RACING DRIVER

Nicky Hayden

1981 - 2017

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Nicholas Patrick Hayden (July 30, 1981 – May 22, 2017), nicknamed "The Kentucky Kid", was an American professional motorcycle racer who won the MotoGP World Championship in 2006. Hayden began racing motorcycles at a young age. He began his road racing career in the CMRA before progressing to the AMA Supersport Championship and then to the AMA Superbike Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicky Hayden has received more than 2,667,589 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Nicky Hayden is the 319th most popular racing driver (down from 248th in 2019), the 6,049th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,140th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Nicky Hayden ranks 319 out of 1,080. Before him are Giovanni Lavaggi, Siegfried Stohr, Piero Carini, Clemar Bucci, Chico Landi, and Miki Biasion. After him are Dorino Serafini, Mike Spence, Eliseo Salazar, Peter de Klerk, Jan Lammers, and Cliff Allison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Nicky Hayden ranks 76. Before him are Heikki Kovalainen, Maxi Rodríguez, Szymon Marciniak, Ben Barnes, Fabian Cancellara, and Alexander Hleb. After him are Cacau, Matthias Schweighöfer, Julia Stiles, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Maher Zain, and Fredrik Backman. Among people deceased in 2017, Nicky Hayden ranks 323. Before him are Ernst Zündel, Pierluigi Chicca, William Lombardy, James Mancham, Türkân Akyol, and Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov. After him are Abdur Rahman Biswas, Giuliano Sarti, Amotz Zahavi, Martin McGuinness, Ángel Berni, and Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nicky Hayden ranks 6,049 out of 20,380. Before him are W. C. Handy (1873), Al Corley (1956), Anthony Downs (1930), Justin Gatlin (1982), Roger McGuinn (1942), and Jack Northrop (1895). After him are Anna Harrison (1775), David A. Huffman (1925), Larry Brown (1940), Delia Owens (1949), Mike Todd (1909), and Carol Channing (1921).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Nicky Hayden ranks 20. Before him are George Constantine (1918), Mark Donohue (1937), Manny Ayulo (1921), Jerry Unser Jr. (1932), Bill Vukovich (1918), and Michael Andretti (1962). After him are Freddie Spencer (1961), Carl Scarborough (1914), Masten Gregory (1932), Bob Bondurant (1933), Harry Blanchard (1929), and Eddie Cheever (1958).

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