RACING DRIVER

Valentino Rossi

1979 - Today

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Valentino Rossi ( ROSS-ee, Italian: [valenˈtiːno ˈrossi]; born 16 February 1979) is an Italian racing driver, former professional motorcycle road racer and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. Nicknamed The Doctor, Rossi is widely considered one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time. He is also the only road racer to have competed in 400 or more Grands Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valentino Rossi has received more than 10,086,174 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Valentino Rossi is the 48th most popular racing driver (down from 43rd in 2019), the 1,328th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,140th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

Valentino Rossi is most famous for being a motorcycle racer. He has won nine world championships and is the only rider to have won the championship in four different classes: 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, and MotoGP.

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  • 65.85

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  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Valentino Rossi ranks 48 out of 1,080. Before him are Jean Todt, Phil Hill, Didier Pironi, Ari Vatanen, Lorenzo Bandini, and René Arnoux. After him are Jacques Laffite, Stirling Moss, Alfredo Ferrari, Patrick Depailler, Tazio Nuvolari, and Michèle Mouton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Valentino Rossi ranks 4. Before him are Heath Ledger, Andrea Pirlo, and Diego Forlán. After him are Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Markus Persson, Kimi Räikkönen, Anders Behring Breivik, Nicolas Anelka, Roberta Metsola, Chris Pratt, and Diego Milito.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Valentino Rossi ranks 1,328 out of 5,161. Before him are Aurelia Cotta (-120), Titus Quinctius Flamininus (-229), Rita Pavone (1945), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Muzio Attendolo Sforza (1369), and Giovanni Ceva (1647). After him are Charles III, Duke of Parma (1823), Lina Wertmüller (1928), Giovanni Verga (1840), Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (1315), Beppe Grillo (1948), and Enrico Berlinguer (1922).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Valentino Rossi ranks 5. Before him are Enzo Ferrari (1898), Alberto Ascari (1918), Giuseppe Farina (1906), and Giacomo Agostini (1942). After him are Alfredo Ferrari (1932), Tazio Nuvolari (1892), Lella Lombardi (1941), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926), Michele Alboreto (1956), and Lucien Bianchi (1934).

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