RACING DRIVER

Edgar Barth

1917 - 1965

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Wilfried Edgar Barth (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlfriːt ˈɛt.ɡaːɐ̯ baʁt]; 26 January 1917 – 20 May 1965) was a German racing driver who competed under the East German flag in Formula One in 1953, and as a West German between 1957 and 1964, taking part in five Grands Prix in all. He also competed in sports car racing, winning the 1959 Targa Florio with Wolfgang Seidel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Barth is the 371st most popular racing driver (up from 381st in 2019), the 4,650th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,633rd in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Edgar Barth ranks 371 out of 1,080. Before him are Howden Ganley, Gino Bianco, Freddie Spencer, Manny Ayulo, Harri Rovanperä, and Jorge Lorenzo. After him are Leslie Marr, Jo Gartner, Jonathan Williams, Dick Gibson, Giovanna Amati, and Sito Pons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Edgar Barth ranks 253. Before him are Melville Shavelson, Charles Sibley, Gösta Andersson, Mikhail Devyataev, Kriangsak Chamanan, and Gottfried Honegger. After him are Joseph Wresinski, Nils Karlsson, Amelia Piccinini, Marcel Hansenne, Robert Lowell, and Albert Mol. Among people deceased in 1965, Edgar Barth ranks 154. Before him are Ethel Thomson Larcombe, John Miller, František Langer, Eleanor Farjeon, Urho Castrén, and Pietro Bianchi. After him are Eetje Sol, Renzo Minoli, Tommaso Lequio di Assaba, Alan Freed, Jeanette MacDonald, and Mae Murray.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Edgar Barth ranks 4,653 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich L. Bauer (1924), Otto Witte (1872), Wolfgang Koeppen (1906), Günther Beckstein (1943), Marcus Goldman (1821), and Felix Graf von Bothmer (1852). After him are Maria Sander (1924), Vadim Glowna (1941), Reiner Knizia (1957), Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (1834), Ludwig Stubbendorf (1906), and Reiner Schöne (1942).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Edgar Barth ranks 28. Before him are Jutta Kleinschmidt (1962), Nelson Piquet Jr. (1985), Kurt Adolff (1921), Kurt Ahrens Jr. (1940), Paul Pietsch (1911), and Adrian Sutil (1983). After him are Klaus Ludwig (1949), Michael May (1934), Hubert Hahne (1935), Ian Ashley (1947), Bernd Schneider (1964), and Hermann Paul Müller (1909).

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