RACING DRIVER

Ángel Nieto

1947 - 2017

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Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947 – 3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was one of the most accomplished motorcycle racers in the history of the sport, winning 13 World Championships and 90 Grand Prix victories in a racing career that spanned twenty-three years from 1964 to 1986, mainly engaged in 50cc, 80cc and 125cc respectively. His total of 90 Grand Prix victories ranks him third only to the 122 by Giacomo Agostini, and the 115 for Valentino Rossi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ángel Nieto has received more than 286,815 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Ángel Nieto is the 91st most popular racing driver (up from 96th in 2019), the 644th most popular biography from Spain (down from 632nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ángel Nieto ranks 91 out of 1,080. Before him are Björn Waldegård, Jacques Villeneuve, Pierre Levegh, Rubens Barrichello, Stig Blomqvist, and Elio de Angelis. After him are Luigi Fagioli, Juha Kankkunen, Piero Taruffi, Ken Block, Guy Ligier, and Eugenio Castellotti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ángel Nieto ranks 153. Before him are Włodzimierz Lubański, Ian Anderson, Zdeněk Zeman, Giorgio Chinaglia, Margaret Chan, and Muhyiddin Yassin. After him are Jiro Taniguchi, Martin Chalfie, John Adams, Rob Reiner, Halldór Ásgrímsson, and Mia Martini. Among people deceased in 2017, Ángel Nieto ranks 116. Before him are Tobe Hooper, Roger Pingeon, Peter Abrahams, Heinz Kessler, Tom Petty, and Peter Mansfield. After him are Jiro Taniguchi, Azzedine Alaïa, Brian Aldiss, Shadia, Robert James Waller, and Lubomyr Husar.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ángel Nieto ranks 644 out of 3,355. Before him are José Ángel Iribar (1943), Josep Pla (1897), David de Gea (1990), Antonio de Cabezón (1510), Manuel Fraga (1922), and Ruy López de Villalobos (1500). After him are Diego Laynez (1512), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany (1305), Ramón Serrano Suñer (1901), Ferdinand de la Cerda (1255), Pedro Arrupe (1907), and Juan Antonio Bardem (1922).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain

Among racing drivers born in Spain, Ángel Nieto ranks 3. Before him are Carlos Sainz (1962), and Fernando Alonso (1981). After him are Pedro de la Rosa (1971), Emilio de Villota (1946), Marc Márquez (1993), Alex Soler-Roig (1931), Dani Pedrosa (1985), Paco Godia (1921), Jorge Lorenzo (1987), Antonio Creus (1924), and Ricardo Tormo (1952).

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