RACING DRIVER

Peter Revson

1939 - 1974

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Peter Jeffrey Revlon Revson (February 27, 1939 – March 22, 1974) was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1964 and 1974. Revson won two Formula One Grands Prix across five seasons. Born and raised in New York, Revson was the nephew of Charles Revson and heir to cosmetics company Revlon. Revson won the Canadian-American Challenge Cup in 1971, and finished fifth overall in the World Drivers' Championship in 1972 and 1973 with McLaren. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Revson is the 268th most popular racing driver (down from 238th in 2019), the 5,748th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,728th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Revson ranks 268 out of 1,080. Before him are Lee Wallard, Mick Schumacher, Rikky von Opel, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Ernesto Brambilla, and Mike Beuttler. After him are Jules Bianchi, Valtteri Bottas, Jutta Kleinschmidt, Franz Tost, Nelson Piquet Jr., and Michel Leclère.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Peter Revson ranks 306. Before him are José Emilio Pacheco, Len Cariou, Nông Đức Mạnh, Yury Glazkov, Robert Darnton, and Janet Suzman. After him are Gila Almagor, James Burton, Sushil Koirala, Claudette Colvin, Paolo Salvati, and Jean-Pierre Chevènement. Among people deceased in 1974, Peter Revson ranks 150. Before him are Willem Marinus Dudok, Karl Sesta, Ernesto Vidal, Holger Meins, Robert Ludvigovich Bartini, and Berdi Kerbabayev. After him are Franz Wagner, Wally Kinnear, Jack Benny, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Gunnar Olsson, and Dušan Marković.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Revson ranks 5,748 out of 20,380. Before him are Art Farmer (1928), Brenda Strong (1960), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), John Fiedler (1925), Sage Stallone (1976), and Buster Douglas (1960). After him are Joseph Colombo (1923), John Terry (1950), Marcus Miller (1959), Henry Adams (1838), Dutch Mantel (1949), and Winthrop Rockefeller (1912).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Peter Revson ranks 16. Before him are Kenny Roberts (1951), Wayne Rainey (1960), Jack McGrath (1919), Jim Rathmann (1928), Lee Wallard (1910), and Rikky von Opel (1947). After him are George Constantine (1918), Mark Donohue (1937), Kevin Schwantz (1964), Roger Penske (1937), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974), and Carl Scarborough (1914).

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