RACING DRIVER

Keke Rosberg

1948 - Today

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Keijo Erik "Keke" Rosberg (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkeke ˈruːsbæri] ; born 6 December 1948) is a Finnish former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986. Rosberg won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1982 with Williams, and won five Grands Prix across nine seasons. Born in Sweden and raised in Finland, Rosberg started his racing career in karting before graduating to Formula Vee in 1972. Upon winning Finnish Championship the following year, Rosberg progressed to Formula Super Vee, where he won the German Championship in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Keke Rosberg is the 13th most popular racing driver (up from 20th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 94th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Racing Driver.

Keke Rosberg is most famous for being the 1982 Formula One World Champion.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Keke Rosberg ranks 13 out of 1,080. Before him are James Hunt, Nelson Piquet, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, and Gilles Villeneuve. After him are Nigel Mansell, Ken Miles, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Roland Ratzenberger, and Jim Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Keke Rosberg ranks 37. Before him are Henning Mankell, Patrizia Reggiani, Andrzej Sapkowski, Antonín Panenka, Sven-Göran Eriksson, and Sauli Niinistö. After him are Steven Tyler, Yoshihide Suga, Elizabeth Blackburn, Alice Cooper, Donna Summer, and Robert Plant.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Keke Rosberg ranks 81 out of 1,879. Before him are Charles XI of Sweden (1655), Magnus I of Sweden (1106), Sven-Göran Eriksson (1948), Carl Larsson (1853), Marie Taglioni (1804), and Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981). After him are Alva Myrdal (1902), Stellan Skarsgård (1951), Hugo Theorell (1903), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), Sven Hedin (1865), and Avicii (1989).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Sweden

Among racing drivers born in Sweden, Keke Rosberg ranks 1. After him are Ronnie Peterson (1944), Jo Bonnier (1930), Björn Waldegård (1943), Stig Blomqvist (1946), Stefan Johansson (1956), Reine Wisell (1941), Gunnar Nilsson (1948), Ove Andersson (1938), Conny Andersson (1939), Slim Borgudd (1946), and Kent Andersson (1942).

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