RACING DRIVER
Mario Andretti
1940 - Today
Mario Andretti
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1968 to 1982, and IndyCar from 1964 to 1994. Andretti won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1978 with Lotus, and won 12 Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Andretti won four IndyCar National Championship titles and the Indianapolis 500 in 1969; in stock car racing, he won the Daytona 500 in 1967. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mario Andretti has received more than 4,799,089 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Mario Andretti is the 22nd most popular racing driver (up from 25th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Racing Driver.
Mario Andretti is most famous for being a race car driver. He won the Indy 500 in 1969 and is the only driver to win the Daytona 500, the Indy 500, and the Formula One World Championship.
Memorability Metrics
4.8M
Page Views (PV)
69.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
5.17
Effective Languages (L*)
4.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Mario Andretti ranks 22 out of 1,080. Before him are Gilles Villeneuve, Bruce McLaren, Ronnie Peterson, Helmut Marko, Keke Rosberg, and Jacky Ickx. After him are Jim Clark, Clay Regazzoni, Graham Hill, François Cevert, Jack Brabham, and Nigel Mansell.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGilles 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
Jack Brabham
1926 - 2014
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 27
Nigel Mansell
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Mario Andretti ranks 52. Before him are Denis Law, Mina, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Patrick Stewart, Nancy Pelosi, and Burhanuddin Rabbani. After him are Eduardo Galeano, James Caan, Tarō Asō, Shahnaz Pahlavi, Nancy Sinatra, and Cliff Richard.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsDenis Law
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 46
Mina
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 47
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 48
Patrick Stewart
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 49
Nancy Pelosi
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 50
Burhanuddin Rabbani
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 51
Mario Andretti
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 52
Eduardo Galeano
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 53
James Caan
ACTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 54
Tarō Asō
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 55
Shahnaz Pahlavi
COMPANION
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 56
Nancy Sinatra
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 57
Cliff Richard
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 58
In Croatia
Among people born in Croatia, Mario Andretti ranks 17 out of 700. Before him are Pope John IV (600), Pope Caius (250), Laura Antonelli (1941), Saint Marinus (275), Leopold Ružička (1887), and Crispus (305). After him are Andrija Mohorovičić (1857), Svetozar Boroević (1856), Aloysius Stepinac (1898), Luka Modrić (1985), Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968), and Ivan Ribar (1881).
Others born in Croatia
Go to all RankingsPope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 11
Pope Caius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 296
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 12
Laura Antonelli
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 13
Saint Marinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
275 - 366
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 14
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 15
Crispus
POLITICIAN
305 - 326
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 16
Mario Andretti
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 17
Andrija Mohorovičić
GEOLOGIST
1857 - 1936
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 18
Svetozar Boroević
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1920
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 19
Aloysius Stepinac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1960
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 20
Luka Modrić
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 21
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 22
Ivan Ribar
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 23
Among RACING DRIVERS In Croatia
Among racing drivers born in Croatia, Mario Andretti ranks 1.