RACING DRIVER

Ken Miles

1918 - 1966

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Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. As an automotive engineer, he is known for developing, along with driver and designer Carroll Shelby, the Ford GT40, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. Miles' and Shelby's efforts at Le Mans were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar-winning film Ford v Ferrari. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Miles is the 15th most popular racing driver (down from 8th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 241st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Racing Driver.

Ken Miles is most famous for being the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ken Miles ranks 15 out of 1,080. Before him are Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, Gilles Villeneuve, Keke Rosberg, and Nigel Mansell. After him are Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Roland Ratzenberger, Jim Clark, Jacky Ickx, and Ronnie Peterson.

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Among people born in 1918, Ken Miles ranks 24. Before him are Kai Siegbahn, Katherine Johnson, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Takashi Kasahara, Jens Christian Skou, and Jørn Utzon. After him are Martin Ryle, William Holden, Bertram Brockhouse, Jerome Karle, Billy Graham, and Paul D. Boyer. Among people deceased in 1966, Ken Miles ranks 18. Before him are Giuseppe Farina, Sergei Korolev, Frits Zernike, George de Hevesy, Cemal Gürsel, and Felix Steiner. After him are L. E. J. Brouwer, Montgomery Clift, Chester W. Nimitz, Dietrich von Choltitz, Vincent Auriol, and Guillermo Stábile.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Miles ranks 465 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Cromwell (1626), James Fox (1939), William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146), Joseph Merrick (1862), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), and Joan Clarke (1917). After him are Llywelyn the Great (1173), George Shaw (1751), G. K. Chesterton (1874), Jasper Tudor (1431), Tom Baker (1934), and Richard Trevithick (1771).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Ken Miles ranks 3. Before him are James Hunt (1947), and Nigel Mansell (1953). After him are Jackie Stewart (1939), Jim Clark (1936), 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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