ASTRONAUT
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
Alan Shepard
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard saw action with the surface navy during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Shepard has received more than 6,856,300 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Alan Shepard is the 12th most popular astronaut (down from 10th in 2019), the 744th most popular biography from United States (down from 478th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Astronaut.
Alan Shepard is most famous for being the first American in space.
Memorability Metrics
6.9M
Page Views (PV)
69.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
67
Languages Editions (L)
4.52
Effective Languages (L*)
5.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Alan Shepard ranks 12 out of 556. Before him are Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad, Vladimir Komarov, Alexei Leonov, John Glenn, and Gherman Titov. After him are Dennis Tito, Svetlana Savitskaya, Valeri Polyakov, Andriyan Nikolayev, David Scott, and Harrison Schmitt.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBuzz Aldrin
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 6
Pete Conrad
1930 - 1999
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 7
Vladimir Komarov
1927 - 1967
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 8
Alexei Leonov
1934 - 2019
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 9
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 10
Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 11
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 12
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 13
Svetlana Savitskaya
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 14
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 15
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 16
David Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 17
Harrison Schmitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Alan Shepard ranks 28. Before him are Franco Zeffirelli, Jack Kilby, Richard Attenborough, Yma Sumac, Lee Teng-hui, and Bert Trautmann. After him are Antoni Tàpies, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Arvid Carlsson, Markus Wolf, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and Anne Baxter. Among people deceased in 1998, Alan Shepard ranks 15. Before him are Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, Niklas Luhmann, Yang Shangkun, Vladimir Prelog, and Raymond Cattell. After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis, Theodore Schultz, Falco, Frederick Reines, Tameo Ide, and Nizar Qabbani.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsFranco Zeffirelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2019
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 22
Jack Kilby
ENGINEER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 23
Richard Attenborough
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 24
Yma Sumac
SINGER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 25
Lee Teng-hui
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 26
Bert Trautmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2013
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 27
Alan Shepard
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 1998
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 28
Antoni Tàpies
PAINTER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 29
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2012
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 30
Arvid Carlsson
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 31
Markus Wolf
PUBLIC WORKER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 32
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2001
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 33
Anne Baxter
ACTOR
1923 - 1985
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsOctavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 9
Jean-François Lyotard
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 10
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 11
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 12
Vladimir Prelog
CHEMIST
1906 - 1998
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 13
Raymond Cattell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1998
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 14
Alan Shepard
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 1998
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 15
Konstantinos Karamanlis
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 16
Theodore Schultz
ECONOMIST
1902 - 1998
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 17
Falco
SINGER
1957 - 1998
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 18
Frederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 19
Tameo Ide
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 20
Nizar Qabbani
WRITER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 21
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Shepard ranks 744 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Matthau (1920), Alan Arkin (1934), Douglas Osheroff (1945), Josephine Cochrane (1839), Ron Perlman (1950), and John Carpenter (1948). After him are Robert Mitchum (1917), Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), Robert Altman (1925), Ali MacGraw (1939), and David Fincher (1962).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWalter Matthau
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 738
Alan Arkin
ACTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 739
Douglas Osheroff
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 740
Josephine Cochrane
INVENTOR
1839 - 1913
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 741
Ron Perlman
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 742
John Carpenter
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 743
Alan Shepard
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 1998
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 744
Robert Mitchum
ACTOR
1917 - 1997
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 745
Burt Reynolds
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 746
James Caan
ACTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 747
Robert Altman
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2006
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 748
Ali MacGraw
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 749
David Fincher
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 750
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Alan Shepard ranks 6. Before him are Neil Armstrong (1930), Gene Cernan (1934), Buzz Aldrin (1930), Pete Conrad (1930), and John Glenn (1921). After him are Dennis Tito (1940), David Scott (1932), Harrison Schmitt (1935), James Irwin (1930), Frank Borman (1928), and Jim Lovell (1928).
Neil Armstrong
1930 - 2012
HPI: 85.53
Rank: 1
Gene Cernan
1934 - 2017
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 2
Buzz Aldrin
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 3
Pete Conrad
1930 - 1999
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 4
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 5
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 6
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 7
David Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 8
Harrison Schmitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 9
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 10
Frank Borman
1928 - 2023
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 11
Jim Lovell
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 12