ASTRONAUT
Christer Fuglesang
1957 - Today
Christer Fuglesang
Arne Christer Fuglesang (born 18 March 1957) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. Married with three children, he was a Fellow at CERN and taught mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology before being selected to join the European Astronaut Corps in 1992. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christer Fuglesang has received more than 234,455 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Christer Fuglesang is the 165th most popular astronaut (down from 150th in 2019), the 710th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 583rd in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
46.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
3.07
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Christer Fuglesangs by language
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Christer Fuglesang ranks 165 out of 524. Before him are Paul J. Weitz, Jack Lousma, Joe Engle, Reinhard Furrer, Aleksandr Viktorenko, and C. Gordon Fullerton. After him are Fyodor Yurchikhin, Theodore Freeman, Clifton Williams, Eileen Collins, Valeri Tokarev, and Laurel Clark.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Paul J. Weitz
1932 - 2017
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 159
Jack Lousma
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 160
Joe Engle
1932 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 161
Reinhard Furrer
1940 - 1995
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 162
Aleksandr Viktorenko
1947 - 2023
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 163
C. Gordon Fullerton
1936 - 2013
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 164
Christer Fuglesang
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 165
Fyodor Yurchikhin
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 166
Theodore Freeman
1930 - 1964
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 167
Clifton Williams
1932 - 1967
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 168
Eileen Collins
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 169
Valeri Tokarev
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 170
Laurel Clark
1961 - 2003
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 171
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Christer Fuglesang ranks 257. Before him are Aliko Dangote, Refat Chubarov, Kathy Najimy, Matthias Reim, Khandi Alexander, and Ulrich Tukur. After him are Rabih Abou-Khalil, Vinny Appice, Fulvio Collovati, Rafael Gordillo, Franco Frattini, and Gamal Al-Ghandour.
Others Born in 1957
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Aliko Dangote
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 251
Refat Chubarov
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 252
Kathy Najimy
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 253
Matthias Reim
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 254
Khandi Alexander
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 255
Ulrich Tukur
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 256
Christer Fuglesang
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 257
Rabih Abou-Khalil
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 258
Vinny Appice
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 259
Fulvio Collovati
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 260
Rafael Gordillo
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 261
Franco Frattini
1957 - 2022
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 262
Gamal Al-Ghandour
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 263
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Christer Fuglesang ranks 710 out of 1,612. Before him are Tor Johnson (1902), Göran Tunström (1937), Esbjörn Svensson (1964), Tomas Ledin (1952), Henry Carlsson (1917), and Egon Jönsson (1921). After him are Nils Middelboe (1887), Hjalmar Andersson (1889), Åsa Larsson (1966), Harald Cramér (1893), Tommy Svensson (1945), and Elena Paparizou (1982).
Others born in Sweden
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Tor Johnson
1902 - 1971
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 704
Göran Tunström
1937 - 2000
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 705
Esbjörn Svensson
1964 - 2008
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 706
Tomas Ledin
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 707
Henry Carlsson
1917 - 1999
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 708
Egon Jönsson
1921 - 2000
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 709
Christer Fuglesang
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 710
Nils Middelboe
1887 - 1976
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 711
Hjalmar Andersson
1889 - 1971
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 712
Åsa Larsson
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 713
Harald Cramér
1893 - 1985
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 714
Tommy Svensson
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 715
Elena Paparizou
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 716
Among ASTRONAUTS In Sweden
Among astronauts born in Sweden, Christer Fuglesang ranks 1.
