ASTRONAUT
Ed Lu
1963 - Today
Ed Lu
Edward Tsang "Ed" Lu (simplified Chinese: 卢杰; traditional Chinese: 盧傑; pinyin: Lú Jié; born July 1, 1963) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut. He flew on two Space Shuttle flights, and made an extended stay aboard the International Space Station. In 2007, Lu retired from NASA to become the program manager of Google's Advanced Projects Team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Lu has received more than 140,375 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ed Lu is the 366th most popular astronaut (up from 397th in 2019), the 13,234th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,267th in 2019) and the 176th most popular American Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
47.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.60
Effective Languages (L*)
2.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Ed Lu ranks 366 out of 556. Before him are Alexander Gerst, Richard Mastracchio, Kathryn C. Thornton, James S. Voss, Luca Parmitano, and Curtis Brown. After him are Stephen Bowen, Matthias Maurer, Michael Foale, Aleksandr Lazutkin, Michael Fincke, and Michael Barratt.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Gerst
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 360
Richard Mastracchio
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 361
Kathryn C. Thornton
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 362
James S. Voss
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 363
Luca Parmitano
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 364
Curtis Brown
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 365
Ed Lu
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 366
Stephen Bowen
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 367
Matthias Maurer
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 368
Michael Foale
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 369
Aleksandr Lazutkin
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 370
Michael Fincke
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 371
Michael Barratt
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 372
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Ed Lu ranks 661. Before him are Brad Silberling, John Ventimiglia, Arnold Vanderlyde, Guildo Horn, James Marsh, and Petra Pau. After him are Martin Bashir, Corinne Maier, Rajmond Debevec, Charles Ingram, Marty Natalegawa, and Tudor Casapu.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsBrad Silberling
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 655
John Ventimiglia
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 656
Arnold Vanderlyde
BOXER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 657
Guildo Horn
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 658
James Marsh
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 659
Petra Pau
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 660
Ed Lu
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 661
Martin Bashir
JOURNALIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 662
Corinne Maier
ECONOMIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 663
Rajmond Debevec
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 664
Charles Ingram
ENGINEER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 665
Marty Natalegawa
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 666
Tudor Casapu
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 667
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ed Lu ranks 13,234 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Yarrow (1938), David S. Johnson (1945), Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), John Bryson (1943), Walter Abel (1898), and Alfred Lindley (1904). After him are Kerri Green (1967), Brett Gurewitz (1962), Madge Evans (1909), Deborah Feldman (1986), Theresa Weld (1893), and Huma Abedin (1976).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPeter Yarrow
SINGER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 13,228
David S. Johnson
ENGINEER
1945 - 2016
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 13,229
Patricia Goldman-Rakic
BIOLOGIST
1937 - 2003
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 13,230
John Bryson
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,231
Walter Abel
ACTOR
1898 - 1987
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,232
Alfred Lindley
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1951
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,233
Ed Lu
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,234
Kerri Green
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,235
Brett Gurewitz
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,236
Madge Evans
ACTOR
1909 - 1981
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,237
Deborah Feldman
WRITER
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,238
Theresa Weld
SKATER
1893 - 1978
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,239
Huma Abedin
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 13,240
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Ed Lu ranks 176. Before him are Lisa Nowak (1963), Linda M. Godwin (1952), Richard Mastracchio (1960), Kathryn C. Thornton (1952), James S. Voss (1949), and Curtis Brown (1956). After him are Stephen Bowen (1964), Michael Fincke (1967), Michael Barratt (1959), Nancy J. Currie-Gregg (1958), Carl E. Walz (1955), and Sandra Magnus (1964).
Lisa Nowak
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 170
Linda M. Godwin
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 171
Richard Mastracchio
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 172
Kathryn C. Thornton
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 173
James S. Voss
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 174
Curtis Brown
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 175
Ed Lu
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 176
Stephen Bowen
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 177
Michael Fincke
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 178
Michael Barratt
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 179
Nancy J. Currie-Gregg
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 180
Carl E. Walz
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 181
Sandra Magnus
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 182