RACING DRIVER

Willi Heeks

1922 - 1996

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Willi Heeks (13 February 1922 in Moorlage – 13 August 1996 in Bocholt) was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 2 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 August 1952. He scored no championship points. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Willi Heeks is the 655th most popular racing driver (up from 678th in 2024), the 5,552nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,586th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Willi Heeks ranks 655 out of 1,080. Before him are Gil de Ferran, Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Ott Tänak, Markko Märtin, Luigi Piotti, and Desiré Wilson. After him are Philippe Adams, Basil van Rooyen, Keith Andrews, Domenico Schiattarella, Norifumi Abe, and Lance Stroll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Willi Heeks ranks 407. Before him are Nancy Mackay, Harry Siljander, Jim Pollard, Alain de Changy, Maja Bošković-Stulli, and William Schallert. After him are Franz Fühmann, Royal Dano, Coleen Gray, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, John Anderson, and Paul Winchell. Among people deceased in 1996, Willi Heeks ranks 323. Before him are Øivind Holmsen, Petre Steinbach, Hillevi Rombin, Jack Weston, Benny Brown, and Bai Yang. After him are Julio Bolbochán, Barbara Jordan, David Tudor, Gulab Bai, Jack Ragland, and Les Baxter.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Willi Heeks ranks 5,555 out of 7,253. Before him are Tom Starke (1981), Patricia Janečková (1998), Kevin Großkreutz (1988), Joachim Król (1957), Jens Voigt (1971), and Jutta Kirst (1954). After him are Roland Brückner (1955), Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen (1887), George Eyser (1870), Mario Pašalić (1995), Ewald Balser (1898), and Herbert Knaup (1956).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Willi Heeks ranks 53. Before him are Armin Schwarz (1963), Helmut Niedermayr (1915), Rudolf Krause (1907), Volker Weidler (1962), Günther Bechem (1921), and Rudolf Schoeller (1902). After him are Ernst Klodwig (1903), Theo Fitzau (1923), André Lotterer (1981), Peter Broeker (1926), Markus Winkelhock (1980), and Michael Bartels (1968).

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