RACING DRIVER

John Fitch

1917 - 2012

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John Cooper Fitch (August 4, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana – October 31, 2012) was an American racing driver and inventor. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the post-war era. In the course of a driving career which spanned 18 years, Fitch won such notable sports car races as the Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón – Sport, 1953 12 Hours of Sebring, 1955 Mille Miglia (production car class), and the 1955 RAC Tourist Trophy, as well as numerous SCCA National Sports Car Championship races. He was also involved in Briggs Cunningham's ambitious Le Mans projects in the early 1950s, and was later a member of the Mercedes-Benz sport car team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Fitch is the 811th most popular racing driver (down from 773rd in 2019), the 13,638th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,563rd in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, John Fitch ranks 811 out of 1,080. Before him are Nikita Mazepin, Chuck Arnold, Eddie Sachs, Ian Stewart, Chuck Daigh, and Jérôme d'Ambrosio. After him are Henry Banks, Fabio Quartararo, Jeff Gordon, Pete Lovely, Larry Perkins, and Graham Whitehead.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, John Fitch ranks 340. Before him are Laurie Scott, Margo, Audrey Totter, Ramanand Sagar, Irving Kaplansky, and Jacob Lawrence. After him are Anton Coppola, Hans Conried, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Graham Higman, Ken Downing, and Buddy Jeannette. Among people deceased in 2012, John Fitch ranks 484. Before him are António Leitão, Elizabeth Catlett, Joyce Redman, Bob Boozer, Robert Bork, and Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar. After him are Miguel Calero, Lucille Bliss, Gary Collins, Ronnie Montrose, Jerry Nelson, and Erhard Wunderlich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Fitch ranks 13,642 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Pelphrey (1982), Bill Browder (1964), Steve Earle (1955), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), YNW Melly (1999), and Donna Dixon (1957). After him are Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Joe Carnahan (1969), Eric Close (1967), Ray LaHood (1945), Marguerite Chapman (1918), and Jonathan Lethem (1964).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, John Fitch ranks 80. Before him are Kitty O'Neil (1946), Paul Russo (1914), Don Edmunds (1930), Chuck Arnold (1926), Eddie Sachs (1927), and Chuck Daigh (1923). After him are Jeff Gordon (1971), Pete Lovely (1926), Walt Faulkner (1918), Art Cross (1918), Art Bisch (1926), and Tony Bettenhausen (1916).

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