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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 17,284 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). David Hobbs is the 679th most popular racing driver (up from 689th in 2019), the 5,182nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,960th in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 17k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, David Hobbs ranks 679 out of 888. Before him are Robert O'Brien, Kazuki Nakajima, Jimmie Johnson, Kenny Bräck, Mike Wilds, and Jeff Gordon. After him are Gil de Ferran, Bernard de Dryver, Michael Park, Tony Crook, Bob Sweikert, and Antônio Pizzonia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, David Hobbs ranks 514. Before him are Anthony Lake, Neil Sloane, Bill Toomey, Sonny Fortune, Richard Zare, and Nanda. After him are David Allan Coe, Mary K. Gaillard, Rhodri Morgan, Jerry Butler, Seán Brady, and Betty Everett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hobbs ranks 5,182 out of 7,765. Before him are William Collins (1721), David Harewood (1965), Zadie Smith (1975), George Eastham (1936), Mike Wilds (1946), and Roger Taylor (1960). After him are James Bowen (1979), Calum Scott (1988), Jamie Bamber (1973), Jamie Cullum (1979), John Aston Sr. (1921), and Timothy Gowers (1963).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, David Hobbs ranks 116. Before him are Kenny Acheson (1957), Alan Rees (1938), Peter Ashdown (1934), Henry Banks (1913), Chris Lawrence (1933), and Mike Wilds (1946). After him are Michael Park (1966), Tony Crook (1920), Tim Parnell (1932), Peter Westbury (1938), Rupert Keegan (1955), and Arthur Owen (1915).

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