RACING DRIVER

Walt Hansgen

1919 - 1966

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Walter Edwin Hansgen (October 28, 1919 – April 7, 1966) was an American racecar driver. His motorsport career began as a road racing driver, he made his Grand Prix debut at 41, and he died aged 46, several days after crashing during testing for the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walt Hansgen is the 669th most popular racing driver (up from 763rd in 2019), the 11,348th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,419th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Walt Hansgen ranks 669 out of 1,080. Before him are Andy Sutcliffe, Bobby Ball, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Christian Klien, Óscar González, and Colin Davis. After him are Jari-Matti Latvala, Bill Holland, Alexander Rossi, Paul Hawkins, Roger Laurent, and Bruce Halford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Walt Hansgen ranks 326. Before him are Marga Petersen, Edward Brooke, Phyllis Thaxter, Dries van der Lof, Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, and Betty Garrett. After him are Pauline Betz, Joe Hunt, Tommy Lawton, Cecil Green, Johnny Carey, and Kitty Wells. Among people deceased in 1966, Walt Hansgen ranks 222. Before him are Katsuo Takaishi, Marguerite Higgins, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Heinrich Keimig, Bruno Ahlberg, and Sophie Tucker. After him are Esna Boyd, Lucy Burns, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, Ethel Clayton, Francis X. Bushman, and Louis A. Johnson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walt Hansgen ranks 11,350 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Jordan (1936), Jay Hernandez (1978), Katherine Moennig (1977), Bert I. Gordon (1922), Horatio Seymour (1810), and Thomas Starzl (1926). After him are Patricia Canning Todd (1922), Bill Smith (1924), Harold J. Stone (1913), Paul Stookey (1937), Elliott Nugent (1896), and Conyers Herring (1914).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Walt Hansgen ranks 52. Before him are Kyle Larson (1992), Mike Fisher (1943), Jim Hall (1935), Red Amick (1929), Keith Andrews (1920), and Bobby Ball (1925). After him are Bill Holland (1907), Alexander Rossi (1991), Bob Sweikert (1926), George Amick (1924), Lloyd Ruby (1928), and Jimmy Bryan (1926).

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