ASTRONAUT

Gerald Carr

1932 - 2020

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Gerald Paul "Jerry" Carr (August 22, 1932 – August 26, 2020) was an American mechanical and aeronautical engineer, United States Marine Corps officer, naval aviator, and NASA astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerald Carr has received more than 14,202 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Gerald Carr is the 191st most popular astronaut (up from 192nd in 2019), the 7,242nd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,699th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Gerald Carr ranks 191 out of 556. Before him are José M. Hernández, Salizhan Sharipov, Reinhard Furrer, Frank De Winne, Mamoru Mohri, and Jack Lousma. After him are C. Gordon Fullerton, Aleksandr Kaleri, Robert Crippen, Barbara Morgan, Samantha Cristoforetti, and Jim Wetherbee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Gerald Carr ranks 355. Before him are Ferenc Sipos, Pik Botha, Shankha Ghosh, Lewis Binford, Nino Defilippis, and Maya Kristalinskaya. After him are Paul R. Ehrlich, Pauline Oliveros, Khalil Taha, Julia Gutiérrez Caba, Kurt Oppelt, and Peter Blake. Among people deceased in 2020, Gerald Carr ranks 437. Before him are Valeriu Muravschi, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Günter Sawitzki, Birol Ünel, Hans Cieslarczyk, and Earl Cameron. After him are Kiki Dimoula, Boris Gaganelov, Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Flavio Bucci, Chung Won-shik, and Nina Andreyeva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gerald Carr ranks 7,242 out of 20,380. Before him are Sonny Clark (1931), Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), Jamie Dimon (1956), Lawrence Weiner (1942), Martha Cooper (1943), and Betty Davis (1945). After him are Annie Easley (1933), Richard Egan (1921), Al Lewis (1923), David Dastmalchian (1977), C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), and Yasmine Bleeth (1968).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Gerald Carr ranks 71. Before him are Elliot See (1927), James C. Adamson (1946), Marsha Ivins (1951), Clifton Williams (1932), José M. Hernández (1962), and Jack Lousma (1936). After him are C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), Robert Crippen (1937), Barbara Morgan (1951), Jim Wetherbee (1952), Dale Gardner (1948), and Michael J. Adams (1930).

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