Racing Driver
Wolfgang von Trips
German racing driver
1928 - 1961
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Wolfgang von Trips
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Wolfgang von Trips is the 55th most popular racing driver (up from 56th in 2024), the 1,258th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,302nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Racing Driver.
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Among Racing Drivers
Among racing drivers, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 55 out of 1,080. Before him are René Arnoux, Lewis Hamilton, Lella Lombardi, Tony Brooks, Didier Pironi, and Valentino Rossi. After him are Ari Vatanen, Patrick Depailler, Kimi Räikkönen, Mark Webber, Michèle Mouton, and Michele Alboreto.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
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René Arnoux
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 49
Lewis Hamilton
1985 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 50
Lella Lombardi
1941 - 1992
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 51
Tony Brooks
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 52
Didier Pironi
1952 - 1987
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 53
Valentino Rossi
1979 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 54
Wolfgang von Trips
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 55
Ari Vatanen
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 56
Patrick Depailler
1944 - 1980
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 57
Kimi Räikkönen
1979 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 58
Mark Webber
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 59
Michèle Mouton
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 60
Michele Alboreto
1956 - 2001
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 61
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 87. Before him are Seki Matsunaga, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Elias James Corey, Manfred Rommel, Bernard Cribbins, and Robert Sheckley. After him are Burt Bacharach, John Stewart Bell, Patrick McGoohan, Walter Mondale, Pierre Mauroy, and Jim Lovell. Among people deceased in 1961, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 28. Before him are Dashiell Hammett, Sergio Osmeña, Luigi Einaudi, Paul Landowski, Akiba Rubinstein, and Blaise Cendrars. After him are Arthur Drewry, Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, Jeff Chandler, Paul Wittgenstein, Karl Korsch, and Zoltán Tildy.
Others Born in 1928
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Seki Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 81
Gustavo Gutiérrez
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2024
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 82
Elias James Corey
CHEMIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 83
Manfred Rommel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 84
Bernard Cribbins
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 85
Robert Sheckley
WRITER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 86
Wolfgang von Trips
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 87
Burt Bacharach
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 88
John Stewart Bell
PHYSICIST
1928 - 1990
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 89
Patrick McGoohan
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 90
Walter Mondale
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 91
Pierre Mauroy
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 92
Jim Lovell
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 2025
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 93
Others Deceased in 1961
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Dashiell Hammett
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 22
Sergio Osmeña
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1961
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 23
Luigi Einaudi
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1961
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 24
Paul Landowski
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1961
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 25
Akiba Rubinstein
CHESS PLAYER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 26
Blaise Cendrars
WRITER
1887 - 1961
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 27
Wolfgang von Trips
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 28
Arthur Drewry
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 29
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
COMPANION
1876 - 1961
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 30
Jeff Chandler
ACTOR
1918 - 1961
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 31
Paul Wittgenstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1961
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 32
Karl Korsch
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1961
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 33
Zoltán Tildy
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1961
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 34
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 1,258 out of NaN. Before him are Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745), Lothar de Maizière (1940), Kurt Gerstein (1905), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Otto Georg Thierack (1889), and Margot Honecker (1927). After him are Joachim Sauer (1949), Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658), Karl von Habsburg (1961), John Rabe (1882), Leo Strauss (1899), and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886).
Others born in Germany
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Johann Hieronymus Schröter
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,252
Lothar de Maizière
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,253
Kurt Gerstein
ENGINEER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,254
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1675
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,255
Otto Georg Thierack
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1946
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,256
Margot Honecker
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,257
Wolfgang von Trips
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,258
Joachim Sauer
CHEMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,259
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1658 - 1708
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,260
Karl von Habsburg
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,261
John Rabe
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1950
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,262
Leo Strauss
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,263
Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1886 - 1954
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 1,264
Among Racing Drivers In Germany
Among racing drivers born in Germany, Wolfgang von Trips ranks 4. Before him are Michael Schumacher (1969), Jochen Rindt (1942), and Jochen Mass (1946). After him are Walter Röhrl (1947), Rudolf Caracciola (1901), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Ralf Schumacher (1975), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967), Rolf Stommelen (1943), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), and Stefan Bellof (1957).
Michael Schumacher
1969 - Present
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 1
Jochen Rindt
1942 - 1970
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 2
Jochen Mass
1946 - 2025
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 3
Wolfgang von Trips
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 4
Walter Röhrl
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 5
Rudolf Caracciola
1901 - 1959
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 6
Sebastian Vettel
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 7
Ralf Schumacher
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 9
Rolf Stommelen
1943 - 1983
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 10
Nico Hülkenberg
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 11
Stefan Bellof
1957 - 1985
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 12
