RACING DRIVER

Tony Rolt

1918 - 2008

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Major Anthony Peter Roylance Rolt, MC & Bar, (16 October 1918 – 6 February 2008) was a British racing driver, soldier and engineer. A war hero, Rolt maintained a long connection with the sport, albeit behind the scenes. The Ferguson 4WD project he was involved in paid off with spectacular results, and he was involved in other engineering projects. At his death, he was the longest surviving participant of the first ever World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Rolt is the 600th most popular racing driver (down from 527th in 2019), the 5,080th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,532nd in 2019) and the 102nd most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Tony Rolt ranks 600 out of 1,080. Before him are Massimo Natili, Rudolf Krause, Frank Gardner, Cuth Harrison, Jack Doohan, and Sam Tingle. After him are Donald Campbell, Roelof Wunderink, Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, Bob Gerard, Volker Weidler, and Vitaly Petrov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Tony Rolt ranks 291. Before him are Fedor Samokhin, Alberto Héber Usher, Alan Jay Lerner, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Gersh Budker, and Anne Gwynne. After him are Ntsu Mokhehle, Yelizaveta Chaikina, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Pearl Bailey, Dusty Anderson, and Elaine de Kooning. Among people deceased in 2008, Tony Rolt ranks 333. Before him are Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Buddy Miles, Derog Gioura, Marilyn Ferguson, Sam Tingle, and Bjørn Paulson. After him are Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Jeff Healey, Sigitas Geda, Sam Bottoms, Judah Folkman, and Gertrude Liebhart.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Rolt ranks 5,082 out of 8,785. Before him are Barbara Shelley (1932), John Castle (1940), Don McCullin (1935), Julian Symons (1912), Jermain Defoe (1982), and William Beechey (1753). After him are Ethel Muckelt (1885), Moira Shearer (1926), Donald Campbell (1921), Peter Wright (1970), Eileen Hiscock (1909), and Colin Clarke (1962).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Tony Rolt ranks 102. Before him are Chris Lawrence (1933), Kenneth McAlpine (1920), George Russell (1998), John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958), Cuth Harrison (1906), and Sam Tingle (1921). After him are Donald Campbell (1921), Bob Gerard (1914), Rupert Keegan (1955), Ian Burgess (1930), Ian Raby (1921), and Tom Bridger (1934).

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