RACING DRIVER

Wayne Gardner

1959 - Today

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Wayne Michael Gardner (born 11 October 1959) is an Australian former professional motorcycle and touring car racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1986 to 1992, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team where he became the first Australian to win motorcycling's premier class in 1987. His success on the world motorcycle road racing circuit earned him the nickname The Wollongong Whiz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wayne Gardner has received more than 467,437 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Wayne Gardner is the 358th most popular racing driver, the 191st most popular biography from Australia and the 7th most popular Australian Racing Driver.

Memorability Metrics

  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Wayne Gardner ranks 358 out of 1,080. Before him are Guy Mairesse, Pablo Birger, Jorge Lorenzo, Franco Rol, Harry Blanchard, and Dieter Quester. After him are Brian Redman, Klaus Ludwig, Eddie Cheever, Sergio Mantovani, Michel Leclère, and Fred Agabashian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Wayne Gardner ranks 244. Before him are Ana Torroja, Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, Iakoba Italeli, Zeruya Shalev, César Évora, and James LoMenzo. After him are Rickson Gracie, Wolfgang Rolff, Ali Ahmeti, Sheena Easton, Daniela Romo, and Maria Guleghina.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Wayne Gardner ranks 191 out of 1,143. Before him are Rose Byrne (1979), Alex O'Loughlin (1976), Percy Grainger (1882), Barry Humphries (1934), Mervyn Rose (1930), and Malcolm Fraser (1930). After him are Joel Edgerton (1974), Keith Michell (1926), Ruby Rose (1986), Malcolm Turnbull (1954), Rick Springfield (1949), and Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia

Among racing drivers born in Australia, Wayne Gardner ranks 7. Before him are Jack Brabham (1926), Alan Jones (1946), Mark Webber (1976), Tim Schenken (1943), Mick Doohan (1965), and Daniel Ricciardo (1989). After him are Casey Stoner (1985), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Vern Schuppan (1943), Frank Gardner (1931), Paul Hawkins (1937), and Tony Gaze (1920).

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