RACING DRIVER
Bruce McLaren
1937 - 1970
Bruce McLaren
Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand racing car designer, driver, engineer, and inventor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruce McLaren has received more than 3,990,638 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Bruce McLaren is the 17th most popular racing driver (up from 21st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from New Zealand and the most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.
Bruce McLaren was a New Zealand race car driver and founder of the McLaren racing team. He is most famous for being the only driver to win the Formula One world championship with a car of his own design.
Memorability Metrics
4.0M
Page Views (PV)
65.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
6.52
Effective Languages (L*)
3.35
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Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Bruce McLaren ranks 17 out of 1,080. Before him are Giuseppe Farina, Nelson Piquet, Carroll Shelby, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, and Gilles Villeneuve. After him are Ronnie Peterson, Helmut Marko, Keke Rosberg, Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti, and Jim Clark.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Farina
1906 - 1966
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 11
Nelson Piquet
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 12
Carroll Shelby
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 13
Jackie Stewart
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 14
Jochen Rindt
1942 - 1970
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 15
Gilles Villeneuve
1950 - 1982
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 16
Bruce McLaren
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 17
Ronnie Peterson
1944 - 1978
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 18
Helmut Marko
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 19
Keke Rosberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 20
Jacky Ickx
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 21
Mario Andretti
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 22
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Bruce McLaren ranks 29. Before him are Robert Coleman Richardson, Egon Krenz, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Gordon Banks. After him are Abu Nidal, Colin Powell, Alain Badiou, Karel Schwarzenberg, Bill Cosby, and Jared Diamond. Among people deceased in 1970, Bruce McLaren ranks 31. Before him are Eric Berne, Jochen Rindt, Andrey Yeryomenko, Napoleon Hill, Vladimir Propp, and Artem Mikoyan. After him are Heinrich Brüning, Frances Farmer, Bourvil, Arthur Adamov, John Dos Passos, and Władysław Anders.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsRobert Coleman Richardson
PHYSICIST
1937 - 2013
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 23
Egon Krenz
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 24
Princess Birgitta of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 25
Mengistu Haile Mariam
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 26
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 27
Gordon Banks
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 28
Bruce McLaren
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 29
Abu Nidal
EXTREMIST
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 30
Colin Powell
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 31
Alain Badiou
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 32
Karel Schwarzenberg
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 33
Bill Cosby
COMEDIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 34
Jared Diamond
HISTORIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsEric Berne
PSYCHOLOGIST
1910 - 1970
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 25
Jochen Rindt
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 1970
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 26
Andrey Yeryomenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1970
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 27
Napoleon Hill
WRITER
1883 - 1970
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 28
Vladimir Propp
CRITIC
1895 - 1970
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 29
Artem Mikoyan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 30
Bruce McLaren
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 31
Heinrich Brüning
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 32
Frances Farmer
ACTOR
1913 - 1970
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 33
Bourvil
ACTOR
1917 - 1970
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 34
Arthur Adamov
WRITER
1908 - 1970
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 35
John Dos Passos
WRITER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 36
Władysław Anders
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1970
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 37
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Bruce McLaren ranks 5 out of 303. Before him are Ernest Rutherford (1871), Edmund Hillary (1919), Russell Crowe (1964), and Maurice Wilkins (1916). After him are Peter Jackson (1961), Katherine Mansfield (1888), Denny Hulme (1936), Alan MacDiarmid (1927), Thomas Williams (1930), Helen Clark (1950), and Chris Amon (1943).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsErnest Rutherford
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1937
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 1
Edmund Hillary
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 2
Russell Crowe
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 3
Maurice Wilkins
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Bruce McLaren
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 5
Peter Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 6
Katherine Mansfield
WRITER
1888 - 1923
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 7
Denny Hulme
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
Alan MacDiarmid
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 9
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 10
Helen Clark
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 11
Chris Amon
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 12
Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand
Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Bruce McLaren ranks 1. After him are Denny Hulme (1936), Chris Amon (1943), Howden Ganley (1941), John Nicholson (1941), Graham McRae (1940), Mike Thackwell (1961), Liam Lawson (2002), Brendon Hartley (1989), Tony Shelly (1937), Hayden Paddon (1987), and Mitch Evans (1994).
Bruce McLaren
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1
Denny Hulme
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2
Chris Amon
1943 - 2016
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 3
Howden Ganley
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 4
John Nicholson
1941 - 2017
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 5
Graham McRae
1940 - 2021
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 6
Mike Thackwell
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 7
Liam Lawson
2002 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 8
Brendon Hartley
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 9
Tony Shelly
1937 - 1998
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 10
Hayden Paddon
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.47
Rank: 11
Mitch Evans
1994 - Present
HPI: 23.82
Rank: 12