# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/parnelli-jones
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:55:45.136Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/parnelli-jones"
name: "Parnelli Jones"
slug: "parnelli-jones"
description: "Rufus Parnell \"Parnelli\" Jones was an American professional racing driver and racing team owner. He is notable for his accomplishments while competing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Baja 1000 desert race, and the Trans-Am Championship series. In 1962, he became the first driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 at over 150 mph (240 km/h). He won the race in 1963, then famously broke down while leading the 1967 race with three laps to go in a turbine car. During his career as an owner, he won the Indy 500 in 1970–1971 with driver Al Unser."
tagline: "American racecar driver and team owner (1933–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2015_Indianapolis_500_-_Sarah_Stierch_3.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1933-08-12"
deathDate: "2024-06-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.27
  momentum:             5.783410138248848
  historical:           9.747959999999999
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428975/"
    handle:    "nm0428975"
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B2"
    title: "بارنيلى جونز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnelli_Jones"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445817"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1056141"
    title: "Parnelli Jones"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump