ENGINEER
Pat Symonds
1953 - Today
Pat Symonds
Patrick Bruce Reith Symonds (born 11 June 1953) is a British motor racing engineer, who is currently the executive engineering consultant for the Andretti Cadillac F1 program. He was the Chief Technical Officer at Williams Grand Prix Engineering from 2013 until 2016, having previously worked at the Benetton, Renault and Virgin Formula One teams. Until May 2024 he was the Chief Technical Officer of Formula One. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pat Symonds has received more than 286,554 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Pat Symonds is the 292nd most popular engineer (up from 312th in 2019), the 3,688th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,540th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Engineer.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
47.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.46
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Pat Symonds ranks 292 out of 389. Before him are Alan Shugart, Frances Spence, Donald Wills Douglas Sr., Peter Chen, Pavel Solovyov, and Friedrich L. Bauer. After him are Robert Esnault-Pelterie, William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, K. Eric Drexler, Hesham Qandil, Peter Schreyer, and Yaakov Ziv.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlan Shugart
1930 - 2006
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 286
Frances Spence
1922 - 2012
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 287
Donald Wills Douglas Sr.
1892 - 1981
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 288
Peter Chen
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 289
Pavel Solovyov
1917 - 1996
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 290
Friedrich L. Bauer
1924 - 2015
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 291
Pat Symonds
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 292
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
1881 - 1957
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 293
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
1810 - 1900
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 294
K. Eric Drexler
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 295
Hesham Qandil
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 296
Peter Schreyer
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 297
Yaakov Ziv
1931 - 2023
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 298
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Pat Symonds ranks 324. Before him are Louie Anderson, Jorvan Vieira, Roger Allam, Jaromír Nohavica, Dany Laferrière, and Ali Muhammad Mujawar. After him are Gérard Janvion, Carolyn Porco, Ahlam Mosteghanemi, Ditmar Jakobs, Ellen S. Baker, and Agustí Villaronga.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsLouie Anderson
ACTOR
1953 - 2022
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 318
Jorvan Vieira
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 319
Roger Allam
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 320
Jaromír Nohavica
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 321
Dany Laferrière
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 322
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 323
Pat Symonds
ENGINEER
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 324
Gérard Janvion
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 325
Carolyn Porco
ASTRONOMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 326
Ahlam Mosteghanemi
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 327
Ditmar Jakobs
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 328
Ellen S. Baker
PHYSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 329
Agustí Villaronga
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2023
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 330
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Pat Symonds ranks 3,688 out of 8,785. Before him are Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), Ian Hunter (1939), Tobias Menzies (1974), Gwyneth Jones (1936), C. V. Boys (1855), and Margery Allingham (1904). After him are Robert Lindsay (1890), Harold Mahony (1867), Henry Litolff (1818), Calvin Harris (1984), Isabella Beeton (1836), and John Lyons (1932).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDorothy Tyler-Odam
ATHLETE
1920 - 2014
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 3,682
Ian Hunter
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,683
Tobias Menzies
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,684
Gwyneth Jones
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,685
C. V. Boys
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1944
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,686
Margery Allingham
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 3,687
Pat Symonds
ENGINEER
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 3,688
Robert Lindsay
ATHLETE
1890 - 1958
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 3,689
Harold Mahony
TENNIS PLAYER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 3,690
Henry Litolff
MUSICIAN
1818 - 1891
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 3,691
Calvin Harris
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 3,692
Isabella Beeton
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1865
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 3,693
John Lyons
LINGUIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 3,694
Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom
Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Pat Symonds ranks 27. Before him are W. Ross Ashby (1903), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), James B. Francis (1815), William Froude (1810), and Robert W. Paul (1869). After him are William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), Mal Evans (1935), Isaac Roberts (1829), Ron Tauranac (1925), Jesse Ramsden (1735), and Joseph Bazalgette (1819).
W. Ross Ashby
1903 - 1972
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 21
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 22
Harvey Postlethwaite
1944 - 1999
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 23
James B. Francis
1815 - 1892
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 24
William Froude
1810 - 1879
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 25
Robert W. Paul
1869 - 1943
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 26
Pat Symonds
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 27
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
1810 - 1900
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 28
Mal Evans
1935 - 1976
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 29
Isaac Roberts
1829 - 1904
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 30
Ron Tauranac
1925 - 2020
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 31
Jesse Ramsden
1735 - 1800
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 32
Joseph Bazalgette
1819 - 1891
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 33