RACING DRIVER
Guy Ligier
1930 - 2015
Guy Ligier
Guy Camille Ligier (French pronunciation: [ɡi ka.mij li.ʒje]; 12 July 1930 – 23 August 2015) was a French racing driver and team owner. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guy Ligier has received more than 145,403 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Guy Ligier is the 96th most popular racing driver (up from 131st in 2019), the 2,217th most popular biography from France (up from 2,601st in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
56.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
7.94
Effective Languages (L*)
1.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Guy Ligier ranks 96 out of 1,080. Before him are Elio de Angelis, Ángel Nieto, Luigi Fagioli, Juha Kankkunen, Piero Taruffi, and Ken Block. After him are Eugenio Castellotti, Thierry Sabine, Roger Williamson, Pedro Rodríguez, Jean Behra, and Jean-Pierre Jarier.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElio de Angelis
1958 - 1986
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 90
Ángel Nieto
1947 - 2017
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 91
Luigi Fagioli
1898 - 1952
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 92
Juha Kankkunen
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 93
Piero Taruffi
1906 - 1988
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 94
Ken Block
1967 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 95
Guy Ligier
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 96
Eugenio Castellotti
1930 - 1957
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 97
Thierry Sabine
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 98
Roger Williamson
1948 - 1973
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 99
Pedro Rodríguez
1940 - 1971
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 100
Jean Behra
1921 - 1959
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 101
Jean-Pierre Jarier
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 102
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Guy Ligier ranks 140. Before him are Fritz Wunderlich, Kinji Fukasaku, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Frank Lucas, and Dündar Ali Osman. After him are James Baker, Eugenio Castellotti, Bernard Collomb, Tanya Savicheva, Stephen Sondheim, and Philippe Leroy. Among people deceased in 2015, Guy Ligier ranks 108. Before him are Franzl Lang, Jaakko Hintikka, Halldór Ásgrímsson, André Brink, Adrian Frutiger, and Hyon Yong-chol. After him are Chea Sim, John Guillermin, Kirk Kerkorian, Robert Manzon, E. L. Doctorow, and Carl Djerassi.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsFritz Wunderlich
SINGER
1930 - 1966
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 134
Kinji Fukasaku
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2003
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 135
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 136
Ahmad Shah of Pahang
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 137
Frank Lucas
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2019
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 138
Dündar Ali Osman
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 139
Guy Ligier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 140
James Baker
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 141
Eugenio Castellotti
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1957
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 142
Bernard Collomb
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 143
Tanya Savicheva
WRITER
1930 - 1944
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 144
Stephen Sondheim
COMPOSER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 145
Philippe Leroy
ACTOR
1930 - 2024
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 146
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsFranzl Lang
SINGER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 102
Jaakko Hintikka
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 103
Halldór Ásgrímsson
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2015
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 104
André Brink
WRITER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 105
Adrian Frutiger
DESIGNER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 106
Hyon Yong-chol
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2015
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 107
Guy Ligier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 108
Chea Sim
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2015
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 109
John Guillermin
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 110
Kirk Kerkorian
BUSINESSPERSON
1917 - 2015
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 111
Robert Manzon
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2015
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 112
E. L. Doctorow
WRITER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 113
Carl Djerassi
CHEMIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 114
In France
Among people born in France, Guy Ligier ranks 2,217 out of 6,770. Before him are François-Marie Raoult (1830), Thomas Merton (1915), Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642), Edgard Varèse (1883), Catherine of Burgundy (1378), and Oronce Finé (1494). After him are Maurice Couve de Murville (1907), Pierre Klossowski (1905), Dominique Pinon (1955), Géraud Duroc (1772), Hincmar (806), and Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (1597).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrançois-Marie Raoult
CHEMIST
1830 - 1901
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2,211
Thomas Merton
WRITER
1915 - 1968
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,212
Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1722
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,213
Edgard Varèse
COMPOSER
1883 - 1965
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,214
Catherine of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1378 - 1425
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2,215
Oronce Finé
MATHEMATICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2,216
Guy Ligier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2,217
Maurice Couve de Murville
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1999
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,218
Pierre Klossowski
WRITER
1905 - 2001
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,219
Dominique Pinon
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,220
Géraud Duroc
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1813
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,221
Hincmar
WRITER
806 - 882
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,222
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
WRITER
1597 - 1654
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,223
Among RACING DRIVERS In France
Among racing drivers born in France, Guy Ligier ranks 15. Before him are Maurice Trintignant (1917), Patrick Tambay (1949), Jean Alesi (1964), Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937), and Pierre Levegh (1905). After him are Thierry Sabine (1949), Jean Behra (1921), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), Robert Manzon (1917), Sébastien Loeb (1974), and Jo Schlesser (1928).
Maurice Trintignant
1917 - 2005
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 9
Patrick Tambay
1949 - 2022
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 10
Jean Alesi
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 11
Jean-Louis Schlesser
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 12
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
1937 - 2015
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 13
Pierre Levegh
1905 - 1955
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 14
Guy Ligier
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 15
Thierry Sabine
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 16
Jean Behra
1921 - 1959
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 17
Jean-Pierre Jarier
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 18
Robert Manzon
1917 - 2015
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 19
Sébastien Loeb
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 20
Jo Schlesser
1928 - 1968
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 21