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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 64,702 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald E. Williams is the 272nd most popular astronaut (down from 270th in 2019), the 10,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,736th in 2019) and the 115th most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 65k

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  • 40.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Donald E. Williams ranks 272 out of 524Before him are S. David Griggs, Robert F. Overmyer, Vladimir Vasyutin, Nie Haisheng, John M. Fabian, and Vasily Tsibliyev. After him are Robert L. Gibson, Susan Helms, Mike Melvill, Don L. Lind, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, and Loren Shriver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Donald E. Williams ranks 576Before him are Rubén Marcos, Harry Chapin, Honorino Landa, Susan Hill, Walter Rodney, and Frankie Lymon. After him are Mario Savio, Lesley Turner Bowrey, Pedro Araya Toro, Dick Butkus, Jan Halvarsson, and Ama Ata Aidoo. Among people deceased in 2016, Donald E. Williams ranks 463Before him are Nancy Mackay, Medea Jugeli, Donald Henderson, Sharon Jones, Sándor Csoóri, and Velimir Sombolac. After him are Gardnar Mulloy, Gloria DeHaven, Tommy Kono, Lou Pearlman, Sydney Schanberg, and Elizaveta Glinka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald E. Williams ranks 10,339 out of 18,182Before him are Jack Smith (1932), Nick Stahl (1979), Scott Cawthon (1971), Crane Wilbur (1886), Shiri Appleby (1978), and Adolphus Greely (1844). After him are Paul Douglas (1907), Ernie Kovacs (1919), Thane Baker (1931), Robert L. Gibson (1946), Christian Pulisic (1998), and Marguerite Clark (1883).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Donald E. Williams ranks 115Before him are William B. Lenoir (1939), Joseph P. Allen (1937), Thomas Marshburn (1960), S. David Griggs (1939), Robert F. Overmyer (1936), and John M. Fabian (1939). After him are Robert L. Gibson (1946), Susan Helms (1958), Don L. Lind (1930), Loren Shriver (1944), Joseph M. Acaba (1967), and David M. Walker (1944).