ASTRONAUT
Hans Schlegel
1951 - Today
Hans Schlegel
Hans Wilhelm Schlegel (Überlingen, 3 August 1951) is a German physicist, a former ESA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Schlegel has received more than 62,677 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Schlegel is the 214th most popular astronaut (down from 205th in 2019), the 4,999th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,463rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
63k
Page Views (PV)
53.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.77
Effective Languages (L*)
3.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Hans Schlegel ranks 214 out of 556. Before him are Charles Bassett, Catherine Coleman, Joseph P. Kerwin, Koichi Wakata, Story Musgrave, and Laurel Clark. After him are Takao Doi, James P. Bagian, Roberto Vittori, David M. Brown, Marcos Pontes, and Bonnie J. Dunbar.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Bassett
1931 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 208
Catherine Coleman
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 209
Joseph P. Kerwin
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 210
Koichi Wakata
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 211
Story Musgrave
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 212
Laurel Clark
1961 - 2003
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 213
Hans Schlegel
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 214
Takao Doi
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 215
James P. Bagian
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 216
Roberto Vittori
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 217
David M. Brown
1956 - 2003
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 218
Marcos Pontes
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 219
Bonnie J. Dunbar
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Hans Schlegel ranks 432. Before him are Olga Jackowska, Hani Mulki, Steve Hillage, Zoltán Ribli, Bill Moseley, and Sergey Tereshchenko. After him are Fiorella Bonicelli, Hossein Alizadeh, Gaston Kaboré, Timothy Bottoms, Suad Amiry, and Albert Salvadó.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsOlga Jackowska
SINGER
1951 - 2018
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 426
Hani Mulki
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 427
Steve Hillage
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 428
Zoltán Ribli
CHESS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 429
Bill Moseley
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 430
Sergey Tereshchenko
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 431
Hans Schlegel
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 432
Fiorella Bonicelli
TENNIS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 433
Hossein Alizadeh
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 434
Gaston Kaboré
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 435
Timothy Bottoms
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 436
Suad Amiry
ARCHITECT
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 437
Albert Salvadó
WRITER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 438
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hans Schlegel ranks 4,999 out of 7,253. Before him are Barbara Hendricks (1952), Joseph Weydemeyer (1818), Gabriele Kuby (1944), Wilhelm Brinkmann (1910), Curt Goetz (1888), and Wilhelm Leichum (1911). After him are Friedel Rausch (1940), Bernd Franke (1948), Brigitte Reimann (1933), Lothar Späth (1937), Hermann Volk (1903), and Andy Bechtolsheim (1955).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsBarbara Hendricks
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4,993
Joseph Weydemeyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1818 - 1866
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4,994
Gabriele Kuby
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 4,995
Wilhelm Brinkmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 4,996
Curt Goetz
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1960
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 4,997
Wilhelm Leichum
ATHLETE
1911 - 1941
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 4,998
Hans Schlegel
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 4,999
Friedel Rausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 5,000
Bernd Franke
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 5,001
Brigitte Reimann
WRITER
1933 - 1973
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 5,002
Lothar Späth
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2016
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 5,003
Hermann Volk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 1988
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 5,004
Andy Bechtolsheim
INVENTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 5,005
Among ASTRONAUTS In Germany
Among astronauts born in Germany, Hans Schlegel ranks 4. Before him are Sigmund Jähn (1937), Ulf Merbold (1941), and Thomas Reiter (1958). After him are Ernst Messerschmid (1945), Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), Jasmin Moghbeli (1983), Klaus-Dietrich Flade (1952), Reinhold Ewald (1956), Ulrich Walter (1954), Gerhard Thiele (1953), and Alexander Gerst (1976).
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1
Ulf Merbold
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 2
Thomas Reiter
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 3
Hans Schlegel
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 4
Ernst Messerschmid
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 5
Jean-Jacques Favier
1949 - 2023
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 6
Jasmin Moghbeli
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 7
Klaus-Dietrich Flade
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 8
Reinhold Ewald
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 9
Ulrich Walter
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 10
Gerhard Thiele
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 11
Alexander Gerst
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 12