RACING DRIVER
Guy Ligier
1930 - 2015

Guy Ligier
Guy Camille Ligier (French pronunciation: [ɡi ka.mij li.ʒje]; 12 July 1930 – 23 August 2015) was a French racing driver and team owner. He maintained many varied and successful careers over the course of his life, including rugby player, butcher, racing driver and Formula One team owner. He is the father of Philippe and Pascale Ligier and the grand father of Etienne Ligier former French motorsport hopeful. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Ligier is the 138th most popular racing driver (down from 96th in 2019), the 2,719th most popular biography from France (down from 2,218th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Racing Driver.
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Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Guy Ligier ranks 138 out of 1,080. Before him are Stefan Johansson, Jacques Villeneuve, Satoru Nakajima, Reine Wisell, Onofre Marimón, and Gunnar Nilsson. After him are Giancarlo Fisichella, Mika Salo, John Watson, Ove Andersson, Renzo Zorzi, and Ricardo Rodríguez.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStefan Johansson
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 132
Jacques Villeneuve
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 133
Satoru Nakajima
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 134
Reine Wisell
1941 - 2022
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 135
Onofre Marimón
1923 - 1954
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 136
Gunnar Nilsson
1948 - 1978
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 137
Guy Ligier
1930 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 138
Giancarlo Fisichella
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 139
Mika Salo
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 140
John Watson
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 141
Ove Andersson
1938 - 2008
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 142
Renzo Zorzi
1946 - 2015
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 143
Ricardo Rodríguez
1942 - 1962
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 144
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Guy Ligier ranks 196. Before him are Barbara Lawrence, Anerood Jugnauth, Veljo Tormis, June Almeida, Tanya Savicheva, and Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah. After him are Yi-Fu Tuan, Anthony Steffen, Paul Veyne, Venantino Venantini, Arnaldo Ochoa, and Jan P. Syse. Among people deceased in 2015, Guy Ligier ranks 127. Before him are Jørgen Ingmann, Esther Brand, Roger Hanin, William Wakefield Baum, Hyon Yong-chol, and Carl Djerassi. After him are Edgar Froese, Chea Sim, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Aleksei Gubarev, Aruna Shanbaug case, and Doris Hart.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsBarbara Lawrence
ACTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 190
Anerood Jugnauth
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 191
Veljo Tormis
COMPOSER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 192
June Almeida
BIOLOGIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 193
Tanya Savicheva
WRITER
1930 - 1944
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 194
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2008
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 195
Guy Ligier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 196
Yi-Fu Tuan
GEOGRAPHER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 197
Anthony Steffen
ACTOR
1930 - 2004
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 198
Paul Veyne
HISTORIAN
1930 - 2022
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 199
Venantino Venantini
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 200
Arnaldo Ochoa
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1989
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 201
Jan P. Syse
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 202
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsJørgen Ingmann
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 121
Esther Brand
ATHLETE
1922 - 2015
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 122
Roger Hanin
ACTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 123
William Wakefield Baum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 124
Hyon Yong-chol
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2015
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 125
Carl Djerassi
CHEMIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 126
Guy Ligier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 127
Edgar Froese
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2015
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 128
Chea Sim
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2015
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 129
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs
ATHLETE
1923 - 2015
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 130
Aleksei Gubarev
ASTRONAUT
1931 - 2015
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 131
Aruna Shanbaug case
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 2015
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 132
Doris Hart
TENNIS PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 133
In France
Among people born in France, Guy Ligier ranks 2,719 out of 6,770. Before him are Ghislaine Maxwell (1961), Theobald III, Count of Blois (1019), Jean-François Regnard (1655), André Thevet (1516), Lupus of Troyes (395), and Claude Cahun (1894). After him are Jean Rapp (1771), Henri Labrouste (1801), André Marty (1886), Pierre Magnol (1638), John III, Duke of Bavaria (1374), and Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGhislaine Maxwell
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 2,713
Theobald III, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
1019 - 1089
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,714
Jean-François Regnard
WRITER
1655 - 1709
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,715
André Thevet
EXPLORER
1516 - 1590
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,716
Lupus of Troyes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
395 - 479
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,717
Claude Cahun
PHOTOGRAPHER
1894 - 1954
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,718
Guy Ligier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 2,719
Jean Rapp
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1821
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 2,720
Henri Labrouste
ARCHITECT
1801 - 1875
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 2,721
André Marty
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1956
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 2,722
Pierre Magnol
BIOLOGIST
1638 - 1715
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 2,723
John III, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1374 - 1425
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 2,724
Jacques Henri Lartigue
PHOTOGRAPHER
1894 - 1986
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 2,725
Among RACING DRIVERS In France
Among racing drivers born in France, Guy Ligier ranks 22. Before him are Jo Schlesser (1928), Jean Behra (1921), Paul Frère (1917), Paul Belmondo (1963), Henri Pescarolo (1942), and Sébastien Loeb (1974). After him are Thierry Sabine (1949), Olivier Panis (1966), Raymond Sommer (1906), Louis Rosier (1905), Didier Auriol (1958), and Toulo de Graffenried (1914).
Jo Schlesser
1928 - 1968
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 16
Jean Behra
1921 - 1959
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 17
Paul Frère
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 18
Paul Belmondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 19
Henri Pescarolo
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 20
Sébastien Loeb
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 21
Guy Ligier
1930 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 22
Thierry Sabine
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 23
Olivier Panis
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 24
Raymond Sommer
1906 - 1950
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 25
Louis Rosier
1905 - 1956
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 26
Didier Auriol
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 27
Toulo de Graffenried
1914 - 2007
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 28