RACING DRIVER

John Watson

1946 - Today

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John Marshall Watson (born 4 May 1946) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster from Northern Ireland, who competed in Formula One from 1973 to 1985. Watson won five Formula One Grands Prix across 12 seasons. Watson competed in Formula One for Brabham, Surtees, Lotus, Penske and McLaren. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Watson has received more than 113,972 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). John Watson is the 137th most popular racing driver (down from 123rd in 2019), the 1,875th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,721st in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, John Watson ranks 137 out of 1,080. Before him are Felipe Massa, Camille Jenatzy, Hans Stuck, Mika Salo, Geki, and David Coulthard. After him are Kunimitsu Takahashi, Giancarlo Fisichella, Alex Zanardi, Alejandro de Tomaso, Stefan Bellof, and Eddie Irvine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, John Watson ranks 236. Before him are Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Robert Metcalfe, Lesley Gore, Ron Kovic, Marián Čalfa, and Reggie Jackson. After him are Andrea Dworkin, René Jacobs, Anatoliy Byshovets, Davorin Popović, Frank Welker, and Penelope Wilton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Watson ranks 1,875 out of 8,785. Before him are David Coulthard (1971), Ken Tyrrell (1924), Herbert Chapman (1878), Andrew Bertie (1929), Millicent Fawcett (1847), and Pauline Moran (1947). After him are Frederick Copleston (1907), Lilian Harvey (1906), Steve Howe (1947), Alexander William Williamson (1824), W. Montgomery Watt (1909), and Noël Coward (1899).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

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

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