RACING DRIVER

Paul Hawkins

1937 - 1969

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Robert Paul Hawkins (12 October 1937 – 26 May 1969) was an Australian motor racing driver. The son of a racing motorcyclist-turned-church minister, Hawkins was a capable single-seater driver but really made his mark as an outstanding sports car competitor driving Ford GT40s and Lola T70s. In 1969 Hawkins was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, an elite group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world. Hawkins was hugely popular and known as Hawkeye; the son of a gentleman of the cloth, he was a colourful character with a wide colourful vocabulary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Paul Hawkins is the 675th most popular racing driver (down from 659th in 2024), the 394th most popular biography from Australia (down from 359th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Paul Hawkins ranks 675 out of 1,080. Before him are Óscar González, Colin Davis, Walt Hansgen, Jari-Matti Latvala, Bill Holland, and Alexander Rossi. After him are Roger Laurent, Bruce Halford, Steve O'Rourke, Bruce Johnstone, Bob Sweikert, and Boy Hayje.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Paul Hawkins ranks 524. Before him are Little Willie John, Marlo Thomas, Michel Stievenard, George Steele, Chuck Peddle, and Paul Stookey. After him are Veniamin Alexandrov, Maryvonne Dupureur, Yashwant Sinha, Bruce Johnstone, Yuri Falin, and Jarosława Jóźwiakowska. Among people deceased in 1969, Paul Hawkins ranks 238. Before him are Rodolfo Choperena, Barbara Bates, Cyril Slater, Alan Mowbray, Bruno Söderström, and Ardeshir Irani. After him are Willy Ley, Leonard Chess, Pauline Bush, Walter Hagen, Josh White, and Miles Malleson.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Paul Hawkins ranks 394 out of 1,143. Before him are Courtney Eaton (1996), Gina Rinehart (1954), Liam McIntyre (1982), Claudia Black (1972), Cathy Freeman (1973), and Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903). After him are Joyce King (1920), Kyrie Irving (1992), Buddy Murphy (1988), Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), Peter McNamara (1955), and Alexander Volkanovski (1988).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia

Among racing drivers born in Australia, Paul Hawkins ranks 15. Before him are Casey Stoner (1985), Wayne Gardner (1959), David Walker (1941), Vern Schuppan (1943), Oscar Piastri (2001), and Frank Gardner (1931). After him are Warwick Brown (1949), Troy Bayliss (1969), Larry Perkins (1950), Tony Gaze (1920), Scott Dixon (1980), and Jack Miller (1995).

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