RACING DRIVER

Jarno Saarinen

1945 - 1973

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Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen (11 December 1945 – 20 May 1973) was a Finnish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In the early 1970s, he was considered one of the most promising and talented motorcycle racers of his era until he was killed during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Italy. Saarinen's death led to increased demands for better safety conditions for motorcycle racers competing in the world championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jarno Saarinen has received more than 181,565 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jarno Saarinen is the 104th most popular racing driver (up from 113th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Finland (down from 78th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jarno Saarinens by language

Over the past year Jarno Saarinen has had the most page views in the with 26,781 views, followed by English (24,171), and Italian (18,861). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (40.99%), Spanish (14.01%), and Arabic (9.20%)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jarno Saarinen ranks 104 out of 1,080. Before him are Thierry Sabine, Roger Williamson, Pedro Rodríguez, Jean Behra, Jean-Pierre Jarier, and Henri Toivonen. After him are David Purley, Max Verstappen, Tommi Mäkinen, Jo Bonnier, Robert Manzon, and Ralf Schumacher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Jarno Saarinen ranks 172. Before him are Henry Winkler, Dennis Nilsen, Bobby Solo, Bruce Spence, Vladislav Ardzinba, and Earl Boen. After him are David Purley, Hugh Fraser, David A. Granger, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Daniel Davis, and Chandrika Kumaratunga. Among people deceased in 1973, Jarno Saarinen ranks 94. Before him are Hans Globke, P. Ramlee, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Roger Williamson, Lorenzo Fernández, and Maurice René Fréchet. After him are Clas Thunberg, Marthe Bibesco, Merian C. Cooper, Fuad Chehab, Helen Parkhurst, and Gene Krupa.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Jarno Saarinen ranks 81 out of 751. Before him are Paavo Lipponen (1941), Petteri Orpo (1969), Ernst Linder (1868), Peter Forsskål (1732), Pekka Haavisto (1958), and Henri Toivonen (1956). After him are Edvard Westermarck (1862), Matthias Castrén (1813), Clas Thunberg (1893), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Yrjö Väisälä (1891), and Liisi Oterma (1915).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Jarno Saarinen ranks 7. Before him are Mika Häkkinen (1968), Ari Vatanen (1952), Hannu Mikkola (1942), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Juha Kankkunen (1959), and Henri Toivonen (1956). After him are Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Markku Alén (1951), Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), Timo Salonen (1951), and Leo Kinnunen (1943).

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