RACING DRIVER

Walt Faulkner

1918 - 1956

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Walter Faulkner (February 6, 1918 – April 22, 1956) was an American racing driver from Tell, Texas. He moved to Milledgeville, Georgia at the age of two-and-a-half, and to Lake Wales, Florida at the age of eight. He then moved to San Diego, California in 1936. Faulkner competed mainly in the National Championship and in stock car races. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walt Faulkner is the 820th most popular racing driver (down from 760th in 2019), the 13,701st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,389th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Walt Faulkner ranks 820 out of 1,080Before him are Jeff Gordon, Pete Lovely, Larry Perkins, Graham Whitehead, Tetsuya Harada, and Damien Magee. After him are John Cordts, Art Cross, Bill Brack, Marcus Ericsson, Kazuto Sakata, and Tony Gaze.

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Among people born in 1918, Walt Faulkner ranks 329Before him are Dave Bartholomew, Fay McKenzie, Evelyn Ankers, Milt Schmidt, Marguerite Chapman, and Kaaren Verne. After him are Art Cross, Arnold Stang, Noor Hassanali, Roberta Cowell, Helen Wagner, and Wilf Mannion. Among people deceased in 1956, Walt Faulkner ranks 228Before him are Clarence Birdseye, Ivan Dresser, Elsie Janis, Holmes Herbert, Michael Arlen, and Ernst Loof. After him are Guy Kibbee, Fred Allen, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, Ralph Morgan, Louis Handley, and Dave Trottier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walt Faulkner ranks 13,705 out of 20,380Before him are Nick Diaz (1983), Ernest Moniz (1944), Dorothy Fields (1904), Don LaFontaine (1940), Ashley Laurence (1966), and David Chokachi (1968). After him are Catherine Asaro (1955), Gian-Carlo Coppola (1963), Anna Deavere Smith (1950), John Danforth (1936), Irene Worth (1916), and Brett Gurewitz (1962).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Walt Faulkner ranks 83Before him are Chuck Arnold (1926), Eddie Sachs (1927), Chuck Daigh (1923), John Fitch (1917), Jeff Gordon (1971), and Pete Lovely (1926). After him are Art Cross (1918), Art Bisch (1926), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), Gus Hutchison (1937), Rodger Ward (1921), and Travis Pastrana (1983).