ASTRONAUT
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
John Glenn
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Glenn has received more than 12,510,455 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). John Glenn is the 10th most popular astronaut (up from 11th in 2019), the 655th most popular biography from United States (down from 601st in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Astronaut.
John Glenn is most famous for becoming the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
65.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
76
Languages Editions (L)
4.19
Effective Languages (L*)
5.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, John Glenn ranks 10 out of 556. Before him are Valentina Tereshkova, Gene Cernan, Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad, Vladimir Komarov, and Alexei Leonov. After him are Gherman Titov, Alan Shepard, Dennis Tito, Svetlana Savitskaya, Valeri Polyakov, and Andriyan Nikolayev.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsValentina Tereshkova
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 4
Gene Cernan
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 5
Buzz Aldrin
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 6
Pete Conrad
1930 - 1999
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 7
Vladimir Komarov
1927 - 1967
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 8
Alexei Leonov
1934 - 2019
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 9
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 10
Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 11
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 13
Svetlana Savitskaya
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 14
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 15
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, John Glenn ranks 32. Before him are Satyajit Ray, Sugar Ray Robinson, Vasily Smyslov, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Vasily Stalin, and Gianni Agnelli. After him are Jane Russell, Lana Turner, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Marija Gimbutas, Lotfi A. Zadeh, and Yoichiro Nambu. Among people deceased in 2016, John Glenn ranks 36. Before him are Carrie Fisher, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Pierre Boulez, Andrzej Żuławski, Walter Scheel, and Gene Wilder. After him are Harper Lee, George Kennedy, Vera Rubin, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Věra Čáslavská, and James Cronin.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsSatyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 26
Sugar Ray Robinson
BOXER
1921 - 1989
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 27
Vasily Smyslov
CHESS PLAYER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 28
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2011
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 29
Vasily Stalin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1962
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 30
Gianni Agnelli
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 31
John Glenn
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 32
Jane Russell
ACTOR
1921 - 2011
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 33
Lana Turner
ACTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 34
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 35
Marija Gimbutas
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 36
Lotfi A. Zadeh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 37
Yoichiro Nambu
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsCarrie Fisher
ACTOR
1956 - 2016
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 30
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2016
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 31
Pierre Boulez
COMPOSER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 32
Andrzej Żuławski
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 33
Walter Scheel
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2016
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 34
Gene Wilder
ACTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 35
John Glenn
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 36
Harper Lee
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 37
George Kennedy
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 38
Vera Rubin
ASTRONOMER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 39
Zsa Zsa Gabor
ACTOR
1917 - 2016
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 40
Věra Čáslavská
GYMNAST
1942 - 2016
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 41
James Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 42
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Glenn ranks 655 out of 20,380. Before him are Lionel Richie (1949), Stanford Moore (1913), Paul Berg (1926), George Minot (1885), Gary Becker (1930), and Matthew C. Perry (1794). After him are Billy Graham (1918), Joe Louis (1914), Martin Lewis Perl (1927), Michael Crichton (1942), James Rainwater (1917), and Dolly Parton (1946).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLionel Richie
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 649
Stanford Moore
CHEMIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 650
Paul Berg
CHEMIST
1926 - 2023
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 651
George Minot
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 652
Gary Becker
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 653
Matthew C. Perry
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1794 - 1858
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 654
John Glenn
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 655
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 656
Joe Louis
BOXER
1914 - 1981
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 657
Martin Lewis Perl
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2014
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 658
Michael Crichton
WRITER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 659
James Rainwater
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1986
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 660
Dolly Parton
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 661
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, John Glenn ranks 5. Before him are Neil Armstrong (1930), Gene Cernan (1934), Buzz Aldrin (1930), and Pete Conrad (1930). After him are Alan Shepard (1923), Dennis Tito (1940), David Scott (1932), Harrison Schmitt (1935), James Irwin (1930), Frank Borman (1928), and Jim Lovell (1928).
Neil Armstrong
1930 - 2012
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 1
Gene Cernan
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 2
Buzz Aldrin
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 3
Pete Conrad
1930 - 1999
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 4
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 5
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 6
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 7
David Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 8
Harrison Schmitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 9
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 10
Frank Borman
1928 - 2023
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 11
Jim Lovell
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 12