RACING DRIVER

Donald Campbell

1921 - 1967

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Donald Malcolm Campbell, (23 March 1921 – 4 January 1967) was a British speed record breaker who broke eight absolute world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s. He remains the only person to set both world land and water speed records in the same year (1964). He died during a water speed record attempt at Coniston Water in the Lake District, England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Campbell is the 601st most popular racing driver (up from 645th in 2019), the 5,083rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,176th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Donald Campbell ranks 601 out of 1,080. Before him are Rudolf Krause, Frank Gardner, Cuth Harrison, Jack Doohan, Sam Tingle, and Tony Rolt. After him are Roelof Wunderink, Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, Bob Gerard, Volker Weidler, Vitaly Petrov, and Fabrizio Barbazza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Donald Campbell ranks 414. Before him are Kurt Marti, Cliff Barker, Mamie Till, John Pritchard, Farley Mowat, and Sam Tingle. After him are Walter Mirisch, Karel Husa, Ron Greenwood, Ian Raby, Nelson Riddle, and Günther Bechem. Among people deceased in 1967, Donald Campbell ranks 260. Before him are Edward Givens, Simo Puupponen, Oliverio Girondo, Vladimir Sukachev, Alice Lake, and Jobyna Ralston. After him are Frederick E. Morgan, Willard Rice, Sigurd Moen, George E. Stone, Ian Raby, and Lewis H. Brereton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Donald Campbell ranks 5,085 out of 8,785. Before him are Julian Symons (1912), Jermain Defoe (1982), William Beechey (1753), Tony Rolt (1918), Ethel Muckelt (1885), and Moira Shearer (1926). After him are Peter Wright (1970), Eileen Hiscock (1909), Colin Clarke (1962), Jaime Murray (1976), Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), and Thomas Ravenscroft (1592).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Donald Campbell ranks 103. Before him are Kenneth McAlpine (1920), George Russell (1998), John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958), Cuth Harrison (1906), Sam Tingle (1921), and Tony Rolt (1918). After him are Bob Gerard (1914), Rupert Keegan (1955), Ian Burgess (1930), Ian Raby (1921), Tom Bridger (1934), and David Hampshire (1917).

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