1940 - 2011
Peter Kenneth Gethin (21 February 1940 – 5 December 2011) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 31 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 21 June 1970. He won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, this race stood as the fastest-ever Formula One race for 32 years, until the 2003 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, this was Gethin's only podium finish. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Gethin has received more than 113,093 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Peter Gethin is the 206th most popular racing driver (up from 224th in 2019), the 2,471st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,655th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Peter Gethin ranks 206 out of 888. Before him are Bill Ivy, Felice Bonetto, Tony Brise, Marcus Grönholm, Peter Revson, and Sergio Pérez. After him are Nick Heidfeld, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Romain Grosjean, Marc Surer, Jackie Oliver, and Umberto Maglioli.
1942 - 1969
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 200
1903 - 1953
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 201
1952 - 1975
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 202
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 203
1939 - 1974
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 204
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 205
1940 - 2011
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 206
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 207
1940 - 2022
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 208
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 209
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 210
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 211
1928 - 1999
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 212
Among people born in 1940, Peter Gethin ranks 235. Before him are Silva Batuta, Gösta Pettersson, Nanni Galli, Roger Pingeon, Yozhef Sabo, and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov. After him are Peter C. Doherty, John Mahoney, Teruki Miyamoto, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Ali Nasir Muhammad, and Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla. Among people deceased in 2011, Peter Gethin ranks 187. Before him are M. F. Husain, Yevhen Rudakov, Paulette Dubost, Anatole Abragam, Pak Seung-zin, and Ida Fink. After him are Thor Vilhjálmsson, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Bhupen Hazarika, José Alencar, Hind Rostom, and Shigeo Yaegashi.
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 229
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 230
1940 - 2019
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 231
1940 - 2017
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 232
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 233
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 234
1940 - 2011
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 235
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 236
1940 - 2018
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 237
1940 - 2000
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 238
1940 - 2022
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 239
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 240
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 241
1915 - 2011
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 181
1942 - 2011
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 182
1910 - 2011
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 183
1914 - 2011
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 184
1941 - 2011
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 185
1921 - 2011
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 186
1940 - 2011
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 187
1925 - 2011
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 188
1913 - 2011
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 189
1926 - 2011
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 190
1931 - 2011
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 191
1929 - 2011
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 192
1933 - 2011
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 193
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Gethin ranks 2,471 out of 7,765. Before him are Christopher Hill (1912), Edwin of Northumbria (586), Richard Johnson (1927), Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901), Graham McTavish (1961), and Roger Williams (1603). After him are William Hope Hodgson (1877), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), John Soane (1753), Mary McAleese (1951), and Edith Durham (1863).
1912 - 2003
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 2,465
586 - 633
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 2,466
1927 - 2015
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 2,467
1901 - 1960
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 2,468
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 2,469
1603 - 1684
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 2,470
1940 - 2011
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 2,471
1877 - 1918
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 2,472
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 2,473
1925 - 2011
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 2,474
1753 - 1837
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 2,475
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 2,476
1863 - 1944
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 2,477
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Peter Gethin ranks 34. Before him are Roy Salvadori (1922), Joey Dunlop (1952), Gerry Ashmore (1936), Bob Anderson (1931), Bill Ivy (1942), and Tony Brise (1952). After him are Jackie Oliver (1942), Phil Read (1939), Geoff Duke (1923), Johnny Herbert (1964), Peter Walker (1912), and John Taylor (1933).
1922 - 2012
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 28
1952 - 2000
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 29
1936 - 2021
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 30
1931 - 1967
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 31
1942 - 1969
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 32
1952 - 1975
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 33
1940 - 2011
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 34
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 35
1939 - 2022
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 36
1923 - 2015
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 37
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 38
1912 - 1984
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 39
1933 - 1966
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 40