RACING DRIVER

Eric Brandon

1920 - 1982

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Eric Brandon (18 July 1920 in East Ham, Essex – 8 August 1982 in Gosport, Hampshire) was a motor racing driver and businessman. He was closely associated with the Cooper Car Company, and was instrumental in the early development of the company. When he and his boyhood friend John Cooper were released from military service after World War II they built two cars to the new National 500 cc (30.5 cu in) regulations. Brandon, whose family business was electrical goods, had access to BTH magnetos for the JAP engines, which Cooper's father Charlie then acquired. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Brandon is the 770th most popular racing driver (down from 658th in 2024), the 5,935th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,235th in 2019) and the 138th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Eric Brandon ranks 770 out of 1,080. Before him are Giorgio Pantano, Zak Brown, Justin Wilson, Nigel Stepney, Stoffel Vandoorne, and Gary Brabham. After him are Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Jaime Alguersuari, Michael Bartels, Franco Colapinto, John Riseley-Prichard, and Alan Rollinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Eric Brandon ranks 441. Before him are István Szívós, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Esther Rolle, Wayne Thiebaud, Bill Reid, and Dorothy Abbott. After him are Noel Neill, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Veerasamy Ringadoo, Barbara Britton, Walter Frederick Morrison, and Satish Dhawan. Among people deceased in 1982, Eric Brandon ranks 301. Before him are Rab Butler, Vivien Merchant, Theo Fitzau, Lester Bangs, Hugh Marlowe, and Paul Lynde. After him are Big Joe Williams, Hilda James, Arthur Lowe, Bernard Malivoire, Hans Conried, and Tom Tully.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Brandon ranks 5,942 out of 8,785. Before him are Lilian Bond (1908), Ian Brown (1963), Sandy Powell (1960), Peter Broadbent (1933), Julie Covington (1946), Gary Brabham (1961), Arnold Wolfendale (1927), Sarita Choudhury (1966), Tim Henman (1974), Rose Tremain (1943), and Michael Foale (1957). After him are Holmes Herbert (1882).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Eric Brandon ranks 138. Before him are Perry McCarthy (1961), Jackie Lewis (1936), Peter Ashdown (1934), Justin Wilson (1978), Nigel Stepney (1958), and Gary Brabham (1961). After him are John Riseley-Prichard (1924), Alan Rollinson (1943), Paul Emery (1916), Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915), Michael Park (1966), and Anthony Davidson (1979).

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