RACING DRIVER
Giuseppe Farina
1906 - 1966
Giuseppe Farina
Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈniːno faˈriːna]; 30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural 1950 season with Alfa Romeo, and won five Grands Prix across seven seasons. Born in Turin, Farina was the son of Giovanni Farina, founder of Stabilimenti Farina. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giuseppe Farina has received more than 596,578 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Giuseppe Farina is the 11th most popular racing driver (down from 10th in 2019), the 581st most popular biography from Italy (down from 484th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Racing Driver.
Giuseppe Farina is most famous for being the first man to win the Formula One World Championship.
Memorability Metrics
600k
Page Views (PV)
72.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
10.03
Effective Languages (L*)
3.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Giuseppe Farina ranks 11 out of 1,080. Before him are Juan Manuel Fangio, James Hunt, Alain Prost, Ken Miles, Alberto Ascari, and Emerson Fittipaldi. After him are Nelson Piquet, Carroll Shelby, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Gilles Villeneuve, and Bruce McLaren.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan Manuel Fangio
1911 - 1995
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 5
James Hunt
1947 - 1993
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 6
Alain Prost
1955 - Present
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 7
Ken Miles
1918 - 1966
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 8
Alberto Ascari
1918 - 1955
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 9
Emerson Fittipaldi
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 10
Giuseppe Farina
1906 - 1966
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 11
Nelson Piquet
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 12
Carroll Shelby
1923 - 2012
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 13
Jackie Stewart
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 14
Jochen Rindt
1942 - 1970
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 15
Gilles Villeneuve
1950 - 1982
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 16
Bruce McLaren
1937 - 1970
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Giuseppe Farina ranks 32. Before him are Ilse Koch, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Soichiro Honda, Ed Gein, Hermann Fegelein, and Alexey Stakhanov. After him are Léopold Sédar Senghor, Léon Degrelle, Hans Asperger, Josef Kramer, Klaus Mann, and Wassily Leontief. Among people deceased in 1966, Giuseppe Farina ranks 15. Before him are Ken Miles, Sepp Dietrich, Chester W. Nimitz, Jean Arp, Peter Debye, and Lal Bahadur Shastri. After him are Frits Zernike, Felix Steiner, Cemal Gürsel, George de Hevesy, Dietrich von Choltitz, and Vincent Auriol.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsIlse Koch
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 26
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1945
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 27
Soichiro Honda
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1991
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 28
Ed Gein
EXTREMIST
1906 - 1984
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 29
Hermann Fegelein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 30
Alexey Stakhanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1977
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 31
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 32
Léopold Sédar Senghor
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 33
Léon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 34
Hans Asperger
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 35
Josef Kramer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1945
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 36
Klaus Mann
WRITER
1906 - 1949
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 37
Wassily Leontief
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsKen Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 9
Sepp Dietrich
COMPANION
1892 - 1966
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 10
Chester W. Nimitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1966
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 11
Jean Arp
ARTIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 12
Peter Debye
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1966
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 13
Lal Bahadur Shastri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1904 - 1966
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 14
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 15
Frits Zernike
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1966
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 16
Felix Steiner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1966
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 17
Cemal Gürsel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1966
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 18
George de Hevesy
CHEMIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 19
Dietrich von Choltitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1966
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 20
Vincent Auriol
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1966
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 21
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe Farina ranks 581 out of 5,161. Before him are Gallienus (218), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), Pierluigi Collina (1960), Clara Petacci (1912), and Anna Magnani (1908). After him are Aldus Manutius (1449), Tibullus (-50), Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), Titus Tatius (-800), Julius Evola (1898), and Muzio Clementi (1752).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGallienus
POLITICIAN
218 - 268
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 575
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
POLITICIAN
1492 - 1519
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 576
Matilda of Tuscany
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1046 - 1115
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 577
Pierluigi Collina
REFEREE
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 578
Clara Petacci
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1945
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 579
Anna Magnani
ACTOR
1908 - 1973
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 580
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 581
Aldus Manutius
DESIGNER
1449 - 1515
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 582
Tibullus
WRITER
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 583
Hiero II of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
308 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 584
Titus Tatius
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 585
Julius Evola
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 586
Muzio Clementi
COMPOSER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 587
Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy
Among racing drivers born in Italy, Giuseppe Farina ranks 3. Before him are Enzo Ferrari (1898), and Alberto Ascari (1918). After him are Giacomo Agostini (1942), Valentino Rossi (1979), Alfredo Ferrari (1932), Tazio Nuvolari (1892), Lella Lombardi (1941), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926), Michele Alboreto (1956), and Lucien Bianchi (1934).
Enzo Ferrari
1898 - 1988
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 1
Alberto Ascari
1918 - 1955
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 2
Giuseppe Farina
1906 - 1966
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 3
Giacomo Agostini
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 4
Valentino Rossi
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 5
Alfredo Ferrari
1932 - 1956
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 6
Tazio Nuvolari
1892 - 1953
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 7
Lella Lombardi
1941 - 1992
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 8
Riccardo Patrese
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 9
Maria Teresa de Filippis
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 10
Michele Alboreto
1956 - 2001
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 11
Lucien Bianchi
1934 - 1969
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 12