RACING DRIVER

Roberta Cowell

1918 - 2011

Photo of Roberta Cowell

Icon of person Roberta Cowell

Roberta Elizabeth Marshall Cowell (8 April 1918 – 11 October 2011) was a British racing driver and Second World War fighter pilot. She was the first known British trans woman to undergo gender-affirming surgery in 1951. Read more on Wikipedia

Their biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Roberta Cowell is the 858th most popular racing driver (down from 800th in 2024), the 6,385th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,957th in 2019) and the 160th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Roberta Cowell by language

Loading...

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Roberta Cowell ranks 858 out of 1,080. Before them are Dirk Raudies, Toranosuke Takagi, Tony Shelly, Ken Downing, Gus Hutchison, and Pascal Wehrlein. After them are Rodger Ward, Henning Solberg, Travis Pastrana, Duke Nalon, Marco Melandri, and Ryan Newman.

Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Roberta Cowell ranks 333. Before them are Marguerite Chapman, Kaaren Verne, Walt Faulkner, Art Cross, Arnold Stang, and Noor Hassanali. After them are Helen Wagner, Wilf Mannion, Fred Wacker, Nan Grey, Bobby Troup, and Marjorie Lord. Among people deceased in 2011, Roberta Cowell ranks 490. Before them are Laurie Hughes, Tomoko Kawakami, Margo Dydek, Pete Lovely, Laura Ziskin, and Ronald Searle. After them are Mike Doyle, Troy Davis, Mălina Olinescu, Sonia Pierre, David Kato, and Poly Styrene.

Others Born in 1918

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2011

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roberta Cowell ranks 6,387 out of 8,785. Before them are John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (1947), Nicky Morgan (1972), Benjamin Jowett (1817), Billie Piper (1982), Ronald Searle (1920), and Mark Millar (1969). After them are Bruce Rioch (1947), Eliza Doolittle (1988), Paul Rhys (1963), John Murphy (1965), Levi Colwill (2003), and Derek Fowlds (1937).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Roberta Cowell ranks 160. Before them are Henry Banks (1913), Graham Whitehead (1922), Damien Magee (1945), Jim Crawford (1948), John Cannon (1933), and Ken Downing (1917). After them are Tiff Needell (1951), Dario Franchitti (1973), Jonathan Rea (1987), Carl Fogarty (1965), Paul di Resta (1986), and Dan Wheldon (1978).

British born Racing Drivers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous