RACING DRIVER
Paul Pietsch
1911 - 2012

Paul Pietsch
Paul Pietsch (20 June 1911 – 31 May 2012) was a racing driver, journalist and publisher from Germany, who founded the magazine Das Auto. He was the first German ever to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Pietsch is the 292nd most popular racing driver (down from 259th in 2019), the 4,214th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,949th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Racing Driver.
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Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Paul Pietsch ranks 292 out of 1,080. Before him are Heikki Kovalainen, Giulio Cabianca, George Constantine, Mark Donohue, Kent Andersson, and Luiz Bueno. After him are Kevin Schwantz, Teo Fabi, Brian Hart, Romain Grosjean, Roger Penske, and Dale Earnhardt Jr..
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeikki Kovalainen
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 286
Giulio Cabianca
1923 - 1961
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 287
George Constantine
1918 - 1968
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 288
Mark Donohue
1937 - 1975
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 289
Kent Andersson
1942 - 2006
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 290
Luiz Bueno
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 291
Paul Pietsch
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 292
Kevin Schwantz
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 293
Teo Fabi
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 294
Brian Hart
1936 - 2014
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 295
Romain Grosjean
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 296
Roger Penske
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 297
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 298
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Paul Pietsch ranks 214. Before him are Terry-Thomas, Ruth Ford, Amir Hamzah, Luise Rinser, Romeu Pellicciari, and Lee Falk. After him are Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Shoichi Sakata, Gavriil Kachalin, Álvaro Cunqueiro, Giuseppe Olmo, and Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh. Among people deceased in 2012, Paul Pietsch ranks 247. Before him are Eugênio Sales, Ahmed Jabari, Cordelia Edvardson, Boris Parygin, Leon Schlumpf, and Nelson Prudêncio. After him are Donald "Duck" Dunn, Félicien Marceau, Vladimir Krutov, Lupe Ontiveros, Isuzu Yamada, and Arkady Vorobyov.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsTerry-Thomas
ACTOR
1911 - 1990
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 208
Ruth Ford
ACTOR
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 209
Amir Hamzah
WRITER
1911 - 1946
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 210
Luise Rinser
WRITER
1911 - 2002
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 211
Romeu Pellicciari
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1971
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 212
Lee Falk
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 213
Paul Pietsch
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 214
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
WRITER
1911 - 1984
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 215
Shoichi Sakata
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1970
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 216
Gavriil Kachalin
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 217
Álvaro Cunqueiro
WRITER
1911 - 1981
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 218
Giuseppe Olmo
CYCLIST
1911 - 1992
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 219
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 220
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsEugênio Sales
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 241
Ahmed Jabari
EXTREMIST
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 242
Cordelia Edvardson
WRITER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 243
Boris Parygin
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 244
Leon Schlumpf
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2012
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 245
Nelson Prudêncio
ATHLETE
1944 - 2012
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 246
Paul Pietsch
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 247
Donald "Duck" Dunn
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 248
Félicien Marceau
WRITER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 249
Vladimir Krutov
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 250
Lupe Ontiveros
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 251
Isuzu Yamada
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 252
Arkady Vorobyov
PHYSICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 253
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Paul Pietsch ranks 4,216 out of 7,253. Before him are Leo Anton Karl de Ball (1853), Helma Sanders-Brahms (1940), Ellen Braumüller (1910), Friedrich Dickel (1913), Gustav Mie (1868), and Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897). After him are Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (1480), Hermann, Prince of Wied (1814), Princess Frederica of Hanover (1848), Helmut Wick (1915), Ruth Westheimer (1928), and Robert Spaemann (1927).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLeo Anton Karl de Ball
ASTRONOMER
1853 - 1916
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,210
Helma Sanders-Brahms
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,211
Ellen Braumüller
ATHLETE
1910 - 1991
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,212
Friedrich Dickel
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,213
Gustav Mie
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,214
Albert Renger-Patzsch
PHOTOGRAPHER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,215
Paul Pietsch
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,216
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
PAINTER
1480 - 1540
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,217
Hermann, Prince of Wied
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,218
Princess Frederica of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1926
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,219
Helmut Wick
PILOT
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,220
Ruth Westheimer
WRITER
1928 - 2024
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 4,221
Robert Spaemann
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 4,222
Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany
Among racing drivers born in Germany, Paul Pietsch ranks 26. Before him are Nick Heidfeld (1977), Rudi Fischer (1912), Jutta Kleinschmidt (1962), Nelson Piquet Jr. (1985), Kurt Adolff (1921), and Kurt Ahrens Jr. (1940). After him are Adrian Sutil (1983), Edgar Barth (1917), Klaus Ludwig (1949), Michael May (1934), Hubert Hahne (1935), and Ian Ashley (1947).
Nick Heidfeld
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 20
Rudi Fischer
1912 - 1976
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 21
Jutta Kleinschmidt
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 22
Nelson Piquet Jr.
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 23
Kurt Adolff
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 24
Kurt Ahrens Jr.
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 25
Paul Pietsch
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 26
Adrian Sutil
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 27
Edgar Barth
1917 - 1965
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 28
Klaus Ludwig
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 29
Michael May
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 30
Hubert Hahne
1935 - 2019
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 31
Ian Ashley
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 32