ASTRONAUT
Akihiko Hoshide
1968 - Today
Akihiko Hoshide
Akihiko Hoshide (星出 彰彦, Hoshide Akihiko, born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer, JAXA astronaut, and former commander of the International Space Station. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akihiko Hoshide has received more than 358,202 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Akihiko Hoshide is the 240th most popular astronaut (down from 185th in 2019), the 1,516th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,231st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
51.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
4.82
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Akihiko Hoshide ranks 240 out of 556. Before him are Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, John Oliver Creighton, Nikolai Budarin, Jean-Pierre Haigneré, Jean-Jacques Favier, and Soichi Noguchi. After him are Bjarni Tryggvason, Chris Hadfield, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Samuel T. Durrance, and Andreas Mogensen.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 234
John Oliver Creighton
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 235
Nikolai Budarin
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 236
Jean-Pierre Haigneré
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 237
Jean-Jacques Favier
1949 - 2023
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 238
Soichi Noguchi
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 239
Akihiko Hoshide
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 240
Bjarni Tryggvason
1945 - 2022
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 241
Chris Hadfield
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 242
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 243
Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945 - 2021
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 244
Samuel T. Durrance
1943 - 2023
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 245
Andreas Mogensen
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 246
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Akihiko Hoshide ranks 310. Before him are Tanja Ribič, Bärbel Bas, Bennet Omalu, Robin Li, Hideo Nomo, and Kiyohiko Azuma. After him are Princess Delphine of Belgium, Leonid Slutsky, José Luis Sierra, Yang Xinhai, Anthony Michael Hall, and Ed O'Brien.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsTanja Ribič
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 304
Bärbel Bas
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 305
Bennet Omalu
PHYSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 306
Robin Li
INVENTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 307
Hideo Nomo
BASEBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 308
Kiyohiko Azuma
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 309
Akihiko Hoshide
ASTRONAUT
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 310
Princess Delphine of Belgium
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 311
Leonid Slutsky
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 312
José Luis Sierra
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 313
Yang Xinhai
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2004
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 314
Anthony Michael Hall
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 315
Ed O'Brien
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 316
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Akihiko Hoshide ranks 1,516 out of 6,245. Before him are Shohei Ohtani (1994), Kiyohiko Azuma (1968), Masako Yoshida (1957), Soichi Noguchi (1965), Kamui Kobayashi (1986), and Hiroki Sakai (1990). After him are Tomoko Ohara (1957), Hiro Matsushita (1961), Kim Eui-tae (1941), Takashi Shimizu (1972), Haruhisa Hasegawa (1957), and Okuro Oikawa (1896).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShohei Ohtani
BASEBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 1,510
Kiyohiko Azuma
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 1,511
Masako Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 1,512
Soichi Noguchi
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 1,513
Kamui Kobayashi
RACING DRIVER
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 1,514
Hiroki Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 1,515
Akihiko Hoshide
ASTRONAUT
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 1,516
Tomoko Ohara
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 1,517
Hiro Matsushita
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 1,518
Kim Eui-tae
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,519
Takashi Shimizu
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,520
Haruhisa Hasegawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,521
Okuro Oikawa
ASTRONOMER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,522
Among ASTRONAUTS In Japan
Among astronauts born in Japan, Akihiko Hoshide ranks 8. Before him are Chiaki Mukai (1952), Satoshi Furukawa (1964), Mamoru Mohri (1948), Koichi Wakata (1963), Takao Doi (1954), and Soichi Noguchi (1965). After him are Naoko Yamazaki (1970), Kimiya Yui (1970), Takuya Onishi (1975), and Norishige Kanai (1976).
Chiaki Mukai
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2
Satoshi Furukawa
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 3
Mamoru Mohri
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4
Koichi Wakata
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5
Takao Doi
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 6
Soichi Noguchi
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 7
Akihiko Hoshide
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 8
Naoko Yamazaki
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 9
Kimiya Yui
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 10
Takuya Onishi
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 11
Norishige Kanai
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 12