RACING DRIVER
Johnny Cecotto
1956 - Today
Johnny Cecotto
Johnny Alberto Cecotto Persello (born 25 January 1956), better known as Johnny Cecotto, is a Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer and auto racer. He rose to prominence as a teenage prodigy in 1975 when he became the youngest motorcycle road racing world champion at the age of 19. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Cecotto has received more than 238,170 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Cecotto is the 164th most popular racing driver (up from 167th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Venezuelan Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
59.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.74
Effective Languages (L*)
1.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Johnny Cecotto ranks 164 out of 1,080. Before him are Gijs van Lennep, Didier Auriol, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jarno Trulli, Carel Godin de Beaufort, and Stéphane Peterhansel. After him are Timo Salonen, Giancarlo Baghetti, Slim Borgudd, Bob Anderson, Olivier Panis, and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGijs van Lennep
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 158
Didier Auriol
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 159
Hans-Joachim Stuck
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 160
Jarno Trulli
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 161
Carel Godin de Beaufort
1934 - 1964
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 162
Stéphane Peterhansel
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 163
Johnny Cecotto
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 164
Timo Salonen
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 165
Giancarlo Baghetti
1934 - 1995
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 166
Slim Borgudd
1946 - 2023
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 167
Bob Anderson
1931 - 1967
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 168
Olivier Panis
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 169
Juan Pablo Montoya
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 170
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Johnny Cecotto ranks 144. Before him are Kostas Karamanlis, Sinan Sakić, Abdalla Hamdok, José Luis Brown, Carlo Rovelli, and Momir Bulatović. After him are Franky Vercauteren, Kevin McNally, Gregg L. Semenza, Akio Toyoda, Cecilia Roth, and Keiichi Tsuchiya.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsKostas Karamanlis
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 138
Sinan Sakić
SINGER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 139
Abdalla Hamdok
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 140
José Luis Brown
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2019
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 141
Carlo Rovelli
PHYSICIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 142
Momir Bulatović
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2019
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 143
Johnny Cecotto
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 144
Franky Vercauteren
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 145
Kevin McNally
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 146
Gregg L. Semenza
PHYSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 147
Akio Toyoda
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 148
Cecilia Roth
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 149
Keiichi Tsuchiya
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 150
In Venezuela
Among people born in Venezuela, Johnny Cecotto ranks 25 out of 183. Before him are Rómulo Gallegos (1884), Juan Vicente Pérez (1909), José Antonio Abreu (1939), Teresa Carreño (1853), Rafael Urdaneta (1788), and Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879). After him are Cipriano Castro (1858), Carlos Delgado Chalbaud (1909), Simón Rodríguez (1769), Octavio Lepage (1923), José Gregorio Hernández (1864), and Jaime Lusinchi (1924).
Others born in Venezuela
Go to all RankingsRómulo Gallegos
WRITER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 19
Juan Vicente Pérez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 2024
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 20
José Antonio Abreu
CONDUCTOR
1939 - 2018
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 21
Teresa Carreño
SINGER
1853 - 1917
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 22
Rafael Urdaneta
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1845
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 23
Rafael de Nogales Méndez
WRITER
1879 - 1937
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 24
Johnny Cecotto
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 25
Cipriano Castro
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1924
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 26
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1950
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 27
Simón Rodríguez
PHILOSOPHER
1769 - 1854
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 28
Octavio Lepage
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 29
José Gregorio Hernández
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1919
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 30
Jaime Lusinchi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 31
Among RACING DRIVERS In Venezuela
Among racing drivers born in Venezuela, Johnny Cecotto ranks 1. After him are Pastor Maldonado (1985), and Rodolfo González (1986).
Johnny Cecotto
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 1
Pastor Maldonado
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 2
Rodolfo González
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.25
Rank: 3