ASTRONAUT

Mark L. Polansky

1956 - Today

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Mark Lewis "Roman" Polansky (born June 2, 1956, in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark L. Polansky has received more than 131,804 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Mark L. Polansky is the 403rd most popular astronaut (up from 428th in 2019), the 14,049th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,956th in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 130k

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  • 37.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Mark L. Polansky ranks 403 out of 556Before him are Helen Sharman, Jerome Apt, Roy D. Bridges Jr., Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Richard N. Richards, and Mario Runco Jr.. After him are Byron K. Lichtenberg, Daniel W. Bursch, Shannon Walker, Karen Nyberg, Jon McBride, and Barry E. Wilmore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Mark L. Polansky ranks 672Before him are Larry Hogan, Ketil Stokkan, Sergio Santín, Millard Hampton, Charlie Baker, and Alok Nath. After him are Fritz Fischer, György Nébald, Arvydas Juozaitis, Deval Patrick, Robby Benson, and Debby Boone.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark L. Polansky ranks 14,049 out of 20,380Before him are Mary Crosby (1959), Liz Vassey (1972), John Smith (1965), Howard Morris (1919), Charlie Carver (1988), and Craig Hodges (1960). After him are June Huh (1983), Kevin Rahm (1971), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878), B. J. Armstrong (1967), Lauren Jauregui (1996), and Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Mark L. Polansky ranks 201Before him are Clayton Anderson (1959), Jerome Apt (1949), Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935), Richard N. Richards (1946), and Mario Runco Jr. (1952). After him are Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948), Daniel W. Bursch (1957), Shannon Walker (1965), Karen Nyberg (1969), Jon McBride (1943), and Barry E. Wilmore (1962).