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Jean-Marie Balestre

1921 - 2008

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Jean-Marie Balestre (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi balɛstʁ]; 9 April 1921 – 27 March 2008) was a French motorsport administrator and journalist. From 1978 to 1991, Balestre served as president of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA); from 1985 to 1993, he also served as president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Born and raised in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Balestre initially studied law before becoming an automotive journalist. He was a member of the Schutzstaffel during World War II, reportedly in an undercover role for the French Resistance, receiving the Legion of Honour for services to France in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Marie Balestre is the 13th most popular journalist (up from 24th in 2019), the 899th most popular biography from France (up from 1,868th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Journalist.

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Among journalists, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 13 out of 196. Before him are Gianni Rodari, Oriana Fallaci, Gerda Taro, Anna Politkovskaya, Dorothea Lange, and W. T. Stead. After him are John Reed, Beate Klarsfeld, Julian Assange, David Seymour, Victor Noir, and Robert Guérin.

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Among people born in 1921, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 45. Before him are Amin al-Hafiz, Satyajit Ray, Deborah Kerr, Jane Russell, Marija Gimbutas, and Vasily Stalin. After him are Alida Valli, Lotfi A. Zadeh, Georges Brassens, Kenneth Arrow, James Jones, and Abdul Salam Arif. Among people deceased in 2008, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 34. Before him are William F. Buckley Jr., Roy Scheider, Jules Dassin, Yma Sumac, Mel Ferrer, and Gary Gygax. After him are Jacques Piccard, Heath Ledger, Lansana Conté, John Archibald Wheeler, George Habash, and Jörg Haider.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 899 out of 6,770. Before him are Emmanuelle Riva (1927), Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838), Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932), François Achille Bazaine (1811), Paul Mauriat (1925), and Émile Borel (1871). After him are Theuderic II (587), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Joan the Lame (1293), Lucien Laurent (1907), Gérard Mourou (1944), and Charles Maurras (1868).

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Among JOURNALISTS In France

Among journalists born in France, Jean-Marie Balestre ranks 2. Before him are François-Noël Babeuf (1760). After him are Victor Noir (1848), Robert Guérin (1876), François Mignet (1796), Vladimir Posner (1934), Bernard Pivot (1935), Caroline Rémy de Guebhard (1855), Robbie Ross (1869), Pierre Brossolette (1903), Daniel Schneidermann (1958), and Catherine Leroy (1944).

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