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Murray Walker

1923 - 2021

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Graeme Murray Walker (10 October 1923 – 13 March 2021) was an English motorsport commentator and journalist. He provided television commentary of live Formula One coverage for the BBC between 1976 and 1996, and for ITV between 1997 and 2001. During his 23-year run as full-time commentator, Walker became known for his animated enthusiasm, authoritative voice and comical blunders – dubbed "Murrayisms" by fans – during live races. His commentary voice has been likened to a "screech and resembles a 500cc engine being revved up". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Murray Walker is the 94th most popular journalist (down from 90th in 2019), the 4,351st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,940th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Journalist.

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Among journalists, Murray Walker ranks 94 out of 196. Before him are Piers Morgan, Aleksey Suvorin, Marina Ovsyannikova, Kenji Goto, George Rodger, and Homai Vyarawalla. After him are Tsuneko Sasamoto, Chris Cuomo, George Padmore, Daniel Schneidermann, Frances Benjamin Johnston, and Dmitry Kiselyov.

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Among people born in 1923, Murray Walker ranks 374. Before him are Halfdan T. Mahler, Lidiya Vertinskaya, Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Paddy Chayefsky, Eugénio de Andrade, and Zeffiro Furiassi. After him are John Holt, Wim van der Voort, Eric Wolf, Hrant Shahinyan, Ine Schäffer, and Buddy DeFranco. Among people deceased in 2021, Murray Walker ranks 485. Before him are Walter Graf, Buta Singh, Michael Nesmith, Alber Elbaz, Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, and Kurt Biedenkopf. After him are Martin Turnovský, Yevgeniy Chazov, Pyotr Mamonov, Robert Bly, Buddy Van Horn, and Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Murray Walker ranks 4,352 out of 8,785. Before him are Howard Donald (1968), Steve McClaren (1961), Eric Stewart (1945), Andy Bell (1964), Martin McGuinness (1950), and Niall Ferguson (1964). After him are Evelyn Colyer (1902), Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), Simeon Solomon (1840), Jamie Campbell Bower (1988), Alfred Maudslay (1850), and Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Murray Walker ranks 10. Before him are Christopher Hitchens (1949), William Wilson (1844), Martin Parr (1952), Malcolm Campbell (1885), Piers Morgan (1965), and George Rodger (1908). After him are Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), Chris Bonington (1934), Jemima Goldsmith (1974), Don McCullin (1935), Carol Thatcher (1953), and Samantha Power (1970).

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