RACING DRIVER
Thierry Sabine
1949 - 1986

Thierry Sabine
Thierry Sabine (13 June 1949, Neuilly-sur-Seine – 14 January 1986, Mali) was a French wrangler, motorcycle racer and founder and main organizer of the Dakar Rally. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thierry Sabine is the 146th most popular racing driver (down from 98th in 2019), the 2,840th most popular biography from France (down from 2,245th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Racing Driver.
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Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Thierry Sabine ranks 146 out of 1,080. Before him are Mika Salo, John Watson, Ove Andersson, Renzo Zorzi, Ricardo Rodríguez, and David Coulthard. After him are Ken Block, Jarno Trulli, David Purley, Willy Mairesse, Stefan Bellof, and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMika Salo
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 140
John Watson
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 141
Ove Andersson
1938 - 2008
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 142
Renzo Zorzi
1946 - 2015
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 143
Ricardo Rodríguez
1942 - 1962
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 144
David Coulthard
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 145
Thierry Sabine
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 146
Ken Block
1967 - 2023
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 147
Jarno Trulli
1974 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 148
David Purley
1945 - 1985
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 149
Willy Mairesse
1928 - 1969
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 150
Stefan Bellof
1957 - 1985
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 151
Juan Pablo Montoya
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 152
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Thierry Sabine ranks 220. Before him are Mineko Iwasaki, Dick Nanninga, David Foster, Rasim Delić, Brent Spiner, and Tadashi Yanai. After him are José Pékerman, Philip Michael Thomas, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, Papa Wemba, and Ottavia Piccolo. Among people deceased in 1986, Thierry Sabine ranks 109. Before him are Elisabeth Bergner, Cheikh Anta Diop, Michael, Prince of Montenegro, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Gardner Fox, and Ilmari Salminen. After him are Scatman Crothers, Vitaly Abalakov, Raúl Prebisch, Valentin Kataev, Ruth Teitelbaum, and John Bagot Glubb.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsMineko Iwasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 214
Dick Nanninga
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2015
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 215
David Foster
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 216
Rasim Delić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1949 - 2010
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 217
Brent Spiner
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 218
Tadashi Yanai
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 219
Thierry Sabine
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 220
José Pékerman
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 221
Philip Michael Thomas
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 222
Bill Bruford
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 223
Rick Wakeman
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 224
Papa Wemba
SINGER
1949 - 2016
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 225
Ottavia Piccolo
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 226
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsElisabeth Bergner
ACTOR
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 103
Cheikh Anta Diop
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1923 - 1986
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 104
Michael, Prince of Montenegro
NOBLEMAN
1908 - 1986
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 105
Jacques Henri Lartigue
PHOTOGRAPHER
1894 - 1986
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 106
Gardner Fox
WRITER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 107
Ilmari Salminen
ATHLETE
1902 - 1986
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 108
Thierry Sabine
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 109
Scatman Crothers
ACTOR
1910 - 1986
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 110
Vitaly Abalakov
ENGINEER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 111
Raúl Prebisch
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1986
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 112
Valentin Kataev
WRITER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 113
Ruth Teitelbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1924 - 1986
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 114
John Bagot Glubb
ENGINEER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 115
In France
Among people born in France, Thierry Sabine ranks 2,840 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Floquet (1828), Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (1732), Julius Leber (1891), Marcel Griaule (1898), Jean Raspail (1925), and Sophie de Condorcet (1764). After him are Armand Trousseau (1801), Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555), Georges Leclanché (1836), André Salmon (1881), Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (1764), and Pierre Alphonse Laurent (1813).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharles Floquet
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,834
Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse
WRITER
1732 - 1776
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,835
Julius Leber
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1945
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,836
Marcel Griaule
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1898 - 1956
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,837
Jean Raspail
WRITER
1925 - 2020
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,838
Sophie de Condorcet
WRITER
1764 - 1822
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,839
Thierry Sabine
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,840
Armand Trousseau
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1867
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,841
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon
NOBLEMAN
1555 - 1623
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,842
Georges Leclanché
ENGINEER
1836 - 1882
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,843
André Salmon
WRITER
1881 - 1969
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,844
Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1842
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,845
Pierre Alphonse Laurent
MATHEMATICIAN
1813 - 1854
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,846
Among RACING DRIVERS In France
Among racing drivers born in France, Thierry Sabine ranks 23. Before him are Jean Behra (1921), Paul Frère (1917), Paul Belmondo (1963), Henri Pescarolo (1942), Sébastien Loeb (1974), and Guy Ligier (1930). After him are Olivier Panis (1966), Raymond Sommer (1906), Louis Rosier (1905), Didier Auriol (1958), Toulo de Graffenried (1914), and Érik Comas (1963).
Jean Behra
1921 - 1959
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 17
Paul Frère
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 18
Paul Belmondo
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 19
Henri Pescarolo
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 20
Sébastien Loeb
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 21
Guy Ligier
1930 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 22
Thierry Sabine
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 23
Olivier Panis
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 24
Raymond Sommer
1906 - 1950
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 25
Louis Rosier
1905 - 1956
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 26
Didier Auriol
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 27
Toulo de Graffenried
1914 - 2007
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 28
Érik Comas
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 29