RACING DRIVER
Michael May
1934 - Today
Michael May
Michael May (born 18 August 1934 in Stuttgart, Germany) 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 31,967 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Michael May is the 381st most popular racing driver (down from 319th in 2019), the 4,250th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,673rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
32k
Page Views (PV)
45.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.90
Effective Languages (L*)
1.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Michael Mays by language
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Michael May ranks 381 out of 888. Before him are John Miles, Innes Ireland, Alan Brown, Giorgio Francia, Élie Bayol, and Ken Kavanagh. After him are Cesare Perdisa, Michel Leclère, Sébastien Bourdais, Pastor Maldonado, Giorgio Bassi, and Alain de Changy.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
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John Miles
1943 - 2018
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 375
Innes Ireland
1930 - 1993
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 376
Alan Brown
1919 - 2004
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 377
Giorgio Francia
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 378
Élie Bayol
1914 - 1995
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 379
Ken Kavanagh
1923 - 2019
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 380
Michael May
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 381
Cesare Perdisa
1932 - 1998
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 382
Michel Leclère
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 383
Sébastien Bourdais
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 384
Pastor Maldonado
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 385
Giorgio Bassi
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 386
Alain de Changy
1922 - 1994
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 387
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Michael May ranks 356. Before him are Eddy Pieters Graafland, Mário de Araújo Cabral, Joseph Bologna, Joyce Van Patten, Mikio Aoki, and Martin Bangemann. After him are Harrison Birtwistle, Giorgio Bassi, Steve Lacy, Zacarias Kamwenho, Mark Strand, and Timothy West.
Others Born in 1934
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Eddy Pieters Graafland
1934 - 2020
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 350
Mário de Araújo Cabral
1934 - 2020
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 351
Joseph Bologna
1934 - 2017
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 352
Joyce Van Patten
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 353
Mikio Aoki
1934 - 2023
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 354
Martin Bangemann
1934 - 2022
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 355
Michael May
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 356
Harrison Birtwistle
1934 - 2022
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 357
Giorgio Bassi
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 358
Steve Lacy
1934 - 2004
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 359
Zacarias Kamwenho
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 360
Mark Strand
1934 - 2014
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 361
Timothy West
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 362
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Michael May ranks 4,250 out of 6,142. Before him are Karl Moritz Schumann (1851), Gustav Fischer (1848), Johannes Wislicenus (1835), Harry Benjamin (1885), Theodor von Heuglin (1824), and Günter Kunert (1929). After him are Peter Gilmore (1931), Heinz Strehl (1938), Rainer Brüderle (1945), Lothar Späth (1937), Veronica Ferres (1965), and Joseph Meyer (1796).
Others born in Germany
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Karl Moritz Schumann
1851 - 1904
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 4,244
Gustav Fischer
1848 - 1886
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 4,245
Johannes Wislicenus
1835 - 1902
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 4,246
Harry Benjamin
1885 - 1986
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 4,247
Theodor von Heuglin
1824 - 1876
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 4,248
Günter Kunert
1929 - 2019
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 4,249
Michael May
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 4,250
Peter Gilmore
1931 - 2013
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 4,251
Heinz Strehl
1938 - 1986
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 4,252
Rainer Brüderle
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 4,253
Lothar Späth
1937 - 2016
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 4,254
Veronica Ferres
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 4,255
Joseph Meyer
1796 - 1856
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 4,256
Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany
Among racing drivers born in Germany, Michael May ranks 26. Before him are Jutta Kleinschmidt (1962), Rudi Fischer (1912), Hans Heyer (1943), Paul Pietsch (1911), Timo Glock (1982), and Hermann Paul Müller (1909). After him are Edgar Barth (1917), Kurt Ahrens Jr. (1940), Werner Haas (1927), Hubert Hahne (1935), Adrian Sutil (1983), and Bernd Schneider (1964).
Jutta Kleinschmidt
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 20
Rudi Fischer
1912 - 1976
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 21
Hans Heyer
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 22
Paul Pietsch
1911 - 2012
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 23
Timo Glock
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 24
Hermann Paul Müller
1909 - 1975
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 25
Michael May
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 26
Edgar Barth
1917 - 1965
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 27
Kurt Ahrens Jr.
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 28
Werner Haas
1927 - 1956
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 29
Hubert Hahne
1935 - 2019
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 30
Adrian Sutil
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 31
Bernd Schneider
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 32
