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David Kennedy

1953 - Today

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David Paul Kennedy (born 15 January 1953) is a former racing driver from the Republic of Ireland. He was one of his country's first Grand Prix drivers, and is widely seen as having helped pioneer the Irish move into international racing. Kennedy has been a prominent driver manager, a popular Formula One TV analyst, a shareholder with championship-winning single seater race teams and a board member at Ireland's Mondello Park Race Circuit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Kennedy is the 537th most popular racing driver (up from 883rd in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 419th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, David Kennedy ranks 537 out of 1,080Before him are Joachim Winkelhock, Arthur Legat, Toni Ulmen, John Nicholson, Esteban Ocon, and Tony Maggs. After him are Christijan Albers, Oswald Karch, Yuji Ide, Roberto Bussinello, Josef Peters, and Doug Serrurier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, David Kennedy ranks 425Before him are Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, Bernd Dürnberger, František Štambachr, Enzo Trossero, Dominique Bona, and Roberto Mouzo. After him are David Buss, Hana Laszlo, Brigitte Zypries, Constantin Alexandru, Caspar Memering, and Dražen Mužinić.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, David Kennedy ranks 280 out of 549Before him are Nahum Tate (1652), John O'Shea (1981), Cathal Brugha (1874), Jacksepticeye (1990), Pat O'Callaghan (1906), and Stuart Townsend (1972). After him are Tim O'Reilly (1954), Stephen Hunt (1981), Milo O'Shea (1926), Mabel Cahill (1863), Eoin O'Duffy (1890), and Nora Barnacle (1884).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Ireland

Among racing drivers born in Ireland, David Kennedy ranks 3Before him are Joe Kelly (1913), and Brian Shawe-Taylor (1915). After him are Duncan Hamilton (1920), Derek Daly (1953), Tommy Byrne (1958), and Craig Breen (1990).