RACING DRIVER
Mike Hawthorn
1929 - 1959
Mike Hawthorn
John Michael Hawthorn (10 April 1929 – 22 January 1959) was a British racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1958. Hawthorn won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1958 with Ferrari, and won three Grands Prix across seven seasons. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Hawthorn has received more than 1,145,310 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Mike Hawthorn is the 39th most popular racing driver (down from 30th in 2019), the 752nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 557th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Racing Driver.
Mike Hawthorn is most famous for being the first British Formula One driver to win a world championship.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
61.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
5.85
Effective Languages (L*)
3.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Mike Hawthorn ranks 39 out of 1,080. Before him are Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Fernando Alonso, Roland Ratzenberger, John Surtees, Jody Scheckter, and Mika Häkkinen. After him are Walter Röhrl, Denny Hulme, Jean Todt, Phil Hill, Didier Pironi, and Ari Vatanen.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilson Fittipaldi Júnior
1943 - 2024
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 33
Fernando Alonso
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 34
Roland Ratzenberger
1960 - 1994
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 35
John Surtees
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 36
Jody Scheckter
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 37
Mika Häkkinen
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 38
Mike Hawthorn
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 39
Walter Röhrl
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 40
Denny Hulme
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 41
Jean Todt
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 42
Phil Hill
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 43
Didier Pironi
1952 - 1987
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 44
Ari Vatanen
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Mike Hawthorn ranks 74. Before him are Peter L. Berger, Violeta Chamorro, Ágnes Heller, George Steiner, Albert Azaryan, and Imelda Marcos. After him are Andriyan Nikolayev, Abdel Halim Hafez, Pierre Brice, Jean Simmons, George Stinney, and Hebe Camargo. Among people deceased in 1959, Mike Hawthorn ranks 25. Before him are Errol Flynn, Arthur Cecil Pigou, Enrico De Nicola, Ritchie Valens, Alfred Kubin, and Raphael Lemkin. After him are Mario Lanza, Edward C. Tolman, Ettore Majorana, John Foster Dulles, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsPeter L. Berger
SOCIOLOGIST
1929 - 2017
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 68
Violeta Chamorro
POLITICIAN
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 69
Ágnes Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 70
George Steiner
WRITER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 71
Albert Azaryan
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 72
Imelda Marcos
COMPANION
1929 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 73
Mike Hawthorn
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 74
Andriyan Nikolayev
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2004
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 75
Abdel Halim Hafez
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1977
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 76
Pierre Brice
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 77
Jean Simmons
ACTOR
1929 - 2010
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 78
George Stinney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1944
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 79
Hebe Camargo
PRESENTER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 80
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsErrol Flynn
ACTOR
1909 - 1959
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 19
Arthur Cecil Pigou
ECONOMIST
1877 - 1959
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 20
Enrico De Nicola
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 21
Ritchie Valens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1959
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 22
Alfred Kubin
WRITER
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 23
Raphael Lemkin
LAWYER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 24
Mike Hawthorn
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 25
Mario Lanza
SINGER
1921 - 1959
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 26
Edward C. Tolman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1959
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 27
Ettore Majorana
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1959
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 28
John Foster Dulles
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1959
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 29
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1959
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 30
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1959
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 31
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Hawthorn ranks 752 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Huxley (1917), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), E. H. Carr (1892), Louise of Great Britain (1724), Edgar F. Codd (1923), and Margaret Rutherford (1892). After him are Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (1508), Banksy (1970), William Holman Hunt (1827), H. Rider Haggard (1856), James Hadley Chase (1906), and James Lovelock (1919).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAndrew Huxley
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 746
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
COMPANION
1982 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 747
E. H. Carr
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 748
Louise of Great Britain
COMPANION
1724 - 1751
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 749
Edgar F. Codd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2003
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 750
Margaret Rutherford
ACTOR
1892 - 1972
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 751
Mike Hawthorn
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 752
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
COMPANION
1508 - 1549
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 753
Banksy
ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 754
William Holman Hunt
PAINTER
1827 - 1910
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 755
H. Rider Haggard
WRITER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 756
James Hadley Chase
WRITER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 757
James Lovelock
GEOGRAPHER
1919 - 2022
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 758
Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Mike Hawthorn ranks 9. Before him are Jackie Stewart (1939), Jim Clark (1936), Graham Hill (1929), Nigel Mansell (1953), Alfonso de Portago (1928), and John Surtees (1934). After him are Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Damon Hill (1960), Colin McRae (1968), Mike Hailwood (1940), and Tom Pryce (1949).
Jackie Stewart
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 3
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 4
Graham Hill
1929 - 1975
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 5
Nigel Mansell
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 6
Alfonso de Portago
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
John Surtees
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 8
Mike Hawthorn
1929 - 1959
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 9
Stirling Moss
1929 - 2020
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 10
Lewis Hamilton
1985 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 11
Damon Hill
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 12
Colin McRae
1968 - 2007
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 13
Mike Hailwood
1940 - 1981
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 14
Tom Pryce
1949 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 15