ASTRONAUT
Claude Nicollier
1944 - Today
Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier (born 2 September 1944 in Vevey, Switzerland) is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight (STS-46) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight (STS-103) was in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Nicollier has received more than 130,390 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Claude Nicollier is the 81st most popular astronaut (down from 76th in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 262nd in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
52.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.91
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Claude Nicollier ranks 81 out of 524. Before him are Shannon Lucid, Konstantin Feoktistov, Yury Romanenko, Georgy Grechko, Leonid Popov, and Deke Slayton. After him are Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Leonid Kizim, Scott Carpenter, Yuri Artyukhin, Anatoly Berezovoy, and Pyotr Klimuk.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Shannon Lucid
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 75
Konstantin Feoktistov
1926 - 2009
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 76
Yury Romanenko
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 77
Georgy Grechko
1931 - 2017
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 78
Leonid Popov
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 79
Deke Slayton
1924 - 1993
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 80
Claude Nicollier
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 81
Abdul Ahad Mohmand
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 82
Leonid Kizim
1941 - 2010
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 83
Scott Carpenter
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 84
Yuri Artyukhin
1930 - 1998
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 85
Anatoly Berezovoy
1942 - 2014
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 86
Pyotr Klimuk
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 87
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Claude Nicollier ranks 238. Before him are Jill Clayburgh, Yury Romanenko, Robert Hanssen, Donald Tsang, Petar Zhekov, and Boris Mikhailov. After him are Mauro Piacenza, Tom Okker, Vernor Vinge, Frank Sinatra Jr., Abdul Fatah Younis, and Haim Saban.
Others Born in 1944
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Jill Clayburgh
1944 - 2010
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 232
Yury Romanenko
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 233
Robert Hanssen
1944 - 2023
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 234
Donald Tsang
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 235
Petar Zhekov
1944 - 2023
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 236
Boris Mikhailov
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 237
Claude Nicollier
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 238
Mauro Piacenza
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 239
Tom Okker
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 240
Vernor Vinge
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 241
Frank Sinatra Jr.
1944 - 2016
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 242
Abdul Fatah Younis
1944 - 2011
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 243
Haim Saban
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 244
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Claude Nicollier ranks 264 out of 876. Before him are Jeremias Gotthelf (1797), Lucien Favre (1957), Gilberto Agustoni (1922), Arthur Cravan (1887), Louis Zutter (1865), and Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750). After him are Bertha Wegmann (1847), Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891), Antonio Ciseri (1821), Carl Lutz (1895), Luuk de Jong (1990), and Johann II Bernoulli (1710).
Others born in Switzerland
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Jeremias Gotthelf
1797 - 1854
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 258
Lucien Favre
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 259
Gilberto Agustoni
1922 - 2017
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 260
Arthur Cravan
1887 - 1918
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 261
Louis Zutter
1865 - 1946
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 262
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
1750 - 1840
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 263
Claude Nicollier
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 264
Bertha Wegmann
1847 - 1926
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 265
Carl Jacob Burckhardt
1891 - 1974
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 266
Antonio Ciseri
1821 - 1891
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 267
Carl Lutz
1895 - 1975
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 268
Luuk de Jong
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 269
Johann II Bernoulli
1710 - 1790
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 270
Among ASTRONAUTS In Switzerland
Among astronauts born in Switzerland, Claude Nicollier ranks 1.
