RACING DRIVER

Peter Ryan

1940 - 1962

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Peter Barry Ryan (10 June 1940 – 2 July 1962) was an American-born Canadian racecar driver from Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. He had a short Formula One career. He participated in one Grand Prix, the 1961 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, finishing ninth. He scored no championship points. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Peter Ryan is the 760th most popular racing driver (up from 802nd in 2024), the 12,638th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,995th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Ryan ranks 760 out of 1,080. Before him are Hap Sharp, Francesco Bagnaia, Peter Ashdown, Jimmie Johnson, William Ferguson, and Lucas di Grassi. After him are Tomáš Enge, Thierry Neuville, Mauri Rose, Giorgio Pantano, Zak Brown, and Justin Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Peter Ryan ranks 579. Before him are Johnny Giles, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Beth Fowler, Alexander Almetov, Fontella Bass, and William Ferguson. After him are Ellie Greenwich, Otacílio Gonçalves, István Timár, Mike Melvill, Carole Ann Ford, and Tony Bill. Among people deceased in 1962, Peter Ryan ranks 225. Before him are A. E. Douglass, Louise Fazenda, Léon Binoche, Ludwig Bemelmans, Ernie Kovacs, and Luis Alberni. After him are Fernand Rigaux, Roy Atwell, Louise Beavers, James Wordie, Frank Lovejoy, and George Poage.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Ryan ranks 12,642 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerry Heidenreich (1950), Holland Roden (1986), Jamie Lynn Spears (1991), Tom Daschle (1947), Virginia Giuffre (1983), and Mike Will Made It (1989). After him are Israel Pickens (1780), Eugene Wright (1923), John B. Floyd (1806), Morris Chestnut (1969), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), and Mike Bantom (1951).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Peter Ryan ranks 71. Before him are Troy Ruttman (1930), Pat O'Connor (1928), Colin Edwards (1974), Bobby Rahal (1953), Hap Sharp (1928), and Jimmie Johnson (1975). After him are Mauri Rose (1906), Zak Brown (1971), Timmy Mayer (1938), Kitty O'Neil (1946), Paul Russo (1914), and Don Edmunds (1930).

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