ASTRONAUT
Kimiya Yui
1970 - Today
Kimiya Yui
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也, Yui Kimiya, born January 30, 1970 in Kawakami, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kimiya Yui has received more than 130,257 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Kimiya Yui is the 420th most popular astronaut (up from 452nd in 2019), the 2,097th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,079th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Japanese Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
45.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.74
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Kimiya Yui ranks 420 out of 556. Before him are Steven Hawley, Michael A. Baker, Michael E. Fossum, Bruce E. Melnick, Christopher Cassidy, and Steve MacLean. After him are F. Drew Gaffney, Robert Thirsk, Kenneth D. Cameron, Oleg Skripochka, Michael L. Gernhardt, and Joseph R. Tanner.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSteven Hawley
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 414
Michael A. Baker
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 415
Michael E. Fossum
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 416
Bruce E. Melnick
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 417
Christopher Cassidy
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 418
Steve MacLean
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 419
Kimiya Yui
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 420
F. Drew Gaffney
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 421
Robert Thirsk
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 422
Kenneth D. Cameron
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 423
Oleg Skripochka
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 424
Michael L. Gernhardt
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 425
Joseph R. Tanner
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 426
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Kimiya Yui ranks 616. Before him are Miklos Molnar, Olimpiada Ivanova, Adrian Erlandsson, Kenichi Shimokawa, Christopher Cassidy, and Jan van Steenbergen. After him are Thomas Heatherwick, Michael Arndt, Mikael Ljungberg, Pascale Arbillot, Thomas Frischknecht, and Michael Mols.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsMiklos Molnar
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 610
Olimpiada Ivanova
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 611
Adrian Erlandsson
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 612
Kenichi Shimokawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 613
Christopher Cassidy
ASTRONAUT
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 614
Jan van Steenbergen
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 615
Kimiya Yui
ASTRONAUT
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 616
Thomas Heatherwick
DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 617
Michael Arndt
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 618
Mikael Ljungberg
WRESTLER
1970 - 2004
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 619
Pascale Arbillot
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 620
Thomas Frischknecht
CYCLIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 621
Michael Mols
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 622
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kimiya Yui ranks 2,097 out of 6,245. Before him are Kenichi Shimokawa (1970), Chieko Homma (1964), Shinkichi Kikuchi (1967), Aimer (1990), Tatsuhiko Kubo (1976), and Tadashi Nakamura (1971). After him are Suzuka Nakamoto (1997), Takuya Eguchi (1987), Yoshiaki Sato (1969), Masahiro Wada (1965), Toshi Arai (1966), and Rie Takahashi (1994).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKenichi Shimokawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 2,091
Chieko Homma
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 2,092
Shinkichi Kikuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 2,093
Aimer
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 2,094
Tatsuhiko Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 2,095
Tadashi Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 2,096
Kimiya Yui
ASTRONAUT
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 2,097
Suzuka Nakamoto
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 2,098
Takuya Eguchi
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 2,099
Yoshiaki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 2,100
Masahiro Wada
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 2,101
Toshi Arai
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 2,102
Rie Takahashi
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 2,103
Among ASTRONAUTS In Japan
Among astronauts born in Japan, Kimiya Yui ranks 10. Before him are Mamoru Mohri (1948), Koichi Wakata (1963), Takao Doi (1954), Soichi Noguchi (1965), Akihiko Hoshide (1968), and Naoko Yamazaki (1970). After him are Takuya Onishi (1975), and Norishige Kanai (1976).
Mamoru Mohri
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4
Koichi Wakata
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 5
Takao Doi
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 6
Soichi Noguchi
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 7
Akihiko Hoshide
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 8
Naoko Yamazaki
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 9
Kimiya Yui
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 10
Takuya Onishi
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 11
Norishige Kanai
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 12