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Wayne Rainey

1960 - Today

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Wayne Wesley Rainey (born October 23, 1960) is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships in 1984 and from 1988 to 1993. He won the 500cc World Championship three times and the Daytona 200 once. He was characterized by his smooth, calculating riding style, and for his intense rivalry with compatriot Kevin Schwantz, between 1987 and 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wayne Rainey is the 228th most popular racing driver (down from 183rd in 2019), the 4,882nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,864th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Wayne Rainey ranks 228 out of 1,080. Before him are Harald Ertl, Marc Márquez, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Keiichi Tsuchiya, Felice Bonetto, and Charles de Tornaco. After him are Alan Rees, Emilio de Villota, Jean Ragnotti, Phil Read, Gordon Murray, and Chico Serra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Wayne Rainey ranks 156. Before him are Tommy Thayer, Franz Welser-Möst, Mart Laar, Jürgen Schult, Richard Linklater, and Merlene Ottey. After him are Micheál Martin, Fabiola Gianotti, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Nobuyo Fujishiro, Omar Sharmarke, and Adam Clayton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wayne Rainey ranks 4,882 out of 20,380. Before him are Sylvia Beach (1887), James Clapper (1941), Gary Coleman (1968), Jimmy Smith (1925), Carl Lumbly (1951), and Zendaya (1996). After him are India Summer (1975), Abbie Hoffman (1936), Amanda Seyfried (1985), Seth MacFarlane (1973), Alexandra Daddario (1986), and John J. McCloy (1895).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Wayne Rainey ranks 11. Before him are Dan Gurney (1931), Richie Ginther (1930), Jerry Unser Jr. (1932), Brett Lunger (1945), Pat Flaherty (1926), and Kenny Roberts (1951). After him are Jack McGrath (1919), Jim Rathmann (1928), Lee Wallard (1910), Rikky von Opel (1947), Peter Revson (1939), and George Constantine (1918).

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