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Jim Clark

1936 - 1968

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James Clark (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland, who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968. Clark won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with Lotus, and—at the time of his death—held the records for most wins (25), pole positions (33), and fastest laps (28), among others. In American open-wheel racing, Clark won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965 with Lotus, becoming the first non-American winner of the race in 49 years. Born in Fife and raised in the Scottish Borders, Clark started his racing career in road rallying and hillclimbing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Clark is the 19th most popular racing driver (up from 23rd in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 506th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Racing Driver.

Jim Clark is most famous for being a Formula One champion and one of the greatest drivers of all time.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jim Clark ranks 19 out of 1,080. Before him are Keke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell, Ken Miles, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, and Roland Ratzenberger. After him are Jacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, and Helmut Marko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jim Clark ranks 38. Before him are Günter Blobel, Uwe Seeler, Gerhard Ertl, Robert Downey Sr., Georges Perec, and Wilt Chamberlain. After him are Alan J. Heeger, Roy Orbison, Tariq Aziz, Buddy Holly, Michael Landon, and Émile Lahoud. Among people deceased in 1968, Jim Clark ranks 23. Before him are Karl Barth, Georg von Küchler, Erwin Panofsky, Enid Blyton, Corneille Heymans, and Salvatore Quasimodo. After him are Carl Theodor Dreyer, Kees van Dongen, José Nasazzi, Neal Cassady, Alexandre Kojève, and Pitirim Sorokin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jim Clark ranks 570 out of 8,785. Before him are Sid Vicious (1957), Bobby Moore (1941), John Cleese (1939), John Hicks (1904), Eadweard Muybridge (1830), and John Bowlby (1907). After him are Stanley Matthews (1915), Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919), James Hutton (1726), Thomas Cromwell (1485), John Knox (1514), and Christopher Wren (1632).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Jim Clark ranks 5. Before him are James Hunt (1947), Nigel Mansell (1953), Ken Miles (1918), and Jackie Stewart (1939). After him are Graham Hill (1929), Alfonso de Portago (1928), John Surtees (1934), Mike Hawthorn (1929), Damon Hill (1960), Stirling Moss (1929), and Lewis Hamilton (1985).

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