RACING DRIVER
Timo Salonen
1951 - Today
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Timo Salonen
Timo Salonen (born 8 October 1951) is a Finnish former rally driver who won the 1985 World Rally Championship season for Peugeot. It was commented of him that he stood out from other drivers, because he was overweight, wore thick glasses and smoked heavily, but still remained one of the fastest and most competitive drivers in the sport. He was also known for his relaxed attitude and for his habit of steering his rally car with one hand only. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Timo Salonen has received more than 155,523 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Timo Salonen is the 165th most popular racing driver (up from 191st in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Finland (up from 126th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
53.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
7.56
Effective Languages (L*)
1.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Timo Salonen ranks 165 out of 1,080. Before him are Didier Auriol, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jarno Trulli, Carel Godin de Beaufort, Stéphane Peterhansel, and Johnny Cecotto. After him are Giancarlo Baghetti, Slim Borgudd, Bob Anderson, Olivier Panis, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Nico Rosberg.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDidier Auriol
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 159
Hans-Joachim Stuck
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 160
Jarno Trulli
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 161
Carel Godin de Beaufort
1934 - 1964
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 162
Stéphane Peterhansel
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 163
Johnny Cecotto
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 164
Timo Salonen
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 165
Giancarlo Baghetti
1934 - 1995
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 166
Slim Borgudd
1946 - 2023
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 167
Bob Anderson
1931 - 1967
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 168
Olivier Panis
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 169
Juan Pablo Montoya
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 170
Nico Rosberg
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 171
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Timo Salonen ranks 164. Before him are Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Angelique Rockas, Zeudi Araya, Angela Voigt, Gregory Winter, and Bernardo Atxaga. After him are Walter de Silva, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Isa Mustafa, and Viktor Sukhorukov.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsAbdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 158
Angelique Rockas
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 159
Zeudi Araya
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 160
Angela Voigt
ATHLETE
1951 - 2013
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 161
Gregory Winter
BIOLOGIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 162
Bernardo Atxaga
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 163
Timo Salonen
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 164
Walter de Silva
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 165
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2010
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 166
Patriarch Daniel of Romania
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 167
Kathryn D. Sullivan
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 168
Isa Mustafa
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 169
Viktor Sukhorukov
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 170
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Timo Salonen ranks 124 out of 751. Before him are Mauno Pekkala (1890), Alexander Mozhaysky (1825), Antti Rinne (1962), Erik Heinrichs (1890), Sami Hyypiä (1973), and Kati Outinen (1961). After him are Anneli Jäätteenmäki (1955), Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958), Albin Stenroos (1889), Bo Carpelan (1926), Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873), and Juho Vennola (1872).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsMauno Pekkala
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1952
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 118
Alexander Mozhaysky
ENGINEER
1825 - 1890
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 119
Antti Rinne
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 120
Erik Heinrichs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1965
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 121
Sami Hyypiä
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 122
Kati Outinen
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 123
Timo Salonen
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 124
Anneli Jäätteenmäki
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 125
Esa-Pekka Salonen
CONDUCTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 126
Albin Stenroos
ATHLETE
1889 - 1971
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 127
Bo Carpelan
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 128
Gustaf John Ramstedt
LINGUIST
1873 - 1950
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 129
Juho Vennola
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1938
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 130
Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland
Among racing drivers born in Finland, Timo Salonen ranks 12. Before him are Henri Toivonen (1956), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Markku Alén (1951), Mika Salo (1966), and Rauno Aaltonen (1938). After him are Leo Kinnunen (1943), Marcus Grönholm (1968), JJ Lehto (1966), Valtteri Bottas (1989), Timo Mäkinen (1938), and Heikki Kovalainen (1981).
Henri Toivonen
1956 - 1986
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 6
Jarno Saarinen
1945 - 1973
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 7
Tommi Mäkinen
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 8
Markku Alén
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 9
Mika Salo
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 10
Rauno Aaltonen
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 11
Timo Salonen
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 12
Leo Kinnunen
1943 - 2017
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 13
Marcus Grönholm
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 14
JJ Lehto
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 15
Valtteri Bottas
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 16
Timo Mäkinen
1938 - 2017
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 17
Heikki Kovalainen
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 18