RACING DRIVER
Keke Rosberg
1948 - Today
Keke Rosberg
Keijo Erik "Keke" Rosberg (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkeke ˈruːsbæri] ; born 6 December 1948) is a Finnish former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986. Rosberg won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1982 with Williams, and won five Grands Prix across nine seasons. Born in Sweden and raised in Finland, Rosberg started his racing career in karting before graduating to Formula Vee in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Keke Rosberg has received more than 2,296,476 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Keke Rosberg is the 20th most popular racing driver (down from 15th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 66th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Racing Driver.
Keke Rosberg is most famous for being the 1982 Formula One World Champion.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
70.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
8.07
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Keke Rosberg ranks 20 out of 1,080. Before him are Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Gilles Villeneuve, Bruce McLaren, Ronnie Peterson, and Helmut Marko. After him are Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, Clay Regazzoni, Graham Hill, and François Cevert.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJackie Stewart
1939 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 14
Jochen Rindt
1942 - 1970
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 15
Gilles Villeneuve
1950 - 1982
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 16
Bruce McLaren
1937 - 1970
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 17
Ronnie Peterson
1944 - 1978
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 18
Helmut Marko
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 19
Keke Rosberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 20
Jacky Ickx
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 21
Mario Andretti
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 22
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 23
Clay Regazzoni
1939 - 2006
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 24
Graham Hill
1929 - 1975
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 25
François Cevert
1944 - 1973
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Keke Rosberg ranks 41. Before him are Carl Weathers, Steven Tyler, Frank Abagnale, Robert Plant, Yoshihide Suga, and John Bonham. After him are Ian McEwan, Mikhail Baryshnikov, John Carpenter, Tom Wilkinson, Elizabeth Blackburn, and Grace Jones.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsCarl Weathers
ACTOR
1948 - 2024
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 35
Steven Tyler
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 36
Frank Abagnale
MAFIOSO
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 37
Robert Plant
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 38
Yoshihide Suga
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 39
John Bonham
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1980
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 40
Keke Rosberg
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 41
Ian McEwan
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 42
Mikhail Baryshnikov
DANCER
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 43
John Carpenter
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 44
Tom Wilkinson
ACTOR
1948 - 2023
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 45
Elizabeth Blackburn
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 46
Grace Jones
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 47
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Keke Rosberg ranks 94 out of 1,879. Before him are Stieg Larsson (1954), Jenny Lind (1820), Marie Fredriksson (1958), Ermanaric (400), Ronnie Peterson (1944), and Axel Munthe (1857). After him are Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Per Teodor Cleve (1840), Olaus Magnus (1490), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), and Anund Jacob (1008).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsStieg Larsson
WRITER
1954 - 2004
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 88
Jenny Lind
SINGER
1820 - 1887
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 89
Marie Fredriksson
SINGER
1958 - 2019
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 90
Ermanaric
POLITICIAN
400 - 376
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 91
Ronnie Peterson
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1978
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 92
Axel Munthe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1857 - 1949
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 93
Keke Rosberg
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 94
Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1739
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 95
Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 96
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 97
Olaus Magnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1557
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 98
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 99
Anund Jacob
POLITICIAN
1008 - 1050
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 100
Among RACING DRIVERS In Sweden
Among racing drivers born in Sweden, Keke Rosberg ranks 2. Before him are Ronnie Peterson (1944). After him are Björn Waldegård (1943), Stig Blomqvist (1946), Jo Bonnier (1930), Reine Wisell (1941), Gunnar Nilsson (1948), Ove Andersson (1938), Slim Borgudd (1946), Stefan Johansson (1956), Kent Andersson (1942), and Conny Andersson (1939).
Ronnie Peterson
1944 - 1978
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 1
Keke Rosberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 2
Björn Waldegård
1943 - 2014
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 3
Stig Blomqvist
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 4
Jo Bonnier
1930 - 1972
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 5
Reine Wisell
1941 - 2022
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 6
Gunnar Nilsson
1948 - 1978
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 7
Ove Andersson
1938 - 2008
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 8
Slim Borgudd
1946 - 2023
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 9
Stefan Johansson
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 10
Kent Andersson
1942 - 2006
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 11
Conny Andersson
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 12