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John Cannon

1933 - 1999

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John Cannon (21 June 1933 – 18 October 1999) was a sports car racer, who competed under the banner of Canada, though he was born in London, U.K. He raced in the USRRC series, the CanAm Series and the L&M Continental Series (Formula 5000). In the USRRC he drove for Nickey Chevrolet in a Dan Blocker (of Bonanza fame) sponsored Genie/Vinegaroon. In the first year of the Can Am he was the top finishing Canadian propelled by a fourth-place finish in the opening event at his home course, Circuit Mont-Tremblant. Cannon duplicated that accomplishment in 1968 propelled by a famous win over the dominant McLaren team in a very wet race at Laguna Seca. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). John Cannon is the 847th most popular racing driver (down from 655th in 2024), the 6,333rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,223rd in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, John Cannon ranks 847 out of 1,080. Before her are Freddy Loix, Art Bisch, Aleix Espargaró, Maverick Viñales, Esteban Gutiérrez, and Jim Crawford. After her are Toni Gardemeister, Jorge Martín, Tony Bettenhausen, Allan Simonsen, Dirk Raudies, and Toranosuke Takagi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, John Cannon ranks 536. Before her are Joycelyn Elders, Adolph Caesar, Caldwell Esselstyn, William G. Dever, Floyd Cramer, and Madhur Jaffrey. After her are Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Zoe Caldwell, Craig L. Thomas, Charles Portis, Tom Gola, and Patricia Blair. Among people deceased in 1999, John Cannon ranks 318. Before her are Gene Sarazen, Laurie Scott, Brian Moore, Mary Kay Bergman, Harry Blackmun, and Marguerite Chapman. After her are Dennis Brown, Bruce Fairbairn, Walter Payton, Lembit Oll, Tomoo Kudaka, and Payne Stewart.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Cannon ranks 6,333 out of 8,785. Before her are Jamie Cullum (1979), Peter Heather (1960), Jim Crawford (1948), and Dunc Munro (1901). After her are Michael McIntyre (1976), Peter Lord (1953), Clemence Dane (1888), Sean Biggerstaff (1983), Victoria Hislop (1959), Sally Ann Howes (1930), Gavin McInnes (1970), and Paula Radcliffe (1973).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, John Cannon ranks 158. Before her are Jimmy Stewart (1931), Ian Stewart (1929), Henry Banks (1913), Graham Whitehead (1922), Damien Magee (1945), and Jim Crawford (1948). After her are Ken Downing (1917), Roberta Cowell (1918), Tiff Needell (1951), Dario Franchitti (1973), Jonathan Rea (1987), and Carl Fogarty (1965).

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