ASTRONAUT
Buzz Aldrin
1930 - Today
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin (; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buzz Aldrin has received more than 15,396,291 page views. His biography is available in 101 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). Buzz Aldrin is the 6th most popular astronaut (down from 5th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from United States (down from 166th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Astronaut.
Buzz Aldrin is most famous for being the second man to walk on the moon.
Memorability Metrics
15M
Page Views (PV)
71.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
101
Languages Editions (L)
5.80
Effective Languages (L*)
6.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Buzz Aldrin ranks 6 out of 556. Before him are Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Valentina Tereshkova, and Gene Cernan. After him are Pete Conrad, Vladimir Komarov, Alexei Leonov, John Glenn, Gherman Titov, and Alan Shepard.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYuri Gagarin
1934 - 1968
HPI: 84.53
Rank: 1
Neil Armstrong
1930 - 2012
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 2
Michael Collins
1930 - 2021
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 3
Valentina Tereshkova
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 4
Gene Cernan
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 5
Buzz Aldrin
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 6
Pete Conrad
1930 - 1999
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 7
Vladimir Komarov
1927 - 1967
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 8
Alexei Leonov
1934 - 2019
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 9
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 10
Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 11
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Buzz Aldrin ranks 17. Before him are Ray Charles, Jean-Luc Godard, Mobutu Sese Seko, Hafez al-Assad, Baudouin of Belgium, and Steve McQueen. After him are Salvatore Riina, Pete Conrad, Gene Hackman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, and Tu Youyou.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsRay Charles
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 11
Jean-Luc Godard
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 12
Mobutu Sese Seko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 13
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 14
Baudouin of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 15
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 16
Buzz Aldrin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 17
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 18
Pete Conrad
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1999
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 19
Gene Hackman
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 20
Jean-Louis Trintignant
ACTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 21
Philippe Noiret
ACTOR
1930 - 2006
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 22
Tu Youyou
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 23
In United States
Among people born in United States, Buzz Aldrin ranks 211 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve McQueen (1930), Thomas Kuhn (1922), John B. Watson (1878), John Williams (1932), Carl Sagan (1934), and Cameron Diaz (1972). After him are Benjamin Harrison (1833), Richard Gere (1949), John Quincy Adams (1767), Robert Andrews Millikan (1868), Quentin Tarantino (1963), and Barry White (1944).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSteve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 205
Thomas Kuhn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 1996
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 206
John B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 207
John Williams
COMPOSER
1932 - Present
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 208
Carl Sagan
ASTRONOMER
1934 - 1996
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 209
Cameron Diaz
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 210
Buzz Aldrin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 211
Benjamin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1901
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 212
Richard Gere
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 213
John Quincy Adams
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1848
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 214
Robert Andrews Millikan
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1953
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 215
Quentin Tarantino
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 216
Barry White
SINGER
1944 - 2003
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 217
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Buzz Aldrin ranks 3. Before him are Neil Armstrong (1930), and Gene Cernan (1934). After him are Pete Conrad (1930), John Glenn (1921), Alan Shepard (1923), Dennis Tito (1940), David Scott (1932), Harrison Schmitt (1935), James Irwin (1930), Frank Borman (1928), and Jim Lovell (1928).
Neil Armstrong
1930 - 2012
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 1
Gene Cernan
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 2
Buzz Aldrin
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 3
Pete Conrad
1930 - 1999
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 4
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 5
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 6
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 7
David Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 8
Harrison Schmitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 9
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 10
Frank Borman
1928 - 2023
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 11
Jim Lovell
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 12