RACING DRIVER
Wolfgang Seidel
1926 - 1987
Wolfgang Seidel
Wolfgang Seidel (4 July 1926 – 1 March 1987) was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 12 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Seidel has received more than 45,018 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Seidel is the 462nd most popular racing driver (up from 480th in 2019), the 4,946th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,457th in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
45k
Page Views (PV)
46.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
5.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Wolfgang Seidel ranks 462 out of 1,080. Before him are Dale Earnhardt, Ingo Hoffmann, Gianni Morbidelli, Carlo Facetti, Jorge Martínez, and John Cordts. After him are Giorgio Scarlatti, Henry Taylor, Kenneth McAlpine, Giorgio Bassi, Max de Terra, and Jacques Swaters.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDale Earnhardt
1951 - 2001
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 456
Ingo Hoffmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 457
Gianni Morbidelli
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 458
Carlo Facetti
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 459
Jorge Martínez
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 460
John Cordts
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 461
Wolfgang Seidel
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 462
Giorgio Scarlatti
1921 - 1990
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 463
Henry Taylor
1932 - 2013
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 464
Kenneth McAlpine
1920 - 2023
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 465
Giorgio Bassi
1934 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 466
Max de Terra
1918 - 1982
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 467
Jacques Swaters
1926 - 2010
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 468
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Wolfgang Seidel ranks 400. Before him are Mustafa Ertan, Ernest Mühlen, Helen Gallagher, Stafford Beer, Tapio Mäkelä, and Giovanni Invernizzi. After him are Efraín Sánchez, Beatriz Segall, Astrid Ivask, Jacques Swaters, Joan Shawlee, and David Malet Armstrong. Among people deceased in 1987, Wolfgang Seidel ranks 206. Before him are Musa Gareyev, Julien Darui, Heðin Brú, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Carlo Cassola, and Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas. After him are Leabua Jonathan, Joan Shawlee, Meena Keshwar Kamal, Marcos Calderón, Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, and Clare Boothe Luce.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsMustafa Ertan
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 394
Ernest Mühlen
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 395
Helen Gallagher
ACTOR
1926 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 396
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 397
Tapio Mäkelä
SKIER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 398
Giovanni Invernizzi
ATHLETE
1926 - 1986
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 399
Wolfgang Seidel
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 400
Efraín Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 401
Beatriz Segall
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 402
Astrid Ivask
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 403
Jacques Swaters
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 404
Joan Shawlee
ACTOR
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 405
David Malet Armstrong
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 406
Others Deceased in 1987
Go to all RankingsMusa Gareyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1987
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 200
Julien Darui
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1987
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 201
Heðin Brú
WRITER
1901 - 1987
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 202
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1987
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 203
Carlo Cassola
WRITER
1917 - 1987
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 204
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 205
Wolfgang Seidel
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 206
Leabua Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 207
Joan Shawlee
ACTOR
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 208
Meena Keshwar Kamal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1956 - 1987
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 209
Marcos Calderón
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1987
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 210
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1987
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 211
Clare Boothe Luce
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 212
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Seidel ranks 4,946 out of 7,253. Before him are Marieluise Fleißer (1901), Richard Rado (1906), Horst Wolter (1942), Martin Lauer (1937), Robin Gosens (1994), and Wolfgang Blochwitz (1941). After him are Hanns Seidel (1901), Albert Ladenburg (1842), Philipp Plein (1978), Thomas Struth (1954), Heinrich Moritz Willkomm (1821), and Adolf Bartels (1862).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMarieluise Fleißer
WRITER
1901 - 1974
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 4,940
Richard Rado
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1989
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 4,941
Horst Wolter
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 4,942
Martin Lauer
ATHLETE
1937 - 2019
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 4,943
Robin Gosens
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 4,944
Wolfgang Blochwitz
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2005
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,945
Wolfgang Seidel
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,946
Hanns Seidel
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1961
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,947
Albert Ladenburg
CHEMIST
1842 - 1911
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,948
Philipp Plein
DESIGNER
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,949
Thomas Struth
PHOTOGRAPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4,950
Heinrich Moritz Willkomm
BIOLOGIST
1821 - 1895
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 4,951
Adolf Bartels
WRITER
1862 - 1945
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 4,952
Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany
Among racing drivers born in Germany, Wolfgang Seidel ranks 37. Before him are Michael May (1934), Hubert Hahne (1935), Bernd Schneider (1964), Adrian Sutil (1983), Christian Danner (1958), and John Cordts (1935). After him are Timo Glock (1982), Volker Weidler (1962), Fritz Riess (1922), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), Ernst Klodwig (1903), and Joachim Winkelhock (1960).
Michael May
1934 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 31
Hubert Hahne
1935 - 2019
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 32
Bernd Schneider
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 33
Adrian Sutil
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 34
Christian Danner
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 35
John Cordts
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 36
Wolfgang Seidel
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 37
Timo Glock
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 38
Volker Weidler
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 39
Fritz Riess
1922 - 1991
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 40
Nico Hülkenberg
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 41
Ernst Klodwig
1903 - 1973
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 42
Joachim Winkelhock
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 43