RACING DRIVER

Tony Gaze

1920 - 2013

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Frederick Anthony Owen Gaze, (3 February 1920 – 29 July 2013) was an Australian fighter pilot and racing driver. He flew with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War, was a flying ace credited with 12.5 confirmed victories (11 and 3 shared), and later enjoyed a successful racing career in the UK, Europe and Australia. He was the first ever Australian to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Gaze is the 829th most popular racing driver (down from 661st in 2019), the 514th most popular biography from Australia (down from 361st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Australian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Tony Gaze ranks 829 out of 1,080Before him are Walt Faulkner, John Cordts, Art Cross, Bill Brack, Marcus Ericsson, and Kazuto Sakata. After him are Marc Coma, Sergey Sirotkin, Freddy Loix, Art Bisch, Aleix Espargaró, and Maverick Viñales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Tony Gaze ranks 448Before him are Noel Neill, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Veerasamy Ringadoo, Barbara Britton, Walter Frederick Morrison, and Satish Dhawan. After him are Paul Frees, Nanette Fabray, Jerry Maren, Ronald Searle, Sitara Devi, and Mitzi Green. Among people deceased in 2013, Tony Gaze ranks 505Before him are Stuart Williams, Markus Büchel, Reeva Steenkamp, Mary Ellen Rudin, Dennis Burkley, and Ilya Segalovich. After him are Antonia Bird, Allan Simonsen, Allen Lanier, Narendra Dabholkar, Malachi Throne, and Junior Murvin.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Tony Gaze ranks 514 out of 1,143Before him are Rodney Brooks (1954), Malcolm Williamson (1931), Michael Rogers (1979), David Gulpilil (1953), Anthony Šerić (1979), and Paul McNamee (1954). After him are Luke Roberts (1977), Luke Bracey (1989), Andrew Cooper (1964), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), Zoe Caldwell (1933), and Derek Muller (1982).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia

Among racing drivers born in Australia, Tony Gaze ranks 19Before him are Oscar Piastri (2001), Frank Gardner (1931), Paul Hawkins (1937), Warwick Brown (1949), Troy Bayliss (1969), and Larry Perkins (1950). After him are Scott Dixon (1980), Jack Miller (1995), Anthony West (1981), Chris Vermeulen (1982), Chris Atkinson (1979), and Ryan Briscoe (1981).