RACING DRIVER
Stig Blomqvist
1946 - Today
Stig Blomqvist
Stig Lennart Blomqvist (born 29 July 1946) is a retired Swedish rally driver. He made his international breakthrough in 1971. Driving an Audi Quattro for the Audi factory team, Blomqvist won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1984 and finished runner-up in 1985. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stig Blomqvist has received more than 303,104 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Stig Blomqvist is the 89th most popular racing driver (up from 101st in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 277th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
56.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
7.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Stig Blomqvist ranks 89 out of 1,080. Before him are Jo Siffert, Tom Pryce, Björn Waldegård, Jacques Villeneuve, Pierre Levegh, and Rubens Barrichello. After him are Elio de Angelis, Ángel Nieto, Luigi Fagioli, Juha Kankkunen, Piero Taruffi, and Ken Block.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJo Siffert
1936 - 1971
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 83
Tom Pryce
1949 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 84
Björn Waldegård
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 85
Jacques Villeneuve
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 86
Pierre Levegh
1905 - 1955
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 87
Rubens Barrichello
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 88
Stig Blomqvist
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 89
Elio de Angelis
1958 - 1986
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 90
Ángel Nieto
1947 - 2017
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 91
Luigi Fagioli
1898 - 1952
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 92
Juha Kankkunen
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 93
Piero Taruffi
1906 - 1988
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 94
Ken Block
1967 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 95
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Stig Blomqvist ranks 171. Before him are Hanan Ashrawi, Martin Kove, Donovan, Brigitte Fossey, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, and Richard Axel. After him are Dan McCafferty, Jim Hines, Alejandro Toledo, Alison Steadman, Ti Lung, and Salif Keïta.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsHanan Ashrawi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 165
Martin Kove
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 166
Donovan
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 167
Brigitte Fossey
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 168
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 169
Richard Axel
PHYSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 170
Stig Blomqvist
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 171
Dan McCafferty
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 172
Jim Hines
ATHLETE
1946 - 2023
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 173
Alejandro Toledo
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 174
Alison Steadman
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 175
Ti Lung
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 176
Salif Keïta
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 177
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Stig Blomqvist ranks 276 out of 1,879. Before him are Torbern Bergman (1735), Harry Nyquist (1889), Joey Tempest (1963), Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982), Bruno Liljefors (1860), and Börje Salming (1951). After him are Helge von Koch (1870), Per Wahlöö (1926), Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), Oskar Klein (1894), Christopher Polhem (1661), and Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsTorbern Bergman
CHEMIST
1735 - 1784
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 270
Harry Nyquist
ENGINEER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 271
Joey Tempest
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 272
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
NOBLEMAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 273
Bruno Liljefors
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 274
Börje Salming
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 275
Stig Blomqvist
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 276
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 277
Per Wahlöö
WRITER
1926 - 1975
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 278
Thorbjörn Fälldin
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 279
Oskar Klein
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1977
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 280
Christopher Polhem
PHYSICIST
1661 - 1751
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 281
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
COMPOSER
1807 - 1844
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 282
Among RACING DRIVERS In Sweden
Among racing drivers born in Sweden, Stig Blomqvist ranks 4. Before him are Ronnie Peterson (1944), Keke Rosberg (1948), and Björn Waldegård (1943). After him are Jo Bonnier (1930), Reine Wisell (1941), Gunnar Nilsson (1948), Ove Andersson (1938), Slim Borgudd (1946), Stefan Johansson (1956), Kent Andersson (1942), and Conny Andersson (1939).
Ronnie Peterson
1944 - 1978
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 1
Keke Rosberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 2
Björn Waldegård
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3
Stig Blomqvist
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4
Jo Bonnier
1930 - 1972
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 5
Reine Wisell
1941 - 2022
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 6
Gunnar Nilsson
1948 - 1978
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 7
Ove Andersson
1938 - 2008
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 8
Slim Borgudd
1946 - 2023
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 9
Stefan Johansson
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 10
Kent Andersson
1942 - 2006
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 11
Conny Andersson
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 12