Astronaut
Alexander Gerst
German ESA astronaut and geophysicist
1976 - today
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Alexander Gerst
His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Alexander Gerst is the 425th most popular astronaut (down from 360th in 2024), the 6,146th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,851st in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Astronaut.
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HPI
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Alexander Gerst's biography spans 35 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 47.34.
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Among Astronauts
Among astronauts, Alexander Gerst ranks 425 out of 573. Before him are Michael E. Fossum, Timothy Creamer, Patrick G. Forrester, Jim Wetherbee, Douglas H. Wheelock, and William G. Gregory. After him are Ken Bowersox, Steven Swanson, Anton Shkaplerov, Stephanie Wilson, Dmitri Kondratyev, and Kimiya Yui.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Michael E. Fossum
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 419
Timothy Creamer
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 420
Patrick G. Forrester
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 421
Jim Wetherbee
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 422
Douglas H. Wheelock
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 423
William G. Gregory
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 424
Alexander Gerst
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 425
Ken Bowersox
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 426
Steven Swanson
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 427
Anton Shkaplerov
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 428
Stephanie Wilson
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 429
Dmitri Kondratyev
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 430
Kimiya Yui
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 431
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Alexander Gerst ranks 506. Before him are Roger García, Robert Biedroń, Andreas Widhölzl, Miki Nakatani, Seamus Dever, and Fabio Liverani. After him are Vinessa Shaw, Ceza, Simran, Juana Acosta, Rob Caggiano, and Anna Geislerová.
Others Born in 1976
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Roger García
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 500
Robert Biedroń
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 501
Andreas Widhölzl
SKIER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 502
Miki Nakatani
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 503
Seamus Dever
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 504
Fabio Liverani
COACH
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 505
Alexander Gerst
ASTRONAUT
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 506
Vinessa Shaw
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 507
Ceza
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 508
Simran
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 509
Juana Acosta
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 510
Rob Caggiano
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 511
Anna Geislerová
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 512
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Alexander Gerst ranks 6,146 out of 8,184. Before him are Dagmar Lurz (1959), Jeanette Biedermann (1980), Paul Biedermann (1986), Ayọ (1980), Rudolf Lochner (1953), and Rudi Bommer (1957). After him are Sebastian Hoeneß (1982), Willi Wülbeck (1954), Alexander Meier (1983), Kathrin Boron (1969), Hubertus Heil (1972), and TheFatRat (1979).
Others born in Germany
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Dagmar Lurz
SKATER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 6,140
Jeanette Biedermann
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,141
Paul Biedermann
SWIMMER
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,142
Ayọ
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,143
Rudolf Lochner
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 6,144
Rudi Bommer
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 6,145
Alexander Gerst
ASTRONAUT
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 6,146
Sebastian Hoeneß
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 6,147
Willi Wülbeck
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 6,148
Alexander Meier
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 6,149
Kathrin Boron
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 6,150
Hubertus Heil
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 6,151
TheFatRat
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 6,152
Among Astronauts In Germany
Among astronauts born in Germany, Alexander Gerst ranks 11. Before him are Ernst Messerschmid (1945), Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), Klaus-Dietrich Flade (1952), Ulrich Walter (1954), Reinhold Ewald (1956), and Gerhard Thiele (1953). After him are Matthias Maurer (1970), and Jasmin Moghbeli (1983).
Ernst Messerschmid
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5
Jean-Jacques Favier
1949 - 2023
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 6
Klaus-Dietrich Flade
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 7
Ulrich Walter
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 8
Reinhold Ewald
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 9
Gerhard Thiele
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 10
Alexander Gerst
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 11
Matthias Maurer
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 12
Jasmin Moghbeli
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 13
