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Frank Williams

1942 - 2021

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Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams (16 April 1942 – 28 November 2021) was a British businessman, motorsport executive and racing driver. From 1977 to 2020, Williams served as co-founder, team principal and co-owner of Williams in Formula One, winning nine World Constructors' Championship titles between 1980 and 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Williams is the 42nd most popular businessperson (up from 184th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,253rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Businessperson.

Frank Williams is most famous for being the founder of the Williams Formula One team.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Frank Williams ranks 42 out of 847. Before him are Linda McMahon, Jules Rimet, Colonel Sanders, Muhammad Yunus, Bertha Benz, and Robert Kiyosaki. After him are Carlos Slim, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Philip Kotler, David Rockefeller, Melinda Gates, and Adolf Dassler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Frank Williams ranks 27. Before him are Scatman John, Brian Wilson, Ronnie James Dio, John Sulston, Leo Beenhakker, and Michael York. After him are Bill Nelson, Mohamed ElBaradei, Brian Jones, Ehud Barak, Javier Solana, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Among people deceased in 2021, Frank Williams ranks 14. Before him are Albert Bandura, Christopher Plummer, George Shultz, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Roh Tae-woo, and Mikis Theodorakis. After him are Aaron T. Beck, F. W. de Klerk, Paul J. Crutzen, Desmond Tutu, Raffaella Carrà, and Martinus J. G. Veltman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frank Williams ranks 352 out of 8,785. Before him are Millvina Dean (1912), Julie Andrews (1935), Stan Laurel (1890), Lady Godiva (990), Syd Barrett (1946), and Vivienne Westwood (1941). After him are John Edward Gray (1800), Edward Gibbon (1737), Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803), George Michael (1963), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792), and Jimmy Page (1944).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Frank Williams ranks 2. Before him are Cecil Rhodes (1853). After him are Andrew Carnegie (1835), Richard Branson (1950), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Ron Dennis (1947), Stanley Rous (1895), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Brian Epstein (1934), Thomas Cook (1808), and John McAfee (1945).

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