RACING DRIVER

Mark Donohue

1937 - 1975

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Mark Neary Donohue Jr. (March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975), nicknamed "Captain Nice," was an American race car driver and engineer known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victory. Donohue is probably best known as the developer and driver of the 1500+ bhp "Can-Am Killer" Porsche 917-30 and as the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Donohue is the 289th most popular racing driver (down from 272nd in 2019), the 6,166th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,438th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Mark Donohue ranks 289 out of 1,080. Before him are Bill Ivy, Aguri Suzuki, Paul England, Heikki Kovalainen, Giulio Cabianca, and George Constantine. After him are Kent Andersson, Luiz Bueno, Paul Pietsch, Kevin Schwantz, Teo Fabi, and Brian Hart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Mark Donohue ranks 311. Before him are Ramsewak Shankar, Jacques Barrot, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Coen Moulijn, Sally Kellerman, and Hans Cieslarczyk. After him are Marlene Schmidt, Bobby Driscoll, Luiz Bueno, Manorama, Jorge Cafrune, and Teresa Ciepły. Among people deceased in 1975, Mark Donohue ranks 162. Before him are Edmundo Piaggio, Mikhail Yegorov, Tajuddin Ahmad, Arvo Askola, Clyde Tolson, and Bruno Müller. After him are Pete Ham, Antonín Vodička, Krešimir Baranović, Marc Wright, Dave Alexander, and James Blish.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Donohue ranks 6,166 out of 20,380. Before him are Lauren Cohan (1982), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Howard Valentine (1881), Joseph Lamb (1887), Elizabeth Wilson (1921), and Anna Harrison (1775). After him are William Cohen (1940), Donovan Scott (1947), Henry Augustus Rowland (1848), Randy Meisner (1946), Haddon Sundblom (1899), and Marty Walsh (1967).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Mark Donohue ranks 18. Before him are Jack McGrath (1919), Jim Rathmann (1928), Lee Wallard (1910), Rikky von Opel (1947), Peter Revson (1939), and George Constantine (1918). After him are Kevin Schwantz (1964), Roger Penske (1937), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974), Carl Scarborough (1914), Richard Petty (1937), and Nicky Hayden (1981).

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