RACING DRIVER

Rodger Ward

1921 - 2004

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Rodger Morris Ward (January 10, 1921 – July 5, 2004) was an American racing driver best known for his open-wheel career. He is generally regarded as one of the finest drivers of his generation, and is best known for winning two National Championships, and two Indianapolis 500s, both in 1959 and 1962. He also won the AAA National Stock Car Championship in 1951. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Rodger Ward is the 859th most popular racing driver (down from 547th in 2024), the 14,287th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,263rd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Rodger Ward ranks 859 out of 1,080. Before him are Toranosuke Takagi, Tony Shelly, Ken Downing, Gus Hutchison, Pascal Wehrlein, and Roberta Cowell. After him are Henning Solberg, Travis Pastrana, Duke Nalon, Marco Melandri, Ryan Newman, and Noriyuki Haga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Rodger Ward ranks 466. Before him are Kitty Kallen, Dinny Pails, John Lindsay, Bobby Wanzer, Billy Taylor, and Sita Ram Goel. After him are Janet Blair, Jack Valenti, Patricia Barry, Cyprian Ekwensi, Gale Robbins, and Gordon MacRae. Among people deceased in 2004, Rodger Ward ranks 329. Before him are Brenda Fassie, Dennis Wilshaw, Pacita Abad, Virginia Capers, Ken Downing, and Munir Said Thalib. After him are Max Abramovitz, Richard Biggs, Yash Johar, Hugh Shearer, Atefeh Sahaaleh, and Salvador Laurel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rodger Ward ranks 14,291 out of 20,380. Before him are Martha Layne Collins (1936), Lake Bell (1979), Ulis Williams (1941), Jake Abel (1987), Lesley Bush (1947), and Dwight Phillips (1977). After him are Steve Roach (1955), Michael Arndt (1970), Genevieve Tobin (1899), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (1973), Mike Oxley (1944), and Crystal Eastman (1881).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Rodger Ward ranks 89. Before him are Pete Lovely (1926), Walt Faulkner (1918), Art Cross (1918), Art Bisch (1926), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), and Gus Hutchison (1937). After him are Travis Pastrana (1983), Duke Nalon (1913), Ryan Newman (1977), Fred Wacker (1918), Hurley Haywood (1948), and Don Branson (1920).

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