RACING DRIVER

David Hobbs

1939 - Today

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David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939) is a British former racing driver. He worked as a commentator from the mid 1970s for CBS until 1996, Speed from 1996 to 2012 and NBC from 2013 to 2017. In 1969 Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, a group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Hobbs has received more than 18,228 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). David Hobbs is the 713th most popular racing driver (down from 679th in 2019), the 5,497th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,170th in 2019) and the 119th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, David Hobbs ranks 713 out of 1,080. Before him are Johnny Thomson, Narain Karthikeyan, Guy Tunmer, Theo Fitzau, David Walker, and Dick Gibson. After him are Eddie Keizan, John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Sakon Yamamoto, Luki Botha, Horace Gould, and Franck Lagorce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, David Hobbs ranks 583. Before him are Steny Hoyer, Viktor Shustikov, Rhodri Morgan, Sergio Bianchetto, James Dunn, and José Cardona. After him are Neville Cenac, Manuel Rodríguez, Félix Salinas, Kinuko Tanida, Seán Brady, and John M. Fabian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hobbs ranks 5,497 out of 8,785. Before him are David Thompson (1770), Dick Gibson (1918), John Crome (1768), John Skelton (1460), Kevin Warwick (1954), and Ronald Stretton (1930). After him are William Moseley (1987), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Ian Mosley (1953), Fanny Kemble (1809), John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958), and Charles Brabin (1882).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, David Hobbs ranks 119. Before him are Steve O'Rourke (1940), Justin Wilson (1978), Jack Fairman (1913), Leslie Marr (1922), Alexander Albon (1996), and Dick Gibson (1918). After him are John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958), Horace Gould (1921), Cuth Harrison (1906), Michael Park (1966), Nigel Stepney (1958), and Les Leston (1920).

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