RACING DRIVER

Gil de Ferran

1967 - 2023

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Gil de Ferran (11 November 1967 – 29 December 2023) was a Brazilian professional racing driver and team owner. De Ferran was the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car champion driving for Team Penske and the winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gil de Ferran has received more than 616,839 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gil de Ferran is the 349th most popular racing driver (up from 680th in 2019), the 4,322nd most popular biography from France (up from 4,820th in 2019) and the 49th most popular French Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Gil de Ferran ranks 349 out of 1,080. Before him are Masten Gregory, Petter Solberg, George Abecassis, Jacques Villeneuve, Huub Rothengatter, and Roberto Bonomi. After him are Alexander Wurz, Bob Bondurant, Guy Mairesse, Pablo Birger, Jorge Lorenzo, and Franco Rol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Gil de Ferran ranks 178. Before him are Zvonimir Soldo, Izumi Sakai, Guillermo Amor, Joshua Bell, Connie Britton, and Magdalena Forsberg. After him are Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, Gus Poyet, Sheryl Lee, John Myung, Paweł Mąciwoda, and Simone Moro. Among people deceased in 2023, Gil de Ferran ranks 415. Before him are Paweł Huelle, Albert Eschenmoser, José María Gil-Robles, Michael Lerner, Melinda Dillon, and Bo Goldman. After him are Charlie Dominici, Peter-Michael Kolbe, Moonbin, Bram Moolenaar, Barry Humphries, and Richard Wagner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gil de Ferran ranks 4,322 out of 6,770. Before him are Pauline Auzou (1775), Colette Besson (1946), Alphonso, Earl of Chester (1273), Édouard Spach (1801), Michel Aupetit (1951), and Philippe Chatrier (1926). After him are Catherine Cesarsky (1943), Jean-Marie Poiré (1945), Céline Tran (1979), André Tassin (1902), Eric of Friuli (800), and François Marty (1904).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Gil de Ferran ranks 49. Before him are François Migault (1944), Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1904), José Dolhem (1944), Jean-Claude Andruet (1940), Georges Grignard (1905), and Jean-Pierre Wimille (1908). After him are Guy Mairesse (1910), Michel Leclère (1946), Eugène Chaboud (1907), André Pilette (1918), Eugène Martin (1915), and François Hesnault (1956).

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