RACING DRIVER
Michael May
1934 - Today
Michael May
Michael[1] May (born 18 August 1934) is a former racing driver and engineer from Switzerland. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 May 1961. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael May has received more than 32,891 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael May is the 404th most popular racing driver (down from 381st in 2019), the 4,749th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,236th in 2019) and the 31st most popular German Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
33k
Page Views (PV)
54.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.35
Effective Languages (L*)
1.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Michael May ranks 404 out of 1,080. Before him are Yannick Dalmas, Hermann Paul Müller, Masahiro Hasemi, Graziano Rossi, Carlos Sainz Jr., and Paolo Barilla. After him are Éric Bernard, Bob Evans, Gerino Gerini, Ukyo Katayama, Élie Bayol, and Chris Irwin.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYannick Dalmas
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 398
Hermann Paul Müller
1909 - 1975
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 399
Masahiro Hasemi
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 400
Graziano Rossi
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 401
Carlos Sainz Jr.
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 402
Paolo Barilla
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 403
Michael May
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 404
Éric Bernard
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 405
Bob Evans
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 406
Gerino Gerini
1928 - 2013
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 407
Ukyo Katayama
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 408
Élie Bayol
1914 - 1995
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 409
Chris Irwin
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 410
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Michael May ranks 384. Before him are Jef Planckaert, Mikio Aoki, Harrison Birtwistle, Jacques Chessex, Phạm Minh Mẫn, and Luis Maidana. After him are Joyce Van Patten, Ray Wilson, Gilbert Strang, Adolf Muschg, Jaegwon Kim, and Shirley Douglas.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsJef Planckaert
CYCLIST
1934 - 2007
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 378
Mikio Aoki
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 379
Harrison Birtwistle
COMPOSER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 380
Jacques Chessex
WRITER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 381
Phạm Minh Mẫn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 382
Luis Maidana
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 383
Michael May
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 384
Joyce Van Patten
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 385
Ray Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2018
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 386
Gilbert Strang
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 387
Adolf Muschg
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 388
Jaegwon Kim
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 389
Shirley Douglas
ACTOR
1934 - 2020
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 390
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Michael May ranks 4,749 out of 7,253. Before him are Stefan Raab (1966), Martina Hellmann (1960), Charlotte Auerbach (1899), Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1854), Hans Cieslarczyk (1937), and F. C. S. Schiller (1864). After him are Haim Katz (1947), Gustav Rose (1798), Christoph Höhne (1941), Chris Roberts (1944), Heinrich Zschokke (1771), and Joseph Hergenröther (1824).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsStefan Raab
PRESENTER
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4,743
Martina Hellmann
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4,744
Charlotte Auerbach
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1994
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4,745
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1898
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4,746
Hans Cieslarczyk
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 4,747
F. C. S. Schiller
PHILOSOPHER
1864 - 1937
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 4,748
Michael May
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 4,749
Haim Katz
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 4,750
Gustav Rose
CHEMIST
1798 - 1873
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,751
Christoph Höhne
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,752
Chris Roberts
SINGER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,753
Heinrich Zschokke
WRITER
1771 - 1848
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 4,754
Joseph Hergenröther
HISTORIAN
1824 - 1890
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 4,755
Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany
Among racing drivers born in Germany, Michael May ranks 31. Before him are Erwin Bauer (1912), Rudi Fischer (1912), Klaus Ludwig (1949), Kurt Ahrens Jr. (1940), Edgar Barth (1917), and Hermann Paul Müller (1909). After him are Hubert Hahne (1935), Bernd Schneider (1964), Adrian Sutil (1983), Christian Danner (1958), John Cordts (1935), and Wolfgang Seidel (1926).
Erwin Bauer
1912 - 1958
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 25
Rudi Fischer
1912 - 1976
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 26
Klaus Ludwig
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 27
Kurt Ahrens Jr.
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 28
Edgar Barth
1917 - 1965
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 29
Hermann Paul Müller
1909 - 1975
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 30
Michael May
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 31
Hubert Hahne
1935 - 2019
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 32
Bernd Schneider
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 33
Adrian Sutil
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 34
Christian Danner
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 35
John Cordts
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 36
Wolfgang Seidel
1926 - 1987
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 37