RACING DRIVER
Jacques Villeneuve
1971 - Today
Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve (French: [ʒɑk vilnœv]; born 9 April 1971) is a Canadian professional racing driver and amateur musician who won the 1997 Formula One World Championship with Williams. In addition to Formula One, he has competed in various other forms of motor racing, winning the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series. He is the son of former Ferrari racing driver Gilles Villeneuve. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Villeneuve has received more than 3,366,067 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Jacques Villeneuve is the 86th most popular racing driver (up from 87th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 94th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
3.4M
Page Views (PV)
57.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
7.67
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jacques Villeneuves by language
Over the past year Jacques Villeneuve has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 432,420 views, followed by French (140,844), and Italian (86,180). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Tajik (246.58%), Vietnamese (171.43%), and Lombard (166.67%)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 86 out of 1,080. Before him are Sebastian Vettel, Arturo Merzario, Vittorio Brambilla, Jo Siffert, Tom Pryce, and Björn Waldegård. After him are Pierre Levegh, Rubens Barrichello, Stig Blomqvist, Elio de Angelis, Ángel Nieto, and Luigi Fagioli.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSebastian Vettel
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 80
Arturo Merzario
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 81
Vittorio Brambilla
1937 - 2001
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 82
Jo Siffert
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 83
Tom Pryce
1949 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 84
Björn Waldegård
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 85
Jacques Villeneuve
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 86
Pierre Levegh
1905 - 1955
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 87
Rubens Barrichello
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 88
Stig Blomqvist
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 89
Elio 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 38. Before him are Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Pedro Alonso, Pete Sampras, Nathan Fillion, Alex Borstein, and Sofia Coppola. After him are Elif Shafak, Niko Kovač, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Martin Freeman, and Paul Bettany.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsQueen Máxima of the Netherlands
COMPANION
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 32
Pedro Alonso
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 33
Pete Sampras
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 34
Nathan Fillion
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 35
Alex Borstein
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 36
Sofia Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 37
Jacques Villeneuve
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 38
Elif Shafak
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 39
Niko Kovač
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 40
Shannen Doherty
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 41
Claire Forlani
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 42
Martin Freeman
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 43
Paul Bettany
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 44
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 103 out of 1,622. Before him are Norma Shearer (1902), Nathan Fillion (1971), Marc Ouellet (1944), Louis Slotin (1910), Maurice Richard (1921), and David Morrell (1943). After him are Denny Doherty (1940), Justin Bieber (1994), Rachel McAdams (1978), James Randi (1928), Jean Chrétien (1934), and Margot Kidder (1948).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsNorma Shearer
ACTOR
1902 - 1983
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 97
Nathan Fillion
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 98
Marc Ouellet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 99
Louis Slotin
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1946
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 100
Maurice Richard
HOCKEY PLAYER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 101
David Morrell
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 102
Jacques Villeneuve
RACING DRIVER
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 103
Denny Doherty
SINGER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 104
Justin Bieber
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 105
Rachel McAdams
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 106
James Randi
MAGICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 107
Jean Chrétien
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 108
Margot Kidder
ACTOR
1948 - 2018
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 109
Among RACING DRIVERS In Canada
Among racing drivers born in Canada, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 2. Before him are Gilles Villeneuve (1950). After him are Bill Brack (1935), Jacques Villeneuve (1953), Lance Stroll (1998), George Eaton (1945), Allen Berg (1961), Nicholas Latifi (1995), Alex Tagliani (1973), Greg Moore (1975), Robert Wickens (1989), and James Hinchcliffe (1986).
Gilles Villeneuve
1950 - 1982
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 1
Jacques Villeneuve
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 2
Bill Brack
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 3
Jacques Villeneuve
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 4
Lance Stroll
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 5
George Eaton
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 6
Allen Berg
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 7
Nicholas Latifi
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 8
Alex Tagliani
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 9
Greg Moore
1975 - 1999
HPI: 34.76
Rank: 10
Robert Wickens
1989 - Present
HPI: 23.81
Rank: 11
James Hinchcliffe
1986 - Present
HPI: 22.26
Rank: 12