RACING DRIVER

Jean-Pierre Wimille

1908 - 1949

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Jean-Pierre Wimille (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃pjɛʁ vimil]; 26 February 1908 – 28 January 1949) was a French racing driver and a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He was a two-time victor of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 1937 and 1939. He is generally regarded as one of the best French drivers of his era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Pierre Wimille is the 362nd most popular racing driver (down from 342nd in 2019), the 4,408th most popular biography from France (down from 4,277th in 2019) and the 51st most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 362 out of 1,080. Before him are Petter Solberg, Eitel Cantoni, Clemente Biondetti, Clemar Bucci, Derek Bell, and Carlos Menditeguy. After him are Eddie Cheever, Ben Pon, Howden Ganley, Gino Bianco, Freddie Spencer, and Manny Ayulo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 294. Before him are György Bródy, Hermógenes Fonseca, Quentin Crisp, Josué de Castro, Nikolai Kamanin, and Viacheslav Ragozin. After him are Sigmund Haringer, James Workman, Rudolf Bürger, Boris Rybakov, Pietro Pastore, and Enrique Peralta Azurdia. Among people deceased in 1949, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 141. Before him are Elin Wägner, Aldo Ballarin, Nora Gregor, Lou Tseng-Tsiang, Nikolai Semashko, and Sevasti Qiriazi. After him are Ezio Loik, Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols, Birbal Sahni, Paul Chocque, Karel Petrů, and Henry Slocum.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 4,408 out of 6,770. Before him are Princess Marie of Denmark (1976), Florence Delay (1941), Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (1954), Charles Mayer (1882), Athina Onassis (1985), and Willy Ronis (1910). After him are Antoine Duhamel (1925), Michel Maffesoli (1944), André Gaboriaud (1895), Gilles Perrault (1931), Dudo of Saint-Quentin (960), and Adelaide of Normandy (1026).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Jean-Pierre Wimille ranks 51. Before him are Jean-Claude Andruet (1940), Sébastien Ogier (1983), Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1904), Eugène Chaboud (1907), Max Jean (1943), and François Migault (1944). After him are Bernard Darniche (1942), François Hesnault (1956), Eugène Martin (1915), Pierre Gasly (1996), Éric Bernard (1964), and Jacques Pollet (1922).

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