ASTRONAUT

Kathryn C. Thornton

1952 - Today

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Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton (born August 17, 1952) is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kathryn C. Thornton has received more than 153,536 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Kathryn C. Thornton is the 362nd most popular astronaut (down from 282nd in 2019), the 13,038th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,705th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Kathryn C. Thornton ranks 362 out of 556. Before her are Jean-François Clervoy, James Buchli, Lisa Nowak, Linda M. Godwin, Alexander Gerst, and Richard Mastracchio. After her are James S. Voss, Luca Parmitano, Curtis Brown, Ed Lu, Stephen Bowen, and Matthias Maurer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Kathryn C. Thornton ranks 691. Before her are Bill Pope, Parveen Shakir, John Rutsey, Sanny Åslund, Paul Steinhardt, and Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa. After her are Françoise Combes, Hilkka Riihivuori, Angelika Bahmann, Päivi Meriluoto, Harry Anderson, and Gordon McQueen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kathryn C. Thornton ranks 13,038 out of 20,380. Before her are Lil Jon (1971), Leo Rossi (1946), Tim Armstrong (1965), Folarin Balogun (2001), Cedric Maxwell (1955), and Thomas Sadoski (1976). After her are Lawrence Taylor (1959), Bill Browder (1964), Kyle Anderson (1993), Estes Kefauver (1903), Rachel Brosnahan (1990), and Domonique Simone (1971).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Kathryn C. Thornton ranks 173. Before her are Douglas G. Hurley (1966), Leroy Chiao (1960), James Buchli (1945), Lisa Nowak (1963), Linda M. Godwin (1952), and Richard Mastracchio (1960). After her are James S. Voss (1949), Curtis Brown (1956), Ed Lu (1963), Stephen Bowen (1964), Michael Fincke (1967), and Michael Barratt (1959).

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