RACING DRIVER

Mike Hawthorn

1929 - 1959

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John Michael Hawthorn (10 April 1929 – 22 January 1959) was a British racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1958. Hawthorn won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1958 with Ferrari, and won three Grands Prix across seven seasons. In endurance racing, Hawthorn won both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1955 with Jaguar. In 1958, Hawthorn became the first of 10 British Formula One World Champions, beating Stirling Moss to the title by one point. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Hawthorn is the 36th most popular racing driver (up from 39th in 2019), the 864th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 752nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Racing Driver.

Mike Hawthorn is most famous for being the first British Formula One driver to win a world championship.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Mike Hawthorn ranks 36 out of 1,080. Before him are Carroll Shelby, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Reutemann, John Surtees, Gerhard Berger, and Mika Häkkinen. After him are Jochen Mass, Carlos Sainz, Jody Scheckter, François Cevert, Alfredo Ferrari, and Jean Todt.

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Among people born in 1929, Mike Hawthorn ranks 75. Before him are E. O. Wilson, Omar Torrijos, Violeta Chamorro, Jerry Goldsmith, Ágnes Heller, and Lennart Johansson. After him are Dick Clark, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, George Steiner, Helmut Rahn, Lata Mangeshkar, and Nikolai Ryzhkov. Among people deceased in 1959, Mike Hawthorn ranks 29. Before him are Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Buddy Holly, Alfred Schütz, Ritchie Valens, William D. Leahy, and Ernest Bloch. After him are Enrico De Nicola, Edmond Debeaumarché, Jose P. Laurel, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Wanda Landowska, and Raphael Lemkin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Hawthorn ranks 864 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Halliday (1925), John Vane (1927), Amélie of Orléans (1865), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Glenda Jackson (1936), and James Joseph Sylvester (1814). After him are Ælla of Northumbria (800), Brian Epstein (1934), Thandie Newton (1972), Jude Law (1972), Karl Pearson (1857), and Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Mike Hawthorn ranks 9. Before him are Ken Miles (1918), Jackie Stewart (1939), Jim Clark (1936), Graham Hill (1929), Alfonso de Portago (1928), and John Surtees (1934). After him are Damon Hill (1960), Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Tony Brooks (1932), Tom Pryce (1949), and Mike Hailwood (1940).

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