RACING DRIVER

Jos Verstappen

1972 - Today

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Johannes Franciscus "Jos" Verstappen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔs fɛrˈstɑpə(n)]; born 4 March 1972) is a Dutch former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1994 and 2003. Born and raised in Dutch Limburg, Verstappen began competitive kart racing aged eight. After a successful karting career—culminating in two direct-drive Karting European Championships in 1989—Verstappen graduated to junior formulae. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jos Verstappen has received more than 4,546,249 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Jos Verstappen is the 122nd most popular racing driver (down from 74th in 2019), the 372nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 228th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Racing Driver.

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  • 61.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jos Verstappen ranks 122 out of 1,080. Before him are Jo Schlesser, Paul Frère, Peter Collins, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Gunnar Nilsson, and Henri Pescarolo. After him are Ludovico Scarfiotti, Thierry Boutsen, Rolf Stommelen, Albert Scherrer, Helmuth Koinigg, and Luigi Musso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Jos Verstappen ranks 42. Before him are Robin Tunney, Anggun, Najwa Nimri, Karl Nehammer, Alain Berset, and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark. After him are Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Geri Halliwell, Jaap Stam, Octavia Spencer, Toni Collette, and Dita Von Teese.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jos Verstappen ranks 372 out of 1,646. Before him are Huub Stevens (1953), Aert van der Neer (1603), Jan Timman (1951), Cristina Deutekom (1931), Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608), and Pieter Boddaert (1730). After him are Albert van Ouwater (1415), Hendrick de Keyser (1565), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Jaap Stam (1972), Bennie Muller (1938), and Aagje Deken (1741).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Netherlands

Among racing drivers born in Netherlands, Jos Verstappen ranks 1. After him are Gijs van Lennep (1942), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), Jan Lammers (1956), Dries van der Lof (1919), Huub Rothengatter (1954), Michael Bleekemolen (1949), Jan Flinterman (1919), Ben Pon (1936), Eppie Wietzes (1938), Christijan Albers (1979), and Roelof Wunderink (1948).

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