1929 - 1959
John Michael Hawthorn (10 April 1929 – 22 January 1959) was a British racing driver. He became the United Kingdom's first Formula One World Champion driver in 1958, whereupon he announced his retirement, having been profoundly affected by the death of his teammate and friend Peter Collins two months earlier in the 1958 German Grand Prix. Hawthorn also won the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, but was haunted by his involvement in the disastrous crash that marred the race. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Hawthorn has received more than 895,943 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Mike Hawthorn is the 30th most popular racing driver, the 557th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 708th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Racing Driver.
Mike Hawthorn is most famous for being the first British Formula One driver to win a world championship.
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Among racing drivers, Mike Hawthorn ranks 30 out of 888. Before him are Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Jack Brabham, Giacomo Agostini, and Carlos Reutemann. After him are Jean Todt, John Surtees, Mika Häkkinen, François Cevert, Stirling Moss, and Fernando Alonso.
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 24
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 25
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 26
1926 - 2014
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 27
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 28
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 29
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 30
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 31
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 32
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 33
1944 - 1973
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 34
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 35
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 36
Among people born in 1929, Mike Hawthorn ranks 45. Before him are Murray Gell-Mann, Bernard Haitink, Lata Mangeshkar, John Cassavetes, Ursula K. Le Guin, and James Last. After him are Jean Simmons, Eric Kandel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Yevgeny Primakov, Lennart Meri, and Richard E. Taylor. Among people deceased in 1959, Mike Hawthorn ranks 18. Before him are Camilo Cienfuegos, Adolf Windaus, Shirō Ishii, Buddy Holly, Errol Flynn, and George Grosz. After him are Bohuslav Martinů, Alfred Schütz, Ritchie Valens, Edward C. Tolman, Arthur Cecil Pigou, and Ettore Majorana.
1929 - 2019
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 39
1929 - 2021
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 40
1929 - 2022
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 41
1929 - 1989
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 42
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 43
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 44
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 45
1929 - 2010
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 46
1929 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 47
1929 - 2016
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 48
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 49
1929 - 2006
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 50
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 51
1932 - 1959
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 12
1876 - 1959
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 13
1892 - 1959
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 14
1936 - 1959
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 15
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 16
1893 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 17
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 18
1890 - 1959
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 19
1899 - 1959
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 20
1941 - 1959
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 21
1886 - 1959
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 22
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 23
1906 - 1959
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 24
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Hawthorn ranks 557 out of 7,765. Before him are John Newlands (1837), Gordon Banks (1937), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), Elizabeth Blackwell (1821), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), and Robert Robinson (1886). After him are Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964), Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738), James Clark Ross (1800), Bob Hoskins (1942), and Jean Simmons (1929).
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 551
1937 - 2019
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 552
1875 - 1968
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 553
1821 - 1910
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 554
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 555
1886 - 1975
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 556
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 557
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 558
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 559
1738 - 1805
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 560
1800 - 1862
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 561
1942 - 2014
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 562
1929 - 2010
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 563
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Mike Hawthorn ranks 7. Before him are James Hunt (1947), Ken Miles (1918), Jackie Stewart (1939), Jim Clark (1936), Graham Hill (1929), and Nigel Mansell (1953). After him are John Surtees (1934), Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Damon Hill (1960), Colin McRae (1968), and Alfonso de Portago (1928).
1947 - 1993
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 1
1918 - 1966
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 2
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 3
1936 - 1968
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 4
1929 - 1975
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 5
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 6
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 7
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 8
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 9
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 11
1968 - 2007
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 12
1928 - 1957
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 13