RACING DRIVER

Richie Ginther

1930 - 1989

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Paul Richard "Richie" Ginther (5 August 1930 – 20 September 1989) was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1967. He recorded Honda's first Formula One win at the Mexican Grand Prix in 1965. Born in Hollywood, Ginther competed in Formula One for Ferrari, Scarab, BRM, Honda, Cooper and Eagle. He finished third in the 1963 World Drivers' Championship with BRM, and scored 14 podiums across eight seasons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richie Ginther is the 160th most popular racing driver (down from 151st in 2019), the 4,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,425th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Richie Ginther ranks 160 out of 1,080. Before him are Johnny Herbert, Dan Gurney, Hans Herrmann, Nico Rosberg, Giancarlo Baghetti, and Conny Andersson. After him are Olivier Panis, Rauno Aaltonen, Chris Bristow, Olivier Gendebien, Raymond Sommer, and Sandro Munari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Richie Ginther ranks 222. Before him are Herbert Erhardt, Jean Ferrat, Gastone Nencini, Stephen Sondheim, Ernst Fuchs, and Ahmad Shah of Pahang. After him are Claude Bolling, Donn F. Eisele, Lawrence Eagleburger, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Frank McCourt, and Anne Francis. Among people deceased in 1989, Richie Ginther ranks 117. Before him are Paul Shenar, Mel Blanc, Betti Alver, Michał Rola-Żymierski, Robert B. Anderson, and Elisaveta Bykova. After him are Gerhard Schröder, Imre Németh, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, Riccardo Morandi, Wally Ris, and Wilfrid Sellars.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richie Ginther ranks 4,023 out of 20,380. Before him are Dita Von Teese (1972), Paul Rudd (1969), Aaron Paul (1979), Horace Greeley (1811), James Waddell Alexander II (1888), and Edward Bellamy (1850). After him are Jessie Royce Landis (1896), Raymond Smith Dugan (1878), Charles Whitman (1941), Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878), Tony Robbins (1960), and William Joyce (1906).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Richie Ginther ranks 6. Before him are Carroll Shelby (1923), Phil Hill (1927), Danny Sullivan (1950), Ken Block (1967), and Dan Gurney (1931). After him are Jerry Unser Jr. (1932), Brett Lunger (1945), Pat Flaherty (1926), Kenny Roberts (1951), Wayne Rainey (1960), and Jack McGrath (1919).

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