RACING DRIVER

Jacques Villeneuve

1953 - Today

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Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve (born November 4, 1953) is a Canadian racing driver. He is the younger brother of the late Gilles Villeneuve, and uncle to Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One World Champion. He is sometimes called "Uncle Jacques" ("L'oncle Jacques" in French) to differentiate him from his nephew, and is also known by the nickname "Jacquo". 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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Villeneuve is the 346th most popular racing driver (down from 233rd in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 240th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    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 with 434,609 views, followed by French (11,996), and Spanish (10,078). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bulgarian (41.13%), Spanish (13.26%), and Slovenian (11.75%)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 346 out of 1,080. Before him are Alberto Uria, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Carl Scarborough, Masten Gregory, Petter Solberg, and George Abecassis. After him are Huub Rothengatter, Roberto Bonomi, Gil de Ferran, Alexander Wurz, Bob Bondurant, and Guy Mairesse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 293. Before him are Taner Akçam, Glykeria, Mary Harron, Józef Młynarczyk, Patti Scialfa, and Carole André. After him are Michaël Dudok de Wit, Ho Ching, George Tenet, Armand Amar, Peter-Michael Kolbe, and Toshio Takabayashi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 333 out of 1,622. Before him are Steven Erikson (1959), David Suzuki (1936), Susan Clark (1943), Mary Harron (1953), Rick Danko (1943), and Carole Laure (1948). After him are Jacques Plante (1929), Harriet Brooks (1876), Michael Sarrazin (1940), George London (1920), Mary Pierce (1975), and Samuel Cunard (1787).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Canada

Among racing drivers born in Canada, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 4. Before him are Gilles Villeneuve (1950), Jacques Villeneuve (1971), and Bill Brack (1935). After him are 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).

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