ASTRONAUT

Donald E. Williams

1942 - 2016

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Donald Edward Williams (February 13, 1942 – February 23, 2016) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald E. Williams has received more than 69,073 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Donald E. Williams is the 295th most popular astronaut (down from 272nd in 2019), the 11,099th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,316th in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 69k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Donald E. Williams ranks 295 out of 556. Before him are Steven Lindsey, Christopher Ferguson, Jeffrey Williams, Umberto Guidoni, William H. Dana, and Sergei Treshchov. After him are Susan Helms, Donald Pettit, David M. Walker, Aidyn Aimbetov, Pamela Melroy, and Alan G. Poindexter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Donald E. Williams ranks 651. Before him are Karen Hantze Susman, Alan Rachins, Bobbie Gentry, Andrew Vachss, Howard Jacobson, and Adrien Houngbédji. After him are Richard Myers, Ozren Bonačić, Antonio Munguía, Samuel Ramey, Elvin Bishop, and Mridula Sinha. Among people deceased in 2016, Donald E. Williams ranks 516. Before him are Jo Cox, Lou Pearlman, Igor Sergun, Poul Pedersen, William Schallert, and Reinhard Häfner. After him are Sydney Schanberg, Vince Boryla, Patrick Manning, Alv Gjestvang, Bobby Wanzer, and Sergey Mikaelyan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald E. Williams ranks 11,099 out of 20,380. Before him are Howard Da Silva (1909), Omar Hakim (1959), Mary Jo Catlett (1938), Benji Gregory (1978), Elliott Abrams (1948), and Chloe Jones (1975). After him are Sydney Schanberg (1934), Peter Donlon (1906), Edward F. Moore (1925), Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), and Naya Rivera (1987).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Donald E. Williams ranks 128. Before him are S. David Griggs (1939), Ellen Ochoa (1958), Steven Lindsey (1960), Christopher Ferguson (1961), Jeffrey Williams (1958), and William H. Dana (1930). After him are Susan Helms (1958), Donald Pettit (1955), David M. Walker (1944), Pamela Melroy (1961), Alan G. Poindexter (1961), and John Herrington (1958).

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