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Narain Karthikeyan

1977 - Today

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Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (Tamil: நரேன் கார்த்திகேயன்; born 14 January 1977) is an Indian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 2005 and 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Narain Karthikeyan is the 729th most popular racing driver (down from 710th in 2024), the 954th most popular biography from India (down from 899th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 729 out of 1,080. Before him are Andrea Dovizioso, Cecil Green, Peter Westbury, Graham McRae, André Milhoux, and Ralph Firman. After him are Claudio Langes, Guy Tunmer, Gastón Mazzacane, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Frank Armi, and Markus Winkelhock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 295. Before him are Andrew Flintoff, Cris, Lateef Crowder dos Santos, Peja Stojaković, Maitland Ward, and Eric Christian Olsen. After him are Elitsa Todorova, Johann Urb, Ilse DeLange, Juan Pablo Raba, Jorge Garbajosa, and Jason Earles.

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In India

Among people born in India, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 954 out of 1,861. Before him are Arvind Swamy (1970), Sonal Mansingh (1944), Sugata Mitra (1952), Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938), Anupam Tripathi (1988), and Zohra Sehgal (1912). After him are Bhanu Athaiya (1929), Pratima Barua Pandey (1934), R. K. Laxman (1921), Mridula Sinha (1942), Rohinton Mistry (1952), and Tariq Anwar (1945).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In India

Among racing drivers born in India, Narain Karthikeyan ranks 1. After him are Monisha Kaltenborn (1971), Karun Chandhok (1984), Jehan Daruvala (1998), and Armaan Ebrahim (1989).

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