1936 - 1971
Joseph Siffert (French: [ʒo sifɛʁ]; 7 July 1936 – 24 October 1971) was a Swiss racing driver. Affectionately known as "Seppi" to his family and friends, Siffert was born in Fribourg, Switzerland, the son of a dairy owner. He initially made his name in racing on two wheels, winning the Swiss 350 cc motorcycle championship in 1959, before switching to four wheels with a Formula Junior Stanguellini. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jo Siffert has received more than 252,783 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jo Siffert is the 69th most popular racing driver (down from 65th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 145th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Jo Siffert ranks 69 out of 888. Before him are Michele Alboreto, Rubens Barrichello, Pierre Levegh, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Alfonso de Portago, and Peter Collins. After him are Pedro Rodríguez, Mike Hailwood, Jean Alesi, Sebastian Vettel, Jos Verstappen, and Vittorio Brambilla.
1956 - 2001
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 63
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 64
1905 - 1955
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 65
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 66
1928 - 1957
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 67
1931 - 1958
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 68
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 69
1940 - 1971
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 70
1940 - 1981
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 71
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 72
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 73
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 74
1937 - 2001
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 75
Among people born in 1936, Jo Siffert ranks 107. Before him are Nicos Poulantzas, Al Oerter, Aleida March, Gianni Vattimo, André Kolingba, and Dan Inosanto. After him are Théo Sarapo, Carol Gilligan, Ghassan Kanafani, Charles Dutoit, Jim Henson, and Ivan Stambolić. Among people deceased in 1971, Jo Siffert ranks 45. Before him are Roy O. Disney, Raoul Hausmann, Heinz Lammerding, Marcel Dupré, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, and Gene Vincent. After him are Pedro Rodríguez, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Reinhold Niebuhr, Margaret Bourke-White, John Boyd Orr, and Ub Iwerks.
1936 - 1979
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 101
1936 - 2007
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 102
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 103
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 104
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 105
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 106
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 107
1936 - 1970
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 108
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 109
1936 - 1972
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 110
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 111
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 112
1936 - 2000
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 113
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 39
1886 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 40
1905 - 1971
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 41
1886 - 1971
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 42
1914 - 1971
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 43
1935 - 1971
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 44
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 45
1940 - 1971
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 46
1928 - 1971
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 47
1892 - 1971
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 48
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 49
1880 - 1971
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 50
1901 - 1971
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 51
Among people born in Switzerland, Jo Siffert ranks 151 out of 876. Before him are Ernest Ansermet (1883), Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919), Édouard Claparède (1873), Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (1274), Théophile Steinlen (1859), and Jakob Ammann (1644). After him are Charles Dutoit (1936), Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (1968), Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695), Ueli Maurer (1950), Köbi Kuhn (1943), and Ulrich of Augsburg (890).
1883 - 1969
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 145
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 146
1873 - 1940
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 147
1274 - 1319
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 148
1859 - 1923
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 149
1644 - 1730
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 150
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 151
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 152
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 153
1695 - 1726
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 154
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 155
1943 - 2019
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 156
890 - 973
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 157
Among racing drivers born in Switzerland, Jo Siffert ranks 2. Before him are Clay Regazzoni (1939). After him are Silvio Moser (1941), Luigi Taveri (1929), Romain Grosjean (1986), Marc Surer (1951), Mick Schumacher (1999), Heinz Schiller (1930), Jo Vonlanthen (1942), Loris Kessel (1950), Toni Branca (1916), and Max de Terra (1918).
1939 - 2006
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 1
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 2
1941 - 1974
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3
1929 - 2018
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 4
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 5
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 6
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 7
1930 - 2007
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 8
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 9
1950 - 2010
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 10
1916 - 1985
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 11
1918 - 1982
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 12