Racing Driver
Nelson Piquet
1952 - today
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Nelson Piquet
His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Nelson Piquet is the 8th most popular racing driver (up from 12th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Racing Driver.
Nelson Piquet is most famous for being the first Formula One driver to win three world championships.
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Among Racing Drivers
Among racing drivers, Nelson Piquet ranks 8 out of 1,080. Before him are Niki Lauda, Enzo Ferrari, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio, and James Hunt. After him are Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, Gilles Villeneuve, Keke Rosberg, and Nigel Mansell.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
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Niki Lauda
1949 - 2019
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 2
Enzo Ferrari
1898 - 1988
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 3
Michael Schumacher
1969 - Present
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 4
Alain Prost
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 5
Juan Manuel Fangio
1911 - 1995
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 6
James Hunt
1947 - 1993
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 7
Nelson Piquet
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 8
Emerson Fittipaldi
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 9
Alberto Ascari
1918 - 1955
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 10
Giuseppe Farina
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 11
Gilles Villeneuve
1950 - 1982
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 12
Keke Rosberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 13
Nigel Mansell
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Nelson Piquet ranks 15. Before him are Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Park Geun-hye, Roberto Benigni, Salome Zourabichvili, Arkan, and Jean-Paul Gaultier. After him are Robert Zemeckis, Emomali Rahmon, Zoran Đinđić, Christopher Reeve, KP Sharma Oli, and Jostein Gaarder.
Others Born in 1952
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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
CHEMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 9
Park Geun-hye
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 10
Roberto Benigni
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 11
Salome Zourabichvili
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 12
Arkan
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2000
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 13
Jean-Paul Gaultier
FASHION DESIGNER
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 14
Nelson Piquet
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 15
Robert Zemeckis
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 16
Emomali Rahmon
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 17
Zoran Đinđić
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2003
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 18
Christopher Reeve
ACTOR
1952 - 2004
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 19
KP Sharma Oli
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 20
Jostein Gaarder
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 21
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Nelson Piquet ranks 18 out of NaN. Before him are Jair Bolsonaro (1955), Sebastião Salgado (1944), Jairzinho (1944), Sócrates (1954), Didi (1928), and Rivellino (1946). After him are Roberto Carlos (1973), Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Getúlio Vargas (1882), Jorge Amado (1912), and Carlos Alberto Torres (1944).
Others born in Brazil
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Jair Bolsonaro
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 12
Sebastião Salgado
JOURNALIST
1944 - 2025
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 13
Jairzinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 14
Sócrates
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2011
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 15
Didi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 16
Rivellino
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 17
Nelson Piquet
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 18
Roberto Carlos
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 19
Luiz Felipe Scolari
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 20
Emerson Fittipaldi
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 21
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 22
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 23
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 24
Among Racing Drivers In Brazil
Among racing drivers born in Brazil, Nelson Piquet ranks 2. Before him are Ayrton Senna (1960). After him are Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Rubens Barrichello (1972), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Carlos Pace (1944), Felipe Massa (1981), Roberto Moreno (1959), Bruno Senna (1983), Chico Serra (1957), Luiz Bueno (1937), and Chico Landi (1907).
Ayrton Senna
1960 - 1994
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 1
Nelson Piquet
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 2
Emerson Fittipaldi
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 3
Rubens Barrichello
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
1943 - 2024
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 5
Carlos Pace
1944 - 1977
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 6
Felipe Massa
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 7
Roberto Moreno
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 8
Bruno Senna
1983 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 9
Chico Serra
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 10
Luiz Bueno
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 11
Chico Landi
1907 - 1989
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 12
