ASTRONAUT
Marcos Pontes
1963 - Today
Marcos Pontes
Marcos Cesar Pontes (born 11 March 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, AEB astronaut, politician and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he docked onto the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-8 on 30 March 2006. He is the only Brazilian to have completed the NASA astronaut training program, although he switched to training in Russia after NASA's Space Shuttle program encountered problems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcos Pontes has received more than 206,770 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Marcos Pontes is the 219th most popular astronaut (up from 230th in 2019), the 710th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 679th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
45.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
2.77
Effective Languages (L*)
4.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Marcos Pontes ranks 219 out of 556. Before him are Laurel Clark, Hans Schlegel, Takao Doi, James P. Bagian, Roberto Vittori, and David M. Brown. After him are Bonnie J. Dunbar, Jerry L. Ross, Joseph P. Allen, Ivan Bella, Piers Sellers, and André Kuipers.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLaurel Clark
1961 - 2003
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 213
Hans Schlegel
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 214
Takao Doi
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 215
James P. Bagian
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 216
Roberto Vittori
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 217
David M. Brown
1956 - 2003
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 218
Marcos Pontes
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 219
Bonnie J. Dunbar
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 220
Jerry L. Ross
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 221
Joseph P. Allen
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 222
Ivan Bella
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 223
Piers Sellers
1955 - 2016
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 224
André Kuipers
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 225
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Marcos Pontes ranks 352. Before him are Aubrey de Grey, Prince Faisal bin Hussein, Blanca Portillo, Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Heino Ferch, and Roland Nilsson. After him are Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Helen Slater, Johnny Marr, Jarvis Cocker, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, and Li Shufu.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsAubrey de Grey
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 346
Prince Faisal bin Hussein
NOBLEMAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 347
Blanca Portillo
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 348
Sükhbaataryn Batbold
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 349
Heino Ferch
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 350
Roland Nilsson
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 351
Marcos Pontes
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 352
Hennadiy Lytovchenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 353
Helen Slater
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 354
Johnny Marr
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 355
Jarvis Cocker
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 356
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 357
Li Shufu
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 358
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Marcos Pontes ranks 710 out of 2,236. Before him are Herbert MacKay-Fraser (1922), Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1913), Débora Falabella (1979), Índio (1931), Edu Manga (1967), and Nenê (1981). After him are Ferreira Gullar (1930), Valdir Espinosa (1947), Seu Jorge (1970), Michel Bastos (1983), Sérgio da Rocha (1959), and Sylvio Hoffmann (1908).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsHerbert MacKay-Fraser
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1957
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 704
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1954
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 705
Débora Falabella
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 706
Índio
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 707
Edu Manga
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 708
Nenê
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 709
Marcos Pontes
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 710
Ferreira Gullar
WRITER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 711
Valdir Espinosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 712
Seu Jorge
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 713
Michel Bastos
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 714
Sérgio da Rocha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 715
Sylvio Hoffmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 716
Among ASTRONAUTS In Brazil
Among astronauts born in Brazil, Marcos Pontes ranks 1.