PILOT

Chesley Sullenberger

1951 - Today

Photo of Chesley Sullenberger

Icon of person Chesley Sullenberger

Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III (born January 23, 1951) is an American retired aviator, diplomat and aviation safety expert. He is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when he ditched the plane, landing on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike. All 155 people aboard survived. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chesley Sullenberger has received more than 11,279,972 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Chesley Sullenberger is the 13th most popular pilot (down from 11th in 2019), the 1,549th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,171st in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Pilot.

Chesley Sullenberger is most famous for being the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 that was forced to land in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Chesley Sullenberger ranks 13 out of 71. Before him are Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, Ivan Kozhedub, and Hermann Graf. After him are Chuck Yeager, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Marina Raskova, Joseph Kittinger, Valery Chkalov, and René Fonck.

Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Chesley Sullenberger ranks 60. Before him are Rob Halford, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Michèle Mouton, Zdravko Čolić, and Javier Marías. After him are Chris Cooper, Mark Harmon, Karen Allen, Roberto Durán, Don Rosa, and Glenn Hughes.

Others Born in 1951

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Chesley Sullenberger ranks 1,549 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Jenkins (1947), Jan-Michael Vincent (1944), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Edward C. Prescott (1940), Juliet Anderson (1938), and Charles Ives (1874). After him are Ed White (1930), Helen Hunt (1963), Art Blakey (1919), Frank Langella (1938), Thomas A. Steitz (1940), and Danielle Steel (1947).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PILOTS In United States

Among pilots born in United States, Chesley Sullenberger ranks 4. Before him are Charles Lindbergh (1902), Amelia Earhart (1897), and Francis Gary Powers (1929). After him are Chuck Yeager (1923), Joseph Kittinger (1928), Claire Lee Chennault (1890), Bessie Coleman (1892), Jacqueline Cochran (1906), Jerrie Cobb (1931), Wally Funk (1939), and Cornelia Fort (1919).

American born Pilots

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous