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ASTRONAUT

James van Hoften

1944 - Today

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James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften (born June 11, 1944) is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James van Hoften has received more than 70,829 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James van Hoften is the 317th most popular astronaut (down from 314th in 2019), the 11,743rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,759th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 71k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, James van Hoften ranks 317 out of 524Before him are Thomas Akers, Liu Boming, Sergei Treshchov, Aleksandr Lazutkin, Anthony W. England, and Brewster H. Shaw. After him are Douglas G. Hurley, Luca Parmitano, Robert D. Cabana, Roberto Vittori, James Buchli, and K. Megan McArthur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, James van Hoften ranks 610Before him are Ann Sidney, Mel Daniels, Bernie Worrell, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Mario Tullio Montano, and Chris Dodd. After him are Celeste Yarnall, Richard A. Muller, Neil Young, John-David F. Bartoe, Richard Robarts, and Barrie M. Osborne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James van Hoften ranks 11,743 out of 18,182Before him are Joseph Story (1779), Charles F. Kettering (1958), Andrea Anders (1975), G-Eazy (1989), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), and Elliott Coues (1842). After him are John Kiffmeyer (1969), Charles Murray (1943), Daws Butler (1916), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Wayne C. Booth (1921), and Marc Andreessen (1971).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, James van Hoften ranks 143Before him are Steven Hawley (1951), John M. Lounge (1946), Tracy Caldwell Dyson (1969), Thomas Akers (1951), Anthony W. England (1942), and Brewster H. Shaw (1945). After him are Douglas G. Hurley (1966), Robert D. Cabana (1949), James Buchli (1945), K. Megan McArthur (1971), John-David F. Bartoe (1944), and Mike Mullane (1945).