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Valentino Rossi

1979 - Today

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Valentino Rossi ( ROSS-ee; Italian: [valenˈtiːno ˈrossi]; born 16 February 1979) is an Italian racing driver, former professional motorcycle road racer and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. Nicknamed "the Doctor", Rossi is widely considered one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time. He is also the only road racer to have competed in 400 or more Grands Prix. Of Rossi's nine Grand Prix World Championships, seven were in the premier 500cc/MotoGP class. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentino Rossi is the 54th most popular racing driver (down from 48th in 2019), the 1,319th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,328th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

Valentino Rossi is most famous for being a motorcycle racer. He has won nine world championships and is the only rider to have won the championship in four different classes: 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, and MotoGP.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Valentino Rossi ranks 54 out of 1,080. Before him are Rubens Barrichello, René Arnoux, Lewis Hamilton, Lella Lombardi, Tony Brooks, and Didier Pironi. After him are Wolfgang von Trips, Ari Vatanen, Patrick Depailler, Kimi Räikkönen, Mark Webber, and Michèle Mouton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Valentino Rossi ranks 8. Before him are Anders Behring Breivik, Heath Ledger, Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Hart, Andrea Pirlo, and Markus Persson. After him are Diego Forlán, Kimi Räikkönen, Roberta Metsola, Alice Weidel, Tim Cahill, and Luke Evans.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Valentino Rossi ranks 1,319 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Foscari (1373), Ivanoe Bonomi (1873), Emilio De Bono (1866), Carlo Levi (1902), Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1679), and Gianluca Vialli (1964). After him are Gino Severini (1883), Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1822), Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417), Brunetto Latini (1220), Franco Corelli (1921), and Maria Luisa of Savoy (1688).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Valentino Rossi ranks 8. Before him are Alberto Ascari (1918), Giuseppe Farina (1906), Giacomo Agostini (1942), Alfredo Ferrari (1932), Riccardo Patrese (1954), and Lella Lombardi (1941). After him are Michele Alboreto (1956), Tazio Nuvolari (1892), Elio de Angelis (1958), Arturo Merzario (1943), Piero Taruffi (1906), and Luigi Fagioli (1898).

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