ASTRONAUT

George Nelson

1950 - Today

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George Driver "Pinky" Nelson (born July 13, 1950) is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and retired NASA astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Nelson has received more than 23,563 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). George Nelson is the 344th most popular astronaut (down from 291st in 2019), the 12,598th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,923rd in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 24k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, George Nelson ranks 344 out of 556. Before him are Guy Gardner, Michael J. Bloomfield, Gregory C. Johnson, Anthony W. England, Ronald J. Grabe, and Gerhard Thiele. After him are Stephen Robinson, David Wolf, Mary Ellen Weber, Scott Altman, Don L. Lind, and Maurizio Cheli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, George Nelson ranks 665. Before him are Siegbert Horn, Roy Blunt, Stefan Junge, Gary Larson, Fatoumata Coulibaly, and Zdravka Yordanova. After him are Zinaida Amosova, Tony Wilson, Luisa Fernanda Rudi, Paul Westphal, Vladimir Semenets, and Aleksandr Klepikov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Nelson ranks 12,598 out of 20,380. Before him are Adriana Chechik (1991), Greg K. (1965), Timothy Busfield (1957), Melody Gardot (1985), Nimród Antal (1973), and Stuart Erwin (1903). After him are Agnes de Mille (1905), Sidney Moncrief (1957), Frank Loesser (1910), Jan Kleyna (2000), Seamus Dever (1976), and Mel Winkler (1941).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, George Nelson ranks 160. Before him are Mike Mullane (1945), Guy Gardner (1948), Michael J. Bloomfield (1959), Gregory C. Johnson (1954), Anthony W. England (1942), and Ronald J. Grabe (1945). After him are Stephen Robinson (1955), David Wolf (1956), Mary Ellen Weber (1962), Scott Altman (1959), Don L. Lind (1930), and Kathryn P. Hire (1959).

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