from the mid 1970s for CBS until 1996, Speed from 1996 to 2012 and NBC from 2013 to 2017. In 1969 Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, a group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world. Hobbs was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. David Hobbs is the 694th most popular racing driver (up from 715th in 2024), the 5,571st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,496th in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, David Hobbs ranks 694 out of 1,080. Before him are Mikko Hirvonen, Tony Settember, Carlos Checa, Jean-Claude Rudaz, Liam Lawson, and Duncan Hamilton. After him are John Rhodes, Isack Hadjar, Ernst Klodwig, Lloyd Ruby, Les Leston, and Jimmy Bryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, David Hobbs ranks 589. Before him are Richard Zare, Carole Shelley, Viktor Shustikov, Marit Paulsen, Terry Paine, and Neil Sloane. After him are Sonny Fortune, Odd Børre, Brian Jacques, Cleve Moler, Nur Misuari, and José Cardona.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hobbs ranks 5,573 out of 8,785. Before him are Michaela Coel (1987), Tulisa (1988), Neil Sloane (1939), E. B. Ford (1901), Stuart Baird (1947), and Alan Pardew (1961). After him are Justin Fashanu (1961), Steve Rothery (1959), Peter Giles (1944), Gracie Fields (1898), John Rhodes (1927), and Lucy Gordon (1980).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, David Hobbs ranks 120. Before him are Keith Greene (1938), Henry Taylor (1932), Andy Sutcliffe (1947), Colin Davis (1933), Bruce Halford (1931), and Steve O'Rourke (1940). After him are John Rhodes (1927), Les Leston (1920), Dennis Poore (1916), Horace Gould (1921), Jack Fairman (1913), and Peter Westbury (1938).

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