ASTRONAUT

Judith Resnik

1949 - 1986

Photo of Judith Resnik

Icon of person Judith Resnik

Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She was the fourth woman, the second American woman and the first Jewish woman of any nationality to fly in space, logging 145 hours in orbit. Recognized while still a child for her intellectual brilliance, Resnik was accepted at Carnegie Institute of Technology after becoming only the sixteenth woman in the history of the United States to have attained a perfect score on the SAT exam. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judith Resnik has received more than 2,345,233 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Judith Resnik is the 80th most popular astronaut (down from 60th in 2019), the 3,299th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,915th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Judith Resnik ranks 80 out of 556. Before her are Yuri Artyukhin, Sally Ride, Konstantin Feoktistov, Georgi Ivanov, Leonid Popov, and Rakesh Sharma. After her are Rusty Schweickart, Viktor Afanasyev, Boris Volynov, Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, James McDivitt, and Yevgeny Khrunov.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Judith Resnik ranks 200. Before her are Josip Bozanić, Brent Spiner, Lois McMaster Bujold, George Dalaras, Rakesh Sharma, and Paulo Cézar Caju. After her are Papa Wemba, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Roger Deakins, Ric Ocasek, Francis Rossi, and Michel Djotodia. Among people deceased in 1986, Judith Resnik ranks 107. Before her are Albert Scherrer, Michael J. Smith, Valentin Kataev, Artur London, Raúl Prebisch, and Princess Anne of Orléans. After her are Scatman Crothers, Megumu Tamura, Vitaly Abalakov, Dick Scobee, Fumiko Enchi, and James H. Wilkinson.

Others Born in 1949

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1986

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Judith Resnik ranks 3,299 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Barkley (1963), Sung Kang (1972), Joe Pass (1929), Jean Smart (1951), Marlon Jackson (1957), and Alvin Hansen (1887). After her are Henry Armstrong (1912), Susanne Langer (1895), Steve Gadd (1945), Moondog (1916), Raymond Franz (1922), and Barbara Babcock (1937).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Judith Resnik ranks 36. Before her are Karol J. Bobko (1937), Gordon Cooper (1927), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Michael J. Smith (1945), Mary L. Cleave (1947), and Sally Ride (1951). After her are Rusty Schweickart (1935), James McDivitt (1929), Donn F. Eisele (1930), Dick Scobee (1939), Alfred Worden (1932), and Stuart Roosa (1933).

American born Astronauts

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous