RACING DRIVER
Narain Karthikeyan
1977 - Today
Narain Karthikeyan
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (born 14 January 1977) is an Indian racing driver. He was the first Indian driver to compete in Formula One.He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He has won multiple races in A1GP, British F3, World series by Nissan, AutoGP, Formula Asia, British Formula Ford & Opel series in his single-seater career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Narain Karthikeyan has received more than 1,229,982 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Narain Karthikeyan is the 650th most popular racing driver (down from 603rd in 2019), the 766th most popular biography from India (down from 673rd in 2019) and the most popular Indian Racing Driver.
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1.2M
Page Views (PV)
40.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
3.54
Effective Languages (L*)
4.61
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Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 650 out of 888. Before him are Kenny Acheson, Alan Rees, Peter Ashdown, Duncan Hamilton, Henry Banks, and Chris Lawrence. After him are Jimmy Bryan, Fabio Quartararo, Hap Sharp, Jari-Matti Latvala, Domenico Schiattarella, and Troy Bayliss.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
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Kenny Acheson
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 644
Alan Rees
1938 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 645
Peter Ashdown
1934 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 646
Duncan Hamilton
1920 - 1994
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 647
Henry Banks
1913 - 1994
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 648
Chris Lawrence
1933 - 2011
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 649
Narain Karthikeyan
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 650
Jimmy Bryan
1926 - 1960
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 651
Fabio Quartararo
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 652
Hap Sharp
1928 - 1993
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 653
Jari-Matti Latvala
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 654
Domenico Schiattarella
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 655
Troy Bayliss
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 656
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 243. Before him are Marco Storari, Iva Majoli, Elisa, Theodoros Papaloukas, Alex Manninger, and Benni McCarthy. After him are Danielle Harris, Devon, Cyril Abiteboul, Kadri Simson, Tomm Moore, and Malik Bendjelloul.
Others Born in 1977
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Marco Storari
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 237
Iva Majoli
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 238
Elisa
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 239
Theodoros Papaloukas
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 240
Alex Manninger
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 241
Benni McCarthy
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 242
Narain Karthikeyan
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 243
Danielle Harris
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 244
Devon
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 245
Cyril Abiteboul
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 246
Kadri Simson
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 247
Tomm Moore
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 248
Malik Bendjelloul
1977 - 2014
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 249
In India
Among people born in India, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 766 out of 1,493. Before him are MS Dhoni (1981), John Abraham (1972), Boman Irani (1959), Bano Qudsia (1928), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), and Maneka Gandhi (1956). After him are Abhay Ashtekar (1949), Vikram Seth (1952), Smita Patil (1955), Mehdi Hassan (1927), Chandramukhi Basu (1860), and Yogi Adityanath (1972).
Others born in India
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MS Dhoni
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 760
John Abraham
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 761
Boman Irani
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 762
Bano Qudsia
1928 - 2017
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 763
M. Balamuralikrishna
1930 - 2016
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 764
Maneka Gandhi
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 765
Narain Karthikeyan
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 766
Abhay Ashtekar
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 767
Vikram Seth
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 768
Smita Patil
1955 - 1986
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 769
Mehdi Hassan
1927 - 2012
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 770
Chandramukhi Basu
1860 - 1944
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 771
Yogi Adityanath
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 772
Among RACING DRIVERS In India
Among racing drivers born in India, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 1. After him are Karun Chandhok (1984).
