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Michael Schumacher

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Michael Schumacher (German: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ] ; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Schumacher won a record-setting seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, tied by Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and—at the time of his retirement—held the records for most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155), while he maintains the record for most fastest laps (77), among others. Born in Hürth to a working-class family, Schumacher began competitive kart racing aged four in a pedal kart built from discarded parts. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the direct-drive Karting European Championship in 1987—Schumacher graduated to junior formulae. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Schumacher is the 4th most popular racing driver (down from 3rd in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Germany (up from 125th in 2019) and the most popular German Racing Driver.

Michael Schumacher is a German racing driver who is most famous for winning seven Formula One World Championships.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Michael Schumacher ranks 4 out of 1,080. Before him are Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda, and Enzo Ferrari. After him are Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio, James Hunt, Nelson Piquet, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, and Gilles Villeneuve.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Michael Schumacher ranks 1. After him are Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Marilyn Manson, Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Dave Bautista, Dave Grohl, Oliver Kahn, Gwen Stefani, Cate Blanchett, and Gabriel Batistuta.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Schumacher ranks 107 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter III of Russia (1728), Charles Bukowski (1920), Heinz Guderian (1888), Ludwig Feuerbach (1804), Pope Joan (null), and Gerhard Schröder (1944). After him are Pope Damasus II (1000), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), William Herschel (1738), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), and Gottlieb Daimler (1834).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Michael Schumacher ranks 1. After him are Jochen Rindt (1942), Jochen Mass (1946), Wolfgang von Trips (1928), 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).

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