RACING DRIVER

Stirling Moss

1929 - 2020

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Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1951 to 1961. Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers to never win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, Moss won a record 212 official races across several motorsport disciplines, including 16 Formula One Grands Prix. In endurance racing, Moss won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1954, as well as the Mille Miglia in 1955 with Mercedes. Born and raised in London, Moss was the son of amateur racing driver Alfred Moss and the older brother of rally driver Pat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stirling Moss is the 44th most popular racing driver (up from 50th in 2019), the 950th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 916th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Racing Driver.

Stirling Moss is most famous for being the first British driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Stirling Moss ranks 44 out of 1,080. Before him are Carlos Sainz, Jody Scheckter, François Cevert, Alfredo Ferrari, Jean Todt, and Damon Hill. After him are Denny Hulme, Phil Hill, Riccardo Patrese, Rubens Barrichello, René Arnoux, and Lewis Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Stirling Moss ranks 85. Before him are Helmut Rahn, Lata Mangeshkar, Nikolai Ryzhkov, Chadli Bendjedid, P. Ramlee, and Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. After him are Yozo Aoki, Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Francis Gary Powers, Osamu Yamaji, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Claes Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 2020, Stirling Moss ranks 61. Before him are Kim Ki-duk, Lucia Bosè, Georg Ratzinger, Amadou Toumani Touré, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and Ken Hensley. After him are Mario J. Molina, Brian Dennehy, Geert Hofstede, Mary Higgins Clark, Radomir Antić, and Joel Schumacher.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stirling Moss ranks 950 out of 8,785. Before him are George Martin (1926), William Penn (1645), Naomi Watts (1968), Damon Hill (1960), G. I. Taylor (1886), and Ken Hensley (1945). After him are H. H. Asquith (1852), William Bateson (1861), Stephen Gray (1666), Peter Cushing (1913), Kevin Keegan (1951), and Richard Arkwright (1732).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Stirling Moss ranks 11. Before him are Jim Clark (1936), Graham Hill (1929), Alfonso de Portago (1928), John Surtees (1934), Mike Hawthorn (1929), and Damon Hill (1960). After him are Lewis Hamilton (1985), Tony Brooks (1932), Tom Pryce (1949), Mike Hailwood (1940), Colin McRae (1968), and Peter Collins (1931).

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