RACING DRIVER
Ari Vatanen
1952 - Today
Ari Vatanen
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen (pronounced [ˈɑri ˈʋɑtɑnen] ; born 27 April 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ari Vatanen has received more than 477,260 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Ari Vatanen is the 45th most popular racing driver (up from 55th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Finland (up from 44th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
480k
Page Views (PV)
60.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
8.02
Effective Languages (L*)
2.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Ari Vatanen ranks 45 out of 1,080. Before him are Mike Hawthorn, Walter Röhrl, Denny Hulme, Jean Todt, Phil Hill, and Didier Pironi. After him are Lorenzo Bandini, René Arnoux, Valentino Rossi, Jacques Laffite, Stirling Moss, and Alfredo Ferrari.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMike Hawthorn
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 39
Walter Röhrl
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 40
Denny Hulme
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 41
Jean Todt
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 42
Phil Hill
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 43
Didier Pironi
1952 - 1987
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 44
Ari Vatanen
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 45
Lorenzo Bandini
1935 - 1967
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 46
René Arnoux
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 47
Valentino Rossi
1979 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 48
Jacques Laffite
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 49
Stirling Moss
1929 - 2020
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 50
Alfredo Ferrari
1932 - 1956
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Ari Vatanen ranks 56. Before him are Jean-Paul Gaultier, Charles Scott Sherrington, George Papandreou, Umberto Tozzi, Salam Fayyad, and Didier Pironi. After him are Mahamadou Issoufou, Ko Yong-hui, Uli Hoeneß, Maria Schneider, George Strait, and Raymond Domenech.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsJean-Paul Gaultier
FASHION DESIGNER
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 50
Charles Scott Sherrington
BIOLOGIST
1952 - 1952
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 51
George Papandreou
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 52
Umberto Tozzi
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 53
Salam Fayyad
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 54
Didier Pironi
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 1987
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 55
Ari Vatanen
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 56
Mahamadou Issoufou
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 57
Ko Yong-hui
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2004
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 58
Uli Hoeneß
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 59
Maria Schneider
ACTOR
1952 - 2011
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 60
George Strait
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 61
Raymond Domenech
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 62
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Ari Vatanen ranks 40 out of 751. Before him are Mika Häkkinen (1968), Albert Edelfelt (1854), Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865), Hjalmar Siilasvuo (1892), Aino Aalto (1894), and Tom of Finland (1920). After him are Aleksis Kivi (1834), Hannes Kolehmainen (1889), Matti Nykänen (1963), Eliel Saarinen (1873), Hugo Simberg (1873), and Hannu Mikkola (1942).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsMika Häkkinen
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 34
Albert Edelfelt
PAINTER
1854 - 1905
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 35
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1952
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 36
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1947
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 37
Aino Aalto
ARCHITECT
1894 - 1949
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 38
Tom of Finland
PAINTER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 39
Ari Vatanen
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 40
Aleksis Kivi
WRITER
1834 - 1872
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 41
Hannes Kolehmainen
ATHLETE
1889 - 1966
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 42
Matti Nykänen
SKIER
1963 - 2019
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 43
Eliel Saarinen
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 44
Hugo Simberg
PAINTER
1873 - 1917
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 45
Hannu Mikkola
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 46
Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland
Among racing drivers born in Finland, Ari Vatanen ranks 2. Before him are Mika Häkkinen (1968). After him are Hannu Mikkola (1942), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Markku Alén (1951), Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), and Timo Salonen (1951).
Mika Häkkinen
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 1
Ari Vatanen
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2
Hannu Mikkola
1942 - 2021
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 3
Kimi Räikkönen
1979 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 4
Juha Kankkunen
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 5
Henri Toivonen
1956 - 1986
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6
Jarno Saarinen
1945 - 1973
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 7
Tommi Mäkinen
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 8
Markku Alén
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 9
Mika Salo
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 10
Rauno Aaltonen
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 11
Timo Salonen
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 12