RACING DRIVER

Geoff Duke

1923 - 2015

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Geoffrey Ernest Duke (29 March 1923 – 1 May 2015), born in St. Helens, Lancashire, was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. He raced several brands of motorcycle: Norton, Gilera, BMW, NSU and Benelli. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geoff Duke has received more than 197,937 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Geoff Duke is the 295th most popular racing driver (down from 245th in 2019), the 3,102nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,771st in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Geoff Duke ranks 295 out of 1,080. Before him are Timo Mäkinen, Bruno Ruffo, Ernesto Prinoth, Arthur Legat, Marco Simoncelli, and Heikki Kovalainen. After him are Oscar Larrauri, Rudi Fischer, Dani Pedrosa, John Love, Patrick Gaillard, and Consalvo Sanesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Geoff Duke ranks 290. Before him are Isao Kimura, Ernesto Prinoth, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Peter Gay, Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, and N. T. Rama Rao. After him are Paul Xuereb, Ladislav Fuks, Sara Lidman, Palden Thondup Namgyal, Pierre Chaunu, and John Pulman. Among people deceased in 2015, Geoff Duke ranks 262. Before him are Roberto Tucci, Veijo Meri, Roger Rees, Peter Gay, Anna Kashfi, and Claude Criquielion. After him are Mary Ellen Mark, Florence Arthaud, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Danièle Delorme, Cilla Black, and Lizabeth Scott.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geoff Duke ranks 3,102 out of 8,785. Before him are Winston Graham (1908), Johann von Lamont (1805), Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435), Anthony Andrews (1948), Frederick Twort (1877), and William Withering (1741). After him are Dave Holland (1948), Andrew Marvell (1621), James Arthur (1988), Tom Phillips (1888), David Don (1799), and Dora Carrington (1893).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Geoff Duke ranks 47. Before him are Jenson Button (1980), Peter Walker (1912), David Murray (1909), Derek Bell (1941), Brian Hart (1936), and Alan Brown (1919). After him are Johnny Herbert (1964), Mike Parkes (1931), Mike Spence (1936), Cliff Allison (1932), Reg Parnell (1911), and Peter Gethin (1940).

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