RACING DRIVER

Ian Scheckter

1947 - Today

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Ian Scheckter (born 22 August 1947) is a South African former racing driver. He participated in 20 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 30 March 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Scheckter has received more than 92,450 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ian Scheckter is the 225th most popular racing driver (up from 317th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 91st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Racing Driver.

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  • 51.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ian Scheckter ranks 225 out of 1,080. Before him are Érik Comas, Toulo de Graffenried, Divina Galica, Kent Andersson, Rikky von Opel, and Emilio de Villota. After him are Marc Márquez, Charles Leclerc, Umberto Maglioli, Alex Soler-Roig, Nick Heidfeld, and Carlo Maria Abate.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ian Scheckter ranks 339. Before him are Joseph Daul, Stéphane Courtois, Apasra Hongsakula, Rikky von Opel, Gérard Collomb, and Pete Maravich. After him are René Harris, Alan Lee, Leszek Balcerowicz, John Bruton, Egberto Gismonti, and Omar Larrosa.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ian Scheckter ranks 67 out of 454. Before him are Abdullah Ibrahim (1934), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Marlene Dumas (1953), Laurence Oliphant (1829), J. B. M. Hertzog (1866), and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819). After him are Eric Sturgess (1920), John Cranko (1927), Gordon Murray (1946), Oscar Pistorius (1986), Oliver Tambo (1917), and Evelyn Mase (1922).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Ian Scheckter ranks 2. Before him are Jody Scheckter (1950). After him are Gordon Murray (1946), Basil van Rooyen (1939), Peter de Klerk (1935), Doug Serrurier (1920), Desiré Wilson (1953), Paddy Driver (1934), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Neville Lederle (1938), and Tony Maggs (1937).

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