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Kimi Räikkönen

1979 - Today

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Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræi̯kːønen]; born 17 October 1979) is a Finnish racing and rally driver who competed in Formula One between 2001 and 2021, and the World Rally Championship from 2009 to 2011. Nicknamed "the Iceman", Räikkönen won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2007 with Ferrari, and won 21 Grands Prix across 19 seasons. Born and raised in Espoo, Räikkönen began competitive kart racing aged 10, winning several national titles before graduating to junior formulae in 1999. He dominated the 2000 British Formula Renault Championship with Manor, prompting Sauber to sign him in Formula One for 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2024). Kimi Räikkönen is the 58th most popular racing driver (up from 64th in 2024), the 47th most popular biography from Finland (up from 50th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Kimi Räikkönen ranks 58 out of 1,080. Before him are Tony Brooks, Didier Pironi, Valentino Rossi, Wolfgang von Trips, Ari Vatanen, and Patrick Depailler. After him are Mark Webber, Michèle Mouton, Michele Alboreto, Lorenzo Bandini, Walter Röhrl, and Louis Chiron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Kimi Räikkönen ranks 10. Before him are Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Hart, Andrea Pirlo, Markus Persson, Valentino Rossi, and Diego Forlán. After him are Roberta Metsola, Alice Weidel, Tim Cahill, Luke Evans, Tawakkol Karman, and Nicolas Anelka.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kimi Räikkönen ranks 47 out of 751. Before him are Bengt Holmström (1949), Hannes Kolehmainen (1889), Antti Aarne (1867), Zachris Topelius (1818), Ari Vatanen (1952), and Alexander Stubb (1968). After him are Jari Litmanen (1971), Heikki Hasu (1926), Liisi Oterma (1915), Eliel Saarinen (1873), Hugo Simberg (1873), and Matti Nykänen (1963).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Kimi Räikkönen ranks 3. Before him are Mika Häkkinen (1968), and Ari Vatanen (1952). After him are Hannu Mikkola (1942), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), Markku Alén (1951), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), and Timo Salonen (1951).

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