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RACING DRIVER

Jacques Laffite

1943 - Today

Jacques Laffite

Jacques-Henri Laffite (French: [ʒak ɑ̃.ʁi la.fit]; born 21 November 1943) is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1986. He achieved six Grand Prix wins, all while driving for the Ligier team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Laffite has received more than 368,980 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jacques Laffite is the 50th most popular racing driver (up from 52nd in 2019), the 1,403rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,464th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

370k
Page Views (PV)
59.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
5.62
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jacques Laffite ranks 50 out of 888. Before him are Damon Hill, Louis Chiron, Lorenzo Bandini, Wolfgang von Trips, René Arnoux, and Hannu Mikkola. After him are Didier Pironi, Gerhard Berger, Lella Lombardi, Carlos Sainz, Ari Vatanen, and Riccardo Patrese.

Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia

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Damon Hill
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 44
Louis Chiron
1899 - 1979
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 45
Lorenzo Bandini
1935 - 1967
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 46
Wolfgang von Trips
1928 - 1961
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 47
René Arnoux
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 48
Hannu Mikkola
1942 - 2021
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 49
Jacques Laffite
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 50
Didier Pironi
1952 - 1987
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 51
Gerhard Berger
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 52
Lella Lombardi
1941 - 1992
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 53
Carlos Sainz
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 54
Ari Vatanen
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 55
Riccardo Patrese
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 56

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jacques Laffite ranks 98. Before him are Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Alain de Benoist, Piet Keizer, Jean-Claude Killy, Edie Sedgwick, and Michael Palin. After him are Wanda Rutkiewicz, Eric Idle, Thomas J. Sargent, Mario J. Molina, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, and Barbara Bouchet.

Others Born in 1943

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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
1943 - 2006
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 92
Alain de Benoist
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 93
Piet Keizer
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 94
Jean-Claude Killy
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 95
Edie Sedgwick
1943 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 96
Michael Palin
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 97
Jacques Laffite
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 98
Wanda Rutkiewicz
1943 - 1992
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 99
Eric Idle
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 100
Thomas J. Sargent
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 101
Mario J. Molina
1943 - 2020
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 102
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 103
Barbara Bouchet
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 104