# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jean-pierre-wimille
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:05:38.192Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jean-pierre-wimille"
name: "Jean-Pierre Wimille"
slug: "jean-pierre-wimille"
description: "Jean-Pierre Wimille was a French racing driver and a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He was a two-time victor of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 1937 and 1939. He is generally regarded as one of the best French drivers of his era. In 1949, he was killed when he crashed his car into a tree while practicing for a race."
tagline: "French racing driver (1908–1949)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jean-Pierre_Wimille_at_the_1933_French_Grand_Prix_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
birthDate: "1908-02-26"
deathDate: "1949-01-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.21
  momentum:             1.108884435537742
  historical:           13.59320133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10201759/"
    handle:    "nm10201759"
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    title: "Jean-Pierre Wimille"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Wimille"
    title: "Jean-Pierre Wimille"
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    title: "Jean-Pierre Wimille"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jean-Pierre Wimille"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump