RACING DRIVER

Jim Rathmann

1928 - 2011

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Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann (July 16, 1928 – November 23, 2011), was an American racing driver who competed primarily in Championship Cars. Rathmann is best known for winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1960, emerging victorious after a race-long duel with Rodger Ward – as recently as 2023, a panel of fans and historians voted Rathmann's victory as the greatest '500' of all time. In Europe he is well-known for winning the 1958 Race of Two Worlds. Rathmann and his older brother swapped names while teenagers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Rathmann is the 260th most popular racing driver (up from 844th in 2019), the 5,632nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,791st in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jim Rathmann ranks 260 out of 1,080. Before him are Arthur Owen, Robert Manzon, Martin Donnelly, Bruno Ruffo, Carlo Ubbiali, and Rudi Fischer. After him are Umberto Maglioli, Lee Wallard, Mick Schumacher, Rikky von Opel, Piercarlo Ghinzani, and Ernesto Brambilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jim Rathmann ranks 319. Before him are Peter Carsten, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Paul Johnson, Marion Ross, Robert Dienst, and Raoul Servais. After him are Umberto Maglioli, Charles Gray, Joan Martí i Alanis, António Ribeiro, Art Farmer, and Leon Fleisher. Among people deceased in 2011, Jim Rathmann ranks 221. Before him are Juan Arza, Robert Ballaman, Alenush Terian, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Würzel, and Imre Makovecz. After him are Ulrich Biesinger, Max van der Stoel, Harry Morgan, Luigi Carpaneda, Grete Waitz, and Andrea True.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Rathmann ranks 5,632 out of 20,380. Before him are James Edward Keeler (1857), JJ Redick (1984), Justin Theroux (1971), Valerie Thomas (1943), Paul Kantner (1941), and Sacheen Littlefeather (1946). After him are K Callan (1936), Bobby Jones (1951), Sally Hemings (1773), James J. Corbett (1866), Sharon Jones (1956), and Anthony Mackie (1978).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Jim Rathmann ranks 13. Before him are Jerry Unser Jr. (1932), Brett Lunger (1945), Pat Flaherty (1926), Kenny Roberts (1951), Wayne Rainey (1960), and Jack McGrath (1919). After him are Lee Wallard (1910), Rikky von Opel (1947), Peter Revson (1939), George Constantine (1918), Mark Donohue (1937), and Kevin Schwantz (1964).

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