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Shekhar Mehta

1945 - 2006

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Shekhar Mehta (20 June 1945 – 12 April 2006) was a Ugandan-born Kenyan rally driver. He won the Safari Rally a record five times (1973, 1979–82), including four consecutively, and in 1981 finished fifth in the World Rally Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shekhar Mehta is the 773rd most popular racing driver (down from 750th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Uganda (down from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Shekhar Mehta ranks 773 out of 1,080. Before him are John Riseley-Prichard, Alan Rollinson, Pedro Chaves, Tony Kanaan, Mattias Ekström, and Paul Emery. After him are Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Shinji Nakano, Michael Park, Patrick Friesacher, Enrique Bernoldi, and Nicolas Kiesa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Shekhar Mehta ranks 649. Before him are Amjad Ali Khan, David S. Johnson, Kevin Berry, Annie Dillard, Ron Glass, and Pat Conroy. After him are Suzanne Farrell, Larry Craig, Dan Harrington, Winston Peters, James Buchli, and Lualhati Bautista. Among people deceased in 2006, Shekhar Mehta ranks 385. Before him are John Spencer, Jon Nödtveidt, Nellie Connally, Kevin Berry, Buck Owens, and Byron Nelson. After him are Walter Mantegazza, Valentín Elizalde, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Luki Botha, Marian Marsh, and Stanley Kunitz.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Shekhar Mehta ranks 23 out of 55. Before him are Geoffrey Oryema (1953), Joshua Cheptegei (1996), Bobi Wine (1982), Paulo Muwanga (1924), Florence Kasumba (1976), and Robinah Nabbanja (1969). After him are Phill Lewis (1968), Leo Rwabwogo (1949), Lee Jun-ho (null), John Mugabi (1960), Amama Mbabazi (1949), and Gita Ramjee (1956).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Uganda

Among racing drivers born in Uganda, Shekhar Mehta ranks 1. 

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