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RACING DRIVER

John Watson

1946 - Today

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John Marshall Watson, (born 4 May 1946) is a British former racing driver and current commentator from Northern Ireland. He competed in Formula One, winning five Grands Prix and was third in the 1982 championship. He also competed in the World Sportscar Championship finishing second in the 1987 championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Watson has received more than 110,654 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). John Watson is the 123rd most popular racing driver (down from 117th in 2019), the 1,726th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,752nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, John Watson ranks 123 out of 888. Before him are Piero Taruffi, Tommi Mäkinen, Thierry Boutsen, Juha Kankkunen, Mika Salo, and Helmuth Koinigg. After him are Markku Alén, Stuart Lewis-Evans, Ignazio Giunti, Onofre Marimón, Alan Stacey, and Ove Andersson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, John Watson ranks 194. Before him are Fernando Filoni, Joanna Lumley, Héctor Lavoe, Riccardo Cocciante, Cheech Marin, and Tyne Daly. After him are Udo Lindenberg, Lesley Gore, Antony Beevor, Terence McKenna, Nicole Garcia, and Jean-Luc Marion.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Watson ranks 1,726 out of 7,765. Before him are Marie Stopes (1880), Robert Morrison (1782), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Dixie Dean (1907), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), and Rick Parfitt (1948). After him are Paul Gascoigne (1967), Nell Gwyn (1650), John Hannah (1962), Henry More (1614), Charles Hatchett (1765), and Tobias Smollett (1721).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, John Watson ranks 20. Before him are Peter Collins (1931), Mike Hailwood (1940), Roger Williamson (1948), Tom Pryce (1949), David Purley (1945), and David Coulthard (1971). After him are Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930), Alan Stacey (1933), Jenson Button (1980), Chris Bristow (1937), Tony Brooks (1932), and Eddie Irvine (1965).

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