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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 272,448 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Ángel Nieto is the 96th most popular racing driver (up from 107th in 2019), the 632nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 710th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ángel Nieto ranks 96 out of 888. Before him are Tom Pryce, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Elio de Angelis, Patrick Tambay, Lucien Bianchi, and Björn Waldegård. After him are David Purley, Thierry Sabine, Ricardo Rodríguez, Jo Bonnier, Stig Blomqvist, and Felipe Massa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ángel Nieto ranks 134. Before him are Edu Coimbra, Nick Castle, Christian Jacq, Zdeněk Zeman, Ljupko Petrović, and Henri Michel. After him are Kevin Farrell, Greg Lake, Su Tseng-chang, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, H. Robert Horvitz, and Robert Cailliau. Among people deceased in 2017, Ángel Nieto ranks 110. Before him are Juan Goytisolo, Hiroto Muraoka, Tsutomu Hata, Michael Parks, Luis Bacalov, and Brian Aldiss. After him are Miguel Ferrer, George Young, Lubomyr Husar, Christine Kaufmann, Heinz Kessler, and Félix Mourinho.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ángel Nieto ranks 632 out of 2,932. Before him are José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Jorge Manrique (1440), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), Abbot Oliba (971), and Paulo da Gama (1465). After him are Luis Ladaria Ferrer (1944), Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), José de Acosta (1540), Antonio de Cabezón (1510), Elsa Pataky (1976), and Clara Campoamor (1888).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain

Among racing drivers born in Spain, Ángel Nieto ranks 3. Before him are Fernando Alonso (1981) and Carlos Sainz (1962). After him are Pedro de la Rosa (1971), Emilio de Villota (1946), Alex Soler-Roig (1931), Marc Márquez (1993), Jorge Lorenzo (1987), Paco Godia (1921), Adrián Campos (1960), Antonio Creus (1924), and Ricardo Tormo (1952).

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