RACING DRIVER
Richard Attwood
1940 - Today
Richard Attwood
Richard James David "Dickie" Attwood (born 4 April 1940) is a British motor racing driver from England. During his career he raced for the BRM, Lotus and Cooper Formula One teams. He competed in 17 World Championship Grands Prix, achieved one podium and scored a total of 11 championship points. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Attwood has received more than 183,433 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Richard Attwood is the 433rd most popular racing driver (down from 431st in 2019), the 3,906th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,933rd in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
54.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.03
Effective Languages (L*)
2.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Richard Attwood ranks 433 out of 1,080. Before him are Loris Capirossi, Michael Bleekemolen, Ken Wharton, Roger Penske, Karel Loprais, and Bernd Schneider. After him are Moisés Solana, Mário de Araújo Cabral, Héctor Rebaque, Eric van de Poele, Jan Flinterman, and Eric Thompson.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLoris Capirossi
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 427
Michael Bleekemolen
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 428
Ken Wharton
1916 - 1957
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 429
Roger Penske
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 430
Karel Loprais
1949 - 2021
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 431
Bernd Schneider
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 432
Richard Attwood
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 433
Moisés Solana
1935 - 1969
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 434
Mário de Araújo Cabral
1934 - 2020
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 435
Héctor Rebaque
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 436
Eric van de Poele
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 437
Jan Flinterman
1919 - 1992
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 438
Eric Thompson
1919 - 2015
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 439
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Richard Attwood ranks 412. Before him are Vojislav Melić, Van McCoy, Alex Trebek, Liang Guanglie, Yamini Krishnamurthy, and Francisco Toledo. After him are David Jason, Manuel Esquivel, Marju Lauristin, Gianni De Michelis, Patrick Leahy, and Héctor Silva.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsVojislav Melić
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 406
Van McCoy
SINGER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 407
Alex Trebek
PRESENTER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 408
Liang Guanglie
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2024
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 409
Yamini Krishnamurthy
DANCER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 410
Francisco Toledo
PAINTER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 411
Richard Attwood
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 412
David Jason
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 413
Manuel Esquivel
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 414
Marju Lauristin
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 415
Gianni De Michelis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 416
Patrick Leahy
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 417
Héctor Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 418
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Attwood ranks 3,906 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Bennett (1870), John Taylor (1960), William Townsend Aiton (1766), Guy Butler (1899), Mary Adela Blagg (1858), and Archibald Geikie (1835). After him are Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880), David Jason (1940), Ray Reardon (1932), Julian Richings (1955), Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar (940), and Celia Imrie (1952).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCharles Bennett
ATHLETE
1870 - 1950
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 3,900
John Taylor
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 3,901
William Townsend Aiton
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1849
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 3,902
Guy Butler
ATHLETE
1899 - 1981
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 3,903
Mary Adela Blagg
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1944
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 3,904
Archibald Geikie
GEOLOGIST
1835 - 1924
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 3,905
Richard Attwood
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,906
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey
JUDGE
1880 - 1971
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,907
David Jason
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,908
Ray Reardon
SNOOKER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3,909
Julian Richings
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 3,910
Ælfthryth, wife of Edgar
COMPANION
940 - 1000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 3,911
Celia Imrie
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 3,912
Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom
Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Richard Attwood ranks 69. Before him are Chris Irwin (1942), Ivor Bueb (1923), Lance Macklin (1919), Leslie Johnson (1912), Tom Walkinshaw (1946), and Ken Wharton (1916). After him are Eric Thompson (1919), Brian Henton (1946), Trevor Taylor (1936), Brian Naylor (1923), Chris Lawrence (1933), and Geoff Lees (1951).
Chris Irwin
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 63
Ivor Bueb
1923 - 1959
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 64
Lance Macklin
1919 - 2002
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 65
Leslie Johnson
1912 - 1959
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 66
Tom Walkinshaw
1946 - 2010
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 67
Ken Wharton
1916 - 1957
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 68
Richard Attwood
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 69
Eric Thompson
1919 - 2015
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 70
Brian Henton
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 71
Trevor Taylor
1936 - 2010
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 72
Brian Naylor
1923 - 1989
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 73
Chris Lawrence
1933 - 2011
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 74
Geoff Lees
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 75