RACING DRIVER

Ken Block

1967 - 2023

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Kenneth Paul Block (November 21, 1967 – January 2, 2023) was an American professional rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division, formerly known as the Monster World Rally Team. Block was also one of the co-founders of DC Shoes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Block has received more than 6,519,437 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ken Block is the 95th most popular racing driver (up from 246th in 2019), the 2,417th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,114th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ken Block ranks 95 out of 1,080. Before him are Stig Blomqvist, Elio de Angelis, Ángel Nieto, Luigi Fagioli, Juha Kankkunen, and Piero Taruffi. After him are Guy Ligier, Eugenio Castellotti, Thierry Sabine, Roger Williamson, Pedro Rodríguez, and Jean Behra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Ken Block ranks 45. Before him are Guy Pearce, David Ginola, Paul Gascoigne, François Ozon, Rhys Ifans, and Will Ferrell. After him are Serj Tankian, Mathieu Kassovitz, Emily Watson, Jamie Foxx, Bodo Illgner, and Magdalena Andersson. Among people deceased in 2023, Ken Block ranks 161. Before him are Hubert Reeves, Jim Hines, Inna Churikova, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Salif Keïta, and Joss Ackland. After him are Ralph Boston, Ion Druță, Terry Funk, Vera Krepkina, Carlo Mazzone, and Chaim Topol.

Others Born in 1967

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Block ranks 2,417 out of 20,380. Before him are Clancy Brown (1959), Platt Adams (1885), DeForest Kelley (1920), Will Ferrell (1967), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), and Darryl F. Zanuck (1902). After him are David Farragut (1801), Craig T. Nelson (1944), Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891), Jon Favreau (1966), Joan Bennett (1910), and Bud Powell (1924).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Ken Block ranks 3. Before him are Carroll Shelby (1923), and Phil Hill (1927). After him are Dan Gurney (1931), Richie Ginther (1930), Wayne Rainey (1960), Brett Lunger (1945), Kenny Roberts (1951), Lee Wallard (1910), Rikky von Opel (1947), Peter Revson (1939), and Richard Petty (1937).

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