RACING DRIVER

Harry Schell

1921 - 1960

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Harry Lawrence O'Reilly Schell (June 29, 1921 – May 13, 1960) was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1960. Born and raised in Paris, Schell was the son of American motorsport executive and heiress Lucy O'Reilly Schell. With his Formula One debut at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, Schell became the first American driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix. Schell died after crashing his Cooper T51 during practice for the non-championship 1960 BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Schell is the 249th most popular racing driver (down from 210th in 2019), the 3,679th most popular biography from France (down from 3,440th in 2019) and the 36th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Harry Schell ranks 249 out of 1,080. Before him are Tony Brise, Jack McGrath, Slim Borgudd, Nicola Larini, Philippe Étancelin, and Jean Lucas. After him are Alex Soler-Roig, Philippe Alliot, Sergio Pérez, Tim Schenken, Arthur Owen, and Robert Manzon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Harry Schell ranks 234. Before him are Willem Frederik Hermans, Sune Andersson, Ursula Franklin, Jean Robic, Carmen Laforet, and Kathleen Antonelli. After him are Joseph A. Walker, Simin Daneshvar, Ziya Bunyadov, Samuel T. Cohen, Edith Farkas, and Ernesto Vidal. Among people deceased in 1960, Harry Schell ranks 130. Before him are Dimitrana Ivanova, Jamil Mardam Bey, Nevil Shute, Móric Esterházy, Semyon Lavochkin, and Catherine Desnitski. After him are Marcello Piacentini, Oliver Kirk, André Patry, Ward Bond, Mitrofan Nedelin, and Lottie Dod.

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In France

Among people born in France, Harry Schell ranks 3,679 out of 6,770. Before him are Sylvain Wiltord (1974), Pierre Vidal-Naquet (1930), Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza (1909), Jean Rotrou (1609), Jean Lucas (1917), and Maurizio Galbaio (800). After him are Charles Duclerc (1812), Jacques Aved (1702), Alain Chartier (1392), Émile Oustalet (1844), Célestine Galli-Marié (1840), and Auguste Laurent (1807).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Harry Schell ranks 36. Before him are Stéphane Peterhansel (1965), Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1942), Jean Ragnotti (1945), Philippe Streiff (1955), Philippe Étancelin (1896), and Jean Lucas (1917). After him are Philippe Alliot (1954), Robert Manzon (1917), Jules Bianchi (1989), Michel Leclère (1946), François Picard (1921), and José Dolhem (1944).

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