Astronaut
Mike Melvill
1940 - today
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Mike Melvill
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Melvill is the 355th most popular astronaut (down from 334th in 2024), the 225th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 222nd in 2019) and the most popular South African Astronaut.
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Among Astronauts
Among astronauts, Mike Melvill ranks 355 out of 556. Before him are Naoko Yamazaki, Reinhold Ewald, Steven Lindsey, Zhai Zhigang, Jerome Apt, and Michael Foale. After him are Helen Sharman, Charles L. Veach, Guy Gardner, Michael R. Clifford, Christopher Ferguson, and Janet L. Kavandi.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Naoko Yamazaki
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 349
Reinhold Ewald
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 350
Steven Lindsey
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 351
Zhai Zhigang
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 352
Jerome Apt
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 353
Michael Foale
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 354
Mike Melvill
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 355
Helen Sharman
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 356
Charles L. Veach
1944 - 1995
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 357
Guy Gardner
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 358
Michael R. Clifford
1952 - 2021
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 359
Christopher Ferguson
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 360
Janet L. Kavandi
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 361
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Mike Melvill ranks 586. Before him are Fontella Bass, William Ferguson, Peter Ryan, Ellie Greenwich, Otacílio Gonçalves, and István Timár. After him are Carole Ann Ford, Tony Bill, John Hagee, Bill Hunter, Terry Dischinger, and Penelope Coelen.
Others Born in 1940
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Fontella Bass
SINGER
1940 - 2012
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 580
William Ferguson
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 581
Peter Ryan
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 1962
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 582
Ellie Greenwich
SINGER
1940 - 2009
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 583
Otacílio Gonçalves
COACH
1940 - 2025
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 584
István Timár
ATHLETE
1940 - 1994
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 585
Mike Melvill
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 586
Carole Ann Ford
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 587
Tony Bill
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 588
John Hagee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 589
Bill Hunter
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 590
Terry Dischinger
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 591
Penelope Coelen
CELEBRITY
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 592
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Mike Melvill ranks 225 out of NaN. Before him are William Ferguson (1940), Sid James (1913), Steven Pienaar (1982), Yolandi Visser (1984), Candice Swanepoel (1988), and Patrice Motsepe (1962). After him are Benni McCarthy (1977), Beyers Naudé (1915), Adam Rose (1979), Jerome Damon (1972), Lillian Board (1948), and Louis Hayward (1909).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsWilliam Ferguson
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 219
Sid James
ACTOR
1913 - 1976
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 220
Steven Pienaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 221
Yolandi Visser
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 222
Candice Swanepoel
MODEL
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 223
Patrice Motsepe
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 224
Mike Melvill
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 225
Benni McCarthy
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 226
Beyers Naudé
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 227
Adam Rose
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 228
Jerome Damon
REFEREE
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 229
Lillian Board
ATHLETE
1948 - 1970
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 230
Louis Hayward
ACTOR
1909 - 1985
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 231
Among Astronauts In South Africa
Among astronauts born in South Africa, Mike Melvill ranks 1.
