RACING DRIVER
Howden Ganley
1941 - Today
Howden Ganley
James Howden Ganley (born 24 December 1941) is a former racing driver from New Zealand. From 1971 to 1974 he participated in 41 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix. He placed 4th twice and scored points 5 times for a total of 10 championship points (only the top 6 places scored points). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howden Ganley has received more than 85,012 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Howden Ganley is the 377th most popular racing driver (down from 276th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 45th in 2019) and the 4th most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
85k
Page Views (PV)
47.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Howden Ganley ranks 377 out of 1,080. Before him are Kurt Ahrens Jr., Leslie Graham, Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Bruno Senna, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, and Richard Burns. After him are Antonio Creus, Hiroshi Fushida, Edgar Barth, Giorgio Francia, Ricardo Tormo, and Dave Charlton.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKurt Ahrens Jr.
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 371
Leslie Graham
1911 - 1953
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 372
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
1913 - 1989
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 373
Bruno Senna
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 374
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 375
Richard Burns
1971 - 2005
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 376
Howden Ganley
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 377
Antonio Creus
1924 - 1996
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 378
Hiroshi Fushida
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 379
Edgar Barth
1917 - 1965
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 380
Giorgio Francia
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 381
Ricardo Tormo
1952 - 1998
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 382
Dave Charlton
1936 - 2013
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 383
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Howden Ganley ranks 417. Before him are Frans Verbeeck, Michael Berry, Karl Dall, Allal Benkassou, Lester Bowie, and Zalman King. After him are Tim Hardin, Max Baucus, Kurt Axelsson, Gianfranco Terenzi, Václav Mašek, and Alf Clausen.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsFrans Verbeeck
CYCLIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 411
Michael Berry
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 412
Karl Dall
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 413
Allal Benkassou
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 414
Lester Bowie
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1999
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 415
Zalman King
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 416
Howden Ganley
RACING DRIVER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 417
Tim Hardin
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1980
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 418
Max Baucus
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 419
Kurt Axelsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1984
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 420
Gianfranco Terenzi
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 421
Václav Mašek
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 422
Alf Clausen
COMPOSER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 423
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Howden Ganley ranks 51 out of 303. Before him are Roy Kerr (1934), Anthony Wilding (1883), Antony Starr (1975), Jean Batten (1909), Patsy Reddy (1954), and Kevin Smith (1963). After him are Meri Mangakāhia (1868), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Terence Bayler (1930), Hugh Anderson (1936), Fran Walsh (1959), and Rupert Julian (1879).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsRoy Kerr
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 45
Anthony Wilding
TENNIS PLAYER
1883 - 1915
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 46
Antony Starr
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 47
Jean Batten
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1982
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 48
Patsy Reddy
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 49
Kevin Smith
ACTOR
1963 - 2002
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 50
Howden Ganley
RACING DRIVER
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 51
Meri Mangakāhia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1920
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 52
Wallace Fard Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1934
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 53
Terence Bayler
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 54
Hugh Anderson
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 55
Fran Walsh
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 56
Rupert Julian
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1943
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 57
Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand
Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Howden Ganley ranks 4. Before him are Bruce McLaren (1937), Denny Hulme (1936), and Chris Amon (1943). After him are John Nicholson (1941), Graham McRae (1940), Mike Thackwell (1961), Liam Lawson (2002), Brendon Hartley (1989), Tony Shelly (1937), Hayden Paddon (1987), and Mitch Evans (1994).
Bruce McLaren
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1
Denny Hulme
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2
Chris Amon
1943 - 2016
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 3
Howden Ganley
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 4
John Nicholson
1941 - 2017
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 5
Graham McRae
1940 - 2021
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 6
Mike Thackwell
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 7
Liam Lawson
2002 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 8
Brendon Hartley
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 9
Tony Shelly
1937 - 1998
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 10
Hayden Paddon
1987 - Present
HPI: 24.47
Rank: 11
Mitch Evans
1994 - Present
HPI: 23.82
Rank: 12