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David C. Hilmers

1950 - Today

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David Carl Hilmers (born January 28, 1950) is a former NASA astronaut who flew four Space Shuttle missions. He was born in Clinton, Iowa, but considers DeWitt, Iowa, to be his hometown. He has two grown sons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David C. Hilmers has received more than 78,166 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). David C. Hilmers is the 491st most popular astronaut (down from 429th in 2019), the 15,908th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,983rd in 2019) and the 271st most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, David C. Hilmers ranks 491 out of 556. Before him are William Frederick Fisher, Kathleen Rubins, Steven Swanson, G. David Low, Timothy Creamer, and Jerry M. Linenger. After him are Sergei Revin, John D. Olivas, James H. Newman, Takuya Onishi, David Leestma, and Tang Hongbo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, David C. Hilmers ranks 749. Before him are Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, David Frawley, Charlie George, Sheila Jackson Lee, Ann Jillian, and Alan Keyes. After him are Howard Rollins, Bombay Jayashri, Edward P. Jones, Caldwell Jones, Megumi Ogawa, and Richard Dannatt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David C. Hilmers ranks 15,908 out of 20,380. Before him are Joni Huntley (1956), Alan Cranston (1914), Gloria Henry (1923), Chris Weidman (1984), Hayley Kiyoko (1991), and Jenny Mollen (1979). After him are Eddie Johnson (1959), Debra Granik (1963), Richard Riley (1933), Kristin Armstrong (1973), Jennifer Sky (1976), and Tom Cotton (1977).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, David C. Hilmers ranks 271. Before him are William Frederick Fisher (1946), Kathleen Rubins (1978), Steven Swanson (1960), G. David Low (1956), Timothy Creamer (1959), and Jerry M. Linenger (1955). After him are John D. Olivas (1966), David Leestma (1949), Paul Lockhart (1956), Gregory R. Wiseman (1975), Nicole Aunapu Mann (1977), and Richard A. Searfoss (1956).

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