RACING DRIVER

Joey Dunlop

1952 - 2000

Joey Dunlop

William Joseph Dunlop (25 February 1952 – 2 July 2000) was a Northern Irish roadracing motorcyclist from Ballymoney, County Antrim. In 2015, he was voted Northern Ireland's greatest-ever sports star. Dunlop lies second on the list of all-time victories at the Isle of Man TT Races. During the course of his career, Dunlop secured a total 26 race wins at the TT, including three hat-tricks, and 24 wins at the Ulster Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joey Dunlop is the 304th most popular racing driver (down from 240th in 2019), the 3,392nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,647th in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Joey Dunlop ranks 304 out of 1,080. Before him are Dale Earnhardt Jr., José Dolhem, Carl Scarborough, André Pilette, Adrian Sutil, and Gerino Gerini. After him are Takuma Sato, Peter Walker, Richard Petty, Mauro Baldi, Bertrand Gachot, and Johnny Claes.

Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 298
José Dolhem
1944 - 1988
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 299
Carl Scarborough
1914 - 1953
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 300
André Pilette
1918 - 1993
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 301
Adrian Sutil
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 302
Gerino Gerini
1928 - 2013
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 303
Joey Dunlop
1952 - 2000
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 304
Takuma Sato
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 305
Peter Walker
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 306
Richard Petty
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 307
Mauro Baldi
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 308
Bertrand Gachot
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 309
Johnny Claes
1916 - 1956
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 310

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Joey Dunlop ranks 327. Before him are Fernando Morena, Vitaly Churkin, Sefer Halilović, Ali Gomaa, Ana Obregón, and Mustafa Cerić. After him are Jim Cummings, Helmuts Balderis, Yukitaka Omi, Daniel Balavoine, Christopher Loeak, and Erick Avari. Among people deceased in 2000, Joey Dunlop ranks 197. Before him are Émile Druart, Nils Poppe, Herbert Friedman, Rinaldo Martino, Walter Berry, and Carlo Parola. After him are Piero Pasinati, Charles Antenen, Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto, Nicholas Clay, FM-2030, and John Hejduk.

Others Born in 1952

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Fernando Morena
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 321
Vitaly Churkin
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2017
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 322
Sefer Halilović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 323
Ali Gomaa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 324
Ana Obregón
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 325
Mustafa Cerić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 326
Joey Dunlop
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 2000
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 327
Jim Cummings
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 328
Helmuts Balderis
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 329
Yukitaka Omi
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 330
Daniel Balavoine
SINGER
1952 - 1986
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 331
Christopher Loeak
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2025
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 332
Erick Avari
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 333

Others Deceased in 2000

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Émile Druart
ATHLETE
1900 - 2000
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 191
Nils Poppe
ACTOR
1908 - 2000
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 192
Herbert Friedman
ASTRONOMER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 193
Rinaldo Martino
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 194
Walter Berry
SINGER
1929 - 2000
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 195
Carlo Parola
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 196
Joey Dunlop
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 2000
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 197
Piero Pasinati
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2000
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 198
Charles Antenen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2000
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 199
Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 2000
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 200
Nicholas Clay
ACTOR
1946 - 2000
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 201
FM-2030
WRITER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 202
John Hejduk
ARCHITECT
1929 - 2000
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 203