RACING DRIVER

Jackie Stewart

1939 - Today

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Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart (born 11 June 1939) is a British former racing driver, broadcaster and motorsport executive from Scotland, who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1973. Nicknamed "The Flying Scot", Stewart won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with Tyrrell, and—at the time of his retirement—held the records for most wins (27), and podium finishes (43). Amongst his three titles, Stewart twice finished as runner-up over his nine seasons in Formula One. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jackie Stewart has received more than 3,503,599 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Jackie Stewart is the 14th most popular racing driver, the 403rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 346th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Racing Driver.

Jackie Stewart is most famous for being a three-time Formula One World Champion, as well as a successful businessman and broadcaster.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jackie Stewart ranks 14 out of 1,080. Before him are Ken Miles, Alberto Ascari, Emerson Fittipaldi, Giuseppe Farina, Nelson Piquet, and Carroll Shelby. After him are Jochen Rindt, Gilles Villeneuve, Bruce McLaren, Ronnie Peterson, Helmut Marko, and Keke Rosberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jackie Stewart ranks 26. Before him are Margaret Atwood, Ralph Lauren, Peter Grünberg, George Lazenby, Sonny Chiba, and Laurent-Désiré Kabila. After him are Michèle Mercier, Richard Kiel, Marie Laforêt, John Cleese, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, and F. Murray Abraham.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jackie Stewart ranks 403 out of 8,785. Before him are Gordon Banks (1937), Edward the Confessor (1003), Richard Owen (1804), A. A. Milne (1882), Daniel Craig (1968), and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220). After him are Arthur Eddington (1882), Peter Brook (1925), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Edgar the Peaceful (943), Charles Lyell (1797), and Henry Moseley (1887).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Jackie Stewart ranks 3. Before him are James Hunt (1947), and Ken Miles (1918). After him are Jim Clark (1936), Graham Hill (1929), Nigel Mansell (1953), Alfonso de Portago (1928), John Surtees (1934), Mike Hawthorn (1929), Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), and Damon Hill (1960).

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