RACING DRIVER

Olivier Gendebien

1924 - 1998

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Olivier Jean Marie Fernand Gendebien (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje ʒɑ̃dəbjɛ̃]; 12 January 1924 – 2 October 1998) was a Belgian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1955 to 1961. Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of sportscar racing, Gendebien was a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Ferrari, a three-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring, and a three-time winner of the Targa Florio. Born and raised in Brussels, Gendebien was initially a forester in the Belgian Congo before moving back to Europe in 1952, where he began his career in rallying. He won his first event driving an Alfa Romeo 1900 TI at the Tulip Rally in 1954. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olivier Gendebien is the 164th most popular racing driver (up from 212th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 473rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Olivier Gendebien ranks 164 out of 1,080. Before him are Giancarlo Baghetti, Conny Andersson, Richie Ginther, Olivier Panis, Rauno Aaltonen, and Chris Bristow. After him are Raymond Sommer, Sandro Munari, Alan Stacey, Louis Rosier, Johnny Cecotto, and Manfred Winkelhock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Olivier Gendebien ranks 190. Before him are Alice Babs, Gene Deitch, Alexander Matrosov, Guillermo Rodríguez, Aloísio Lorscheider, and Ken Tyrrell. After him are Alain Bombard, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Idries Shah, Edward Cassidy, Josef Škvorecký, and Johannes Mario Simmel. Among people deceased in 1998, Olivier Gendebien ranks 119. Before him are Ramón Sampedro, Lia Manoliu, Mary Cartwright, Jorge Pacheco Areco, Sani Abacha, and Joan Hickson. After him are Åke Seyffarth, Moshood Abiola, Carl Wilson, Mahbub ul Haq, Klaus Tennstedt, and Nino Ferrer.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Olivier Gendebien ranks 398 out of 1,190. Before him are Denis Calvaert (1540), Joris Hoefnagel (1542), Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Adriaen van Utrecht (1599), Stan Ockers (1920), and Johnny Galecki (1975). After him are Alexander De Croo (1975), Daniel Van Buyten (1978), Gustaaf Wappers (1803), Aelbrecht Bouts (1450), Gaston Roelants (1937), and Julien Ries (1920).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Olivier Gendebien ranks 5. Before him are Jacky Ickx (1945), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Max Verstappen (1997), and Willy Mairesse (1928). After him are Camille Jenatzy (1868), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Patrick Nève (1949), Eric van de Poele (1961), Georges Berger (1918), Arthur Legat (1898), and Jacques Swaters (1926).

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