RACING DRIVER

Lewis Hamilton

1985 - Today

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Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Michael Schumacher), and holds the records for the most wins (103), pole positions (103), and podium finishes (184), among others. Born and raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Hamilton joined the McLaren young driver programme in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lewis Hamilton has received more than 27,480,106 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Lewis Hamilton is the 66th most popular racing driver (down from 65th in 2019), the 1,209th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,117th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 27M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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BBC News
Canadian Grand Prix: Podium gives Lewis Hamilton 'hope' but Mercedes 'managing expectations'
Lewis Hamilton says his podium in Canada gives him hope that Mercedes can return to competitiveness this year, but his team boss has urged caution.
calendar Sunday, June 19, 2022
Telegraph.co.uk
Why Canadian GP gives Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton hope for Silverstone
After a second podium of the season on Sunday, can Hamilton and Russell think about further improvement at the British Grand Prix next week?
person Luke Slater
calendar Monday, June 20, 2022
Independent
Lewis Hamilton ‘overwhelmed’ to finish on the podium at Canadian Grand Prix
The seven-time world champion finished third behind Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz
person Mark Mann-Bryans
calendar Sunday, June 19, 2022
Independent
Lewis Hamilton warns Mercedes against ‘too many experiments’ before British Grand Prix
The Briton has won his home race eight times, making him the most successful driver in the event’s history
person Alex Pattle
calendar Monday, June 20, 2022

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Lewis Hamilton ranks 66 out of 888. Before him are Carlos Sainz, Ari Vatanen, Rudolf Caracciola, Michèle Mouton, Lucien Bianchi, and Jo Siffert. After him are Chris Amon, Rubens Barrichello, Maurice Trintignant, Luigi Fagioli, Walter Röhrl, and Ernesto Brambilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Lewis Hamilton ranks 3. Before him are Cristiano Ronaldo and Keira Knightley. After him are Luka Modrić, Gal Gadot, Wayne Rooney, Lukas Podolski, Michael Phelps, Bruno Mars, Mohammad bin Salman, Mario Gómez, and Nico Rosberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lewis Hamilton ranks 1,209 out of 6,924. Before him are Bill Ward (1948), Edward Lear (1812), R. G. Collingwood (1889), Glenn Hughes (1951), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), and Domnall mac Ailpín (812). After him are Pattie Boyd (1944), Leopold Stokowski (1882), Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813), Henry Gray (1827), Victoria Beckham (1974), and Vinnie Jones (1965).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Lewis Hamilton ranks 12. Before him are Graham Hill (1929), Nigel Mansell (1953), John Surtees (1934), Mike Hawthorn (1929), Damon Hill (1960), and Mike Hailwood (1940). After him are Piers Courage (1942), David Purley (1945), Tom Pryce (1949), Alfonso de Portago (1928), Peter Collins (1931), and Roger Williamson (1948).

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