1957 - Today
Thierry Marc Boutsen (French pronunciation: [tjɛ.ʁi but.sɛn]; born 13 July 1957) is a Belgian former racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams in Formula One. He competed in 164 World Championship Grands Prix (163 starts), winning three races, achieving 15 podiums and scoring 132 career points. His best finish in the World Drivers' Championship was fourth in 1988 whilst driving for Benetton. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thierry Boutsen has received more than 325,541 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Thierry Boutsen is the 119th most popular racing driver (up from 135th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 325th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Racing Driver.
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Among racing drivers, Thierry Boutsen ranks 119 out of 888. Before him are Jarno Saarinen, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Max Verstappen, Andrea de Cesaris, Piero Taruffi, and Tommi Mäkinen. After him are Juha Kankkunen, Mika Salo, Helmuth Koinigg, John Watson, Markku Alén, and Stuart Lewis-Evans.
1945 - 1973
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 113
1933 - 1968
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 114
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 115
1959 - 2014
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 116
1906 - 1988
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 117
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 118
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 119
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 120
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 121
1948 - 1974
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 122
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 123
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 124
1930 - 1958
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 125
Among people born in 1957, Thierry Boutsen ranks 72. Before him are Wolfgang Ketterle, Frank Miller, Mikhail Kasyanov, Fred Vargas, Georgi Parvanov, and Jaggi Vasudev. After him are Clive Burr, Irvine Welsh, Luis Garavito, Ricardo Darín, Jüri Tamm, and Shigeru Ban.
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 66
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 67
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 68
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 69
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 70
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 71
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 72
1957 - 2013
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 73
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 74
1957 - 2023
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 75
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 76
1957 - 2021
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 77
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 78
Among people born in Belgium, Thierry Boutsen ranks 287 out of 1,019. Before him are Guillaume Lekeu (1870), Jean Rey (1902), Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514), William of St-Thierry (1085), Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322), and Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569). After him are Marc Rich (1934), Jan Provoost (1465), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Henry of Ghent (1217), and Denis Calvaert (1540).
1870 - 1894
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 281
1902 - 1983
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 282
1514 - 1575
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 283
1085 - 1148
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 284
1322 - 1406
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 285
1569 - 1622
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 286
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 287
1934 - 2013
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 288
1465 - 1529
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 289
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 290
1904 - 1996
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 291
1217 - 1293
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 292
1540 - 1619
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 293
Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Thierry Boutsen ranks 3. Before him are Jacky Ickx (1945) and Max Verstappen (1997). After him are Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Georges Berger (1918), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Jacques Swaters (1926), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Patrick Nève (1949), Arthur Legat (1898), and Alain de Changy (1922).
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 1
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 2
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 3
1928 - 1969
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 4
1924 - 1998
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 5
1918 - 1967
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 6
1927 - 1953
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 7
1926 - 2010
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 8
1868 - 1913
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 9
1949 - 2017
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 10
1898 - 1960
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 11
1922 - 1994
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 12