RACING DRIVER
Narain Karthikeyan
1977 - Today
Narain Karthikeyan
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (Tamil: நாராயண் கார்த்திகேயன்; born 14 January 1977) is an Indian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 2005 and 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Narain Karthikeyan has received more than 1,413,359 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Narain Karthikeyan is the 708th most popular racing driver (down from 658th in 2019), the 898th most popular biography from India (down from 762nd in 2019) and the most popular Indian Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
41.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
4.04
Effective Languages (L*)
4.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 708 out of 1,080. Before him are Helmut Niedermayr, Hap Sharp, Johann Zarco, Mauri Rose, Robert O'Brien, and Johnny Thomson. After him are Guy Tunmer, Theo Fitzau, David Walker, Dick Gibson, David Hobbs, and Eddie Keizan.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHelmut Niedermayr
1915 - 1985
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 702
Hap Sharp
1928 - 1993
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 703
Johann Zarco
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 704
Mauri Rose
1906 - 1981
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 705
Robert O'Brien
1908 - 1987
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 706
Johnny Thomson
1922 - 1960
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 707
Narain Karthikeyan
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 708
Guy Tunmer
1948 - 1999
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 709
Theo Fitzau
1923 - 1982
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 710
David Walker
1941 - 2024
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 711
Dick Gibson
1918 - 2010
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 712
David Hobbs
1939 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 713
Eddie Keizan
1944 - 2016
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 714
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 255. Before him are Henri Camara, Scoot McNairy, Marco Silva, Choi Kang-hee, Iva Majoli, and Alexander Morozevich. After him are Naoki Matsuda, Juan Pablo Raba, Josh Stewart, Félix Sánchez, Jason Reitman, and Felix van Groeningen.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsHenri Camara
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 249
Scoot McNairy
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 250
Marco Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 251
Choi Kang-hee
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 252
Iva Majoli
TENNIS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 253
Alexander Morozevich
CHESS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 254
Narain Karthikeyan
RACING DRIVER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 255
Naoki Matsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2011
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 256
Juan Pablo Raba
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 257
Josh Stewart
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 258
Félix Sánchez
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 259
Jason Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 260
Felix van Groeningen
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 261
In India
Among people born in India, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 898 out of 1,861. Before him are Mridula Sinha (1942), Baselios Cleemis (1959), Parmanand Jha (1944), Gulshan Kumar (1956), Surekha Sikri (1945), and Ravi Zacharias (1946). After him are Tapan Sinha (1924), Teejan Bai (1956), Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944), Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II (1734), Aasif Mandvi (1966), and Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsMridula Sinha
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2020
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 892
Baselios Cleemis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 893
Parmanand Jha
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 894
Gulshan Kumar
PRODUCER
1956 - 1997
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 895
Surekha Sikri
ACTOR
1945 - 2021
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 896
Ravi Zacharias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2020
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 897
Narain Karthikeyan
RACING DRIVER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 898
Tapan Sinha
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 899
Teejan Bai
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 900
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 901
Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1803
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 902
Aasif Mandvi
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 903
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
WRITER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 904
Among RACING DRIVERS In India
Among racing drivers born in India, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 1. After him are Monisha Kaltenborn (1971), and Karun Chandhok (1984).
Narain Karthikeyan
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 1
Monisha Kaltenborn
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 2
Karun Chandhok
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 3