RACING DRIVER
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
Jim Clark
James Clark OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland who won two Formula One World Championships in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars, and in the Indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Clark has received more than 2,550,495 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Jim Clark is the 23rd most popular racing driver (down from 18th in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 403rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Racing Driver.
Jim Clark is most famous for being a Formula One champion and one of the greatest drivers of all time.
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
64.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
6.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Jim Clark ranks 23 out of 1,080. Before him are Bruce McLaren, Ronnie Peterson, Helmut Marko, Keke Rosberg, Jacky Ickx, and Mario Andretti. After him are Clay Regazzoni, Graham Hill, François Cevert, Jack Brabham, Nigel Mansell, and Giacomo Agostini.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBruce McLaren
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 17
Ronnie Peterson
1944 - 1978
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 18
Helmut Marko
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 19
Keke Rosberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 20
Jacky Ickx
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 21
Mario Andretti
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 22
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 23
Clay Regazzoni
1939 - 2006
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 24
Graham Hill
1929 - 1975
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 25
François Cevert
1944 - 1973
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 26
Jack Brabham
1926 - 2014
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 27
Nigel Mansell
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 28
Giacomo Agostini
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Jim Clark ranks 37. Before him are Georges Perec, Roy Orbison, Aga Khan IV, Glen Campbell, Tariq Aziz, and Robert Woodrow Wilson. After him are Burt Reynolds, Albert Finney, Gerhard Ertl, Buddy Holly, B. J. Habibie, and Günter Blobel. Among people deceased in 1968, Jim Clark ranks 23. Before him are Georg von Küchler, Erwin Panofsky, Henry Hallett Dale, Enid Blyton, Carl Theodor Dreyer, and Corneille Heymans. After him are Kees van Dongen, José Nasazzi, Pitirim Sorokin, Ivan Ribar, Neal Cassady, and Alice Guy-Blaché.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsGeorges Perec
WRITER
1936 - 1982
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 31
Roy Orbison
SINGER
1936 - 1988
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 32
Aga Khan IV
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 33
Glen Campbell
SINGER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 34
Tariq Aziz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2015
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 35
Robert Woodrow Wilson
ASTRONOMER
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 36
Jim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 37
Burt Reynolds
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 38
Albert Finney
ACTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 39
Gerhard Ertl
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 40
Buddy Holly
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1959
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 41
B. J. Habibie
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 42
Günter Blobel
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsGeorg von Küchler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1968
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 17
Erwin Panofsky
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 18
Henry Hallett Dale
CHEMIST
1875 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 19
Enid Blyton
WRITER
1897 - 1968
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 20
Carl Theodor Dreyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 21
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 22
Jim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 23
Kees van Dongen
PAINTER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 24
José Nasazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 25
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 26
Ivan Ribar
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 27
Neal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 28
Alice Guy-Blaché
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 29
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jim Clark ranks 506 out of 8,785. Before him are Patrick Stewart (1940), Ian McEwan (1948), William Stanley Jevons (1835), Gordon Brown (1951), Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897), and Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914). After him are Henry the Young King (1155), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), Gary Moore (1952), Douglas Adams (1952), Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), and William Wilberforce (1759).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPatrick Stewart
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 500
Ian McEwan
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 501
William Stanley Jevons
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1882
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 502
Gordon Brown
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 503
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
CHEMIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 504
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
CHEMIST
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 505
Jim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 506
Henry the Young King
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1183
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 507
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1927
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 508
Gary Moore
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 509
Douglas Adams
WRITER
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 510
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1936
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 511
William Wilberforce
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1833
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 512
Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Jim Clark ranks 4. Before him are James Hunt (1947), Ken Miles (1918), and Jackie Stewart (1939). After him are 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).
James Hunt
1947 - 1993
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 1
Ken Miles
1918 - 1966
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 2
Jackie Stewart
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 3
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 4
Graham Hill
1929 - 1975
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 5
Nigel Mansell
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 6
Alfonso de Portago
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
John Surtees
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 8
Mike Hawthorn
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 9
Stirling Moss
1929 - 2020
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 10
Lewis Hamilton
1985 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 11
Damon Hill
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 12