RACING DRIVER

Pat O'Connor

1928 - 1958

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Patrick James O'Connor (October 9, 1928 – May 30, 1958) was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a 15-car pileup, after sustaining a fatal head injury after rolling his car and catching fire on the first lap of the 1958 Indianapolis 500. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pat O'Connor is the 746th most popular racing driver (down from 681st in 2024), the 12,329th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,139th in 2019) and the 66th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Pat O'Connor ranks 746 out of 1,080. Before him are Susie Wolff, Bill Aston, Troy Bayliss, Trevor Blokdyk, Tarso Marques, and Perry McCarthy. After him are Giedo van der Garde, Álex Márquez, Nico Prost, André Testut, Jackie Lewis, and Colin Edwards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Pat O'Connor ranks 561. Before him are George Maharis, Maureen Gardner, Fred Ebb, Toimi Pitkänen, André Milhoux, and Herbert Flam. After him are Vanessa Brown, Udham Singh, Ted Sorensen, Kapila Vatsyayan, Gillian Sheen, and Ed Macauley. Among people deceased in 1958, Pat O'Connor ranks 194. Before him are Alfred Probst, Billy Whelan, Tris Speaker, James Branch Cabell, Archie Scott Brown, and Willis R. Whitney. After him are Alma Bennett, Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Vilhelm Wolfhagen, Charles F. Kettering, Clarence DeMar, and Walter Crickmer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat O'Connor ranks 12,332 out of 20,380. Before him are Freddie Prinze (1954), Mary Wells (1943), Bailey Jay (1988), Victoria Justice (1993), Kathrine Narducci (1965), and Herbert Goldstein (1922). After him are Melody Gardot (1985), Jack Yerman (1939), Debbie Gibson (1970), Redfoo (1975), Jay Harrington (1971), and James Van Der Beek (1977).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Pat O'Connor ranks 66. Before him are Sam Hanks (1914), Johnny Thomson (1922), Jay Chamberlain (1925), Cecil Green (1919), Frank Armi (1918), and Troy Ruttman (1930). After him are Colin Edwards (1974), Bobby Rahal (1953), Hap Sharp (1928), Jimmie Johnson (1975), Peter Ryan (1940), and Mauri Rose (1906).

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