RACING DRIVER

Nello Pagani

1911 - 2003

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Cirillo Pagani (11 October 1911 – 19 October 2003), nicknamed "Nello", was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was born in Milan, Lombardy, and died in Bresso. He was known for his long career, spanning from 1928 to 1955, and for becoming the first 125cc World Champion in the inaugural 1949 campaign. He almost became a double Champion in that first year of the World Championship series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nello Pagani is the 210th most popular racing driver (down from 179th in 2019), the 2,850th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,721st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Nello Pagani ranks 210 out of 1,080. Before him are Pat Flaherty, Alberto Colombo, Bruno Giacomelli, Tom Kristensen, Leo Kinnunen, and Érik Comas. After him are Hans Heyer, Gerhard Mitter, Geki, Ernst Degner, Jackie Oliver, and Nanni Galli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Nello Pagani ranks 162. Before him are Peter van Eyck, Theodore Romzha, Kukrit Pramoj, Paul Carell, Juan Carlos Zabala, and Louis Dumont. After him are Hans Münch, Hume Cronyn, Anatoly Rybakov, Gabriel Almond, Paul Augustin Mayer, and Floyd Council. Among people deceased in 2003, Nello Pagani ranks 151. Before him are Marc-Vivien Foé, Henryk Jabłoński, Howard Fast, Hope Lange, Leon Uris, and Selahattin Ülkümen. After him are Hume Cronyn, John Aston Sr., Yun Hyon-seok, Sam Phillips, Milton George Henschel, and Albert Batteux.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nello Pagani ranks 2,850 out of 5,161. Before him are Armando Castellazzi (1904), Antonio Marcello Barberini (1569), Riccardo Fogli (1947), Edoardo Amaldi (1908), Fabio Grosso (1977), and Alvise II Mocenigo (1628). After him are Aldo Fabrizi (1905), Filippo Buonaccorsi (1437), Giuseppe Cavanna (1905), Marilù Tolo (1944), Raffaello Giovagnoli (1838), and Ippolito Rosellini (1800).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Nello Pagani ranks 33. Before him are Sandro Munari (1940), Luigi Villoresi (1909), Alex Zanardi (1966), Nino Vaccarella (1933), Alberto Colombo (1946), and Bruno Giacomelli (1952). After him are Geki (1937), Nanni Galli (1940), Andrea de Adamich (1941), Ignazio Giunti (1941), Felice Bonetto (1903), and Attilio Bettega (1953).

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