ASTRONAUT

Jay C. Buckey

1956 - Today

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Jay Clark Buckey, Jr. (born June 6, 1956, in New York City) is an American physician and astronaut who flew aboard one Space Shuttle mission (STS-90) as a Payload Specialist. Buckey briefly ran for the Democratic nomination to challenge New Hampshire Senator John E. Sununu, a first term Republican, when he was up for re-election in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay C. Buckey has received more than 45,297 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay C. Buckey is the 446th most popular astronaut (up from 507th in 2019), the 14,959th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,385th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 45k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Jay C. Buckey ranks 446 out of 556. Before him are Eric Boe, Richard R. Arnold, Philippe Perrin, Robert J. Cenker, Brian Duffy, and Duane G. Carey. After him are Winston E. Scott, Charles O. Hobaugh, Robert S. Kimbrough, Robert Curbeam, K. Megan McArthur, and Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Jay C. Buckey ranks 713. Before him are Jeff Merkley, Charles L. Bennett, Bryan Trottier, Willie Banks, Tetsuro Miura, and K. A. Applegate. After him are Terry Date, Andy Gill, Ernesto Labarthe, Salvatore Cordileone, Mukesh Rishi, and Soni Razdan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay C. Buckey ranks 14,959 out of 20,380. Before him are Kelly Overton (1978), Paris Jackson (1998), Sarah Butler (1985), Phil Scott (1958), Bryan Dechart (1987), and Ryan Zinke (1961). After him are Melissa Manchester (1951), Jim Clyburn (1940), AnnaLynne McCord (1987), John Slidell (1793), Audrey Patterson (1926), and Stephen Thompson (1983).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Jay C. Buckey ranks 233. Before him are Mark C. Lee (1952), Eric Boe (1964), Richard R. Arnold (1963), Robert J. Cenker (1948), Brian Duffy (1953), and Duane G. Carey (1957). After him are Winston E. Scott (1950), Charles O. Hobaugh (1961), Robert S. Kimbrough (1967), Robert Curbeam (1962), K. Megan McArthur (1971), and Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957).

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