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Rick Mears

American racecar driver
Person Human Q961554

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
December 3, 1951
Place of birth
Wichita
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
racing automobile driver
Educated at
South High School[5]
Award received
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[6]
Sibling
Roger Mears[11]
Family name
Mears[9]
Given name
Rick[10]
Sport
auto racing[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rick Mears en Rick Ravon Mears de Rick Ravon Mears es Rick Ravon Mears fi Rick Ravon Mears ja リック・メアーズ pl Rick Ravon Mears pt Rick Ravon Mears zh 瑞克·米爾斯
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rick Mears (51222961956) (cropped).jpg ↗
Driver Database driver ID
rick-mears
Freebase ID
/m/02k567
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America ID
rick-mears
Munzinger Sport number
01000003565
NNDB people ID
298/000025223
Prabook ID
1713927
Racing-Reference driver ID
Rick_Mears
Terceiro Tempo Que Fim Levou ID
rick-mears
Trading Card Database name ID
33000

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🔗 Connections
← Winner 7
1979 Indianapolis 500, 1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series, 1988 Indianapolis 500, 1991 Indianapolis 500, 1981 IndyCar season, 1984 Indianapolis 500, 1982 IndyCar season
← Pole position 6
1979 Indianapolis 500, 1982 Indianapolis 500, 1988 Indianapolis 500, 1989 Indianapolis 500, 1991 Indianapolis 500, 1986 Indianapolis 500
Award received 1
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Rick
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
racing automobile driver
Place of birth 1
Wichita
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Roger Mears
Siblings 1
Roger Mears
Sport 1
auto racing
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Summary

Rick Mears was born on December 3, 1951[1], in Wichita[2]. He has worked as a racing automobile driver[3].

FAQs

Where was Rick Mears born?

Rick Mears's place of birth was Wichita[2].

What did Rick Mears do for work?

Rick Mears worked as a racing automobile driver[3].

Where did Rick Mears go to school?

Rick Mears was educated at South High School[5].

What awards did Rick Mears receive?

Honors received include Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[6].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Driver Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Joao4669 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Award received → Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
    Educated at → South High School
    Sport → auto racing
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Terceiro Tempo Que Fim Levou ID: rick-mears"
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