RACING DRIVER
Alfonso de Portago
1928 - 1957
Alfonso de Portago
Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 11th Marquess of Portago, GE (11 October 1928 – 12 May 1957), best known as Alfonso de Portago, was a Spanish aristocrat, racing and bobsleigh driver, jockey and pilot. Born in London to a prominent family in the peerage of Spain, he was named after his godfather, King Alfonso XIII. His grandfather, the 9th Marquess of Portago, had been Mayor of Madrid, while his father, who was President of Puerta de Hierro and a prolific golfer, died of a heart attack while showering after a polo match. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso de Portago has received more than 971,859 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso de Portago is the 30th most popular racing driver (up from 67th in 2019), the 628th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,155th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
970k
Page Views (PV)
63.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
5.27
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Alfonso de Portago ranks 30 out of 1,080. Before him are Clay Regazzoni, Graham Hill, François Cevert, Jack Brabham, Nigel Mansell, and Giacomo Agostini. After him are Carlos Reutemann, Carlos Sainz, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Fernando Alonso, Roland Ratzenberger, and John Surtees.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClay Regazzoni
1939 - 2006
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 24
Graham Hill
1929 - 1975
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 25
François Cevert
1944 - 1973
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 26
Jack Brabham
1926 - 2014
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 27
Nigel Mansell
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 28
Giacomo Agostini
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 29
Alfonso de Portago
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 30
Carlos Reutemann
1942 - 2021
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 31
Carlos Sainz
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 32
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
1943 - 2024
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 33
Fernando Alonso
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 34
Roland Ratzenberger
1960 - 1994
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 35
John Surtees
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 36
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Alfonso de Portago ranks 49. Before him are Herbert Kroemer, Carlos Fuentes, Francesco Cossiga, Tommaso Buscetta, Maya Angelou, and Reynaldo Bignone. After him are Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Li Ka-shing, Arnold Rüütel, Karlheinz Böhm, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Geert Hofstede. Among people deceased in 1957, Alfonso de Portago ranks 33. Before him are Jože Plečnik, František Kupka, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Heinrich Hoffmann, José Leandro Andrade, and Erich von Stroheim. After him are Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, V. Gordon Childe, Beniamino Gigli, Max Ophüls, and Maurice Garin.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsHerbert Kroemer
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2024
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 43
Carlos Fuentes
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 44
Francesco Cossiga
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 45
Tommaso Buscetta
EXTREMIST
1928 - 2000
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 46
Maya Angelou
WRITER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 47
Reynaldo Bignone
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 48
Alfonso de Portago
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 49
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
ASTRONOMER
1928 - 1997
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 50
Li Ka-shing
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 51
Arnold Rüütel
POLITICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 52
Karlheinz Böhm
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 53
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 54
Geert Hofstede
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsJože Plečnik
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 27
František Kupka
PAINTER
1871 - 1957
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 28
Laura Ingalls Wilder
WRITER
1867 - 1957
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 29
Heinrich Hoffmann
PHOTOGRAPHER
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 30
José Leandro Andrade
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1957
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 31
Erich von Stroheim
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 32
Alfonso de Portago
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 33
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1957
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 34
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
COMPOSER
1897 - 1957
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 35
V. Gordon Childe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 36
Beniamino Gigli
SINGER
1890 - 1957
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 37
Max Ophüls
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1957
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 38
Maurice Garin
CYCLIST
1871 - 1957
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 39
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfonso de Portago ranks 628 out of 8,785. Before him are Edgar Wallace (1875), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), Chris Norman (1950), Thomas Savery (1650), John Newlands (1837), and Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864). After him are Charles Laughton (1899), Willibrord (658), William Shockley (1910), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), Alice Liddell (1852), and John Bunyan (1628).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEdgar Wallace
WRITER
1875 - 1932
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 622
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 623
Chris Norman
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 624
Thomas Savery
INVENTOR
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 625
John Newlands
CHEMIST
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 626
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
NOBLEMAN
1864 - 1892
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 627
Alfonso de Portago
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 628
Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 629
Willibrord
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
658 - 739
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 630
William Shockley
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1989
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 631
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 632
Alice Liddell
INSPIRATION
1852 - 1934
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 633
John Bunyan
WRITER
1628 - 1688
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 634
Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Alfonso de Portago ranks 7. Before him are James Hunt (1947), Ken Miles (1918), Jackie Stewart (1939), Jim Clark (1936), Graham Hill (1929), and Nigel Mansell (1953). After him are John Surtees (1934), Mike Hawthorn (1929), Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Damon Hill (1960), and Colin McRae (1968).
James Hunt
1947 - 1993
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 1
Ken Miles
1918 - 1966
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 2
Jackie Stewart
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 3
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 4
Graham Hill
1929 - 1975
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 5
Nigel Mansell
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 6
Alfonso de Portago
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
John Surtees
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 8
Mike Hawthorn
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 9
Stirling Moss
1929 - 2020
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 10
Lewis Hamilton
1985 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 11
Damon Hill
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 12
Colin McRae
1968 - 2007
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 13