ASTRONAUT
Mike Melvill
1940 - Today
Mike Melvill
Michael Winston Melvill (born November 30, 1940, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a world-record-breaking pilot and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of space, flight 15P on June 21, 2004, thus becoming the first commercial astronaut, and the 435th person to go into space. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Melvill has received more than 162,984 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Melvill is the 275th most popular astronaut, the 177th most popular biography from South Africa and the most popular South African Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
40.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Mike Melvill ranks 275 out of 524. Before him are Nie Haisheng, John M. Fabian, Vasily Tsibliyev, Donald E. Williams, Robert L. Gibson, and Susan Helms. After him are Don L. Lind, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Loren Shriver, Joseph M. Acaba, David M. Walker, and Anton Shkaplerov.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Nie Haisheng
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 269
John M. Fabian
1939 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 270
Vasily Tsibliyev
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 271
Donald E. Williams
1942 - 2016
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 272
Robert L. Gibson
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 273
Susan Helms
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 274
Mike Melvill
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 275
Don L. Lind
1930 - 2022
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 276
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 277
Loren Shriver
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 278
Joseph M. Acaba
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 279
David M. Walker
1944 - 2001
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 280
Anton Shkaplerov
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 281
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Mike Melvill ranks 504. Before him are Jean-Claude Piumi, Luis Rubiños, Aytaç Yalman, Raúl Magaña, Lucy Shapiro, and Brigitte Kronauer. After him are Donald Jackson, Johnny Giles, Phelekezela Mphoko, Phil Lesh, Trevor Nunn, and Miguel Ángel Loayza.
Others Born in 1940
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Jean-Claude Piumi
1940 - 1996
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 498
Luis Rubiños
1940 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 499
Aytaç Yalman
1940 - 2020
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 500
Raúl Magaña
1940 - 2009
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 501
Lucy Shapiro
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 502
Brigitte Kronauer
1940 - 2019
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 503
Mike Melvill
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 504
Donald Jackson
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 505
Johnny Giles
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 506
Phelekezela Mphoko
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 507
Phil Lesh
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 508
Trevor Nunn
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 509
Miguel Ángel Loayza
1940 - 2017
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 510
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Mike Melvill ranks 177 out of 374. Before him are Dimas (1969), Antjie Krog (1952), Joan Harrison (1935), Doug Serrurier (1920), Wendy Beckett (1930), and Austin Stevens (1950). After him are David Benatar (1966), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Govan Mbeki (1910), Richard Goldstone (1938), Benni McCarthy (1977), and Desiré Wilson (1953).
Others born in South Africa
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Dimas
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 171
Antjie Krog
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 172
Joan Harrison
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 173
Doug Serrurier
1920 - 2006
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 174
Wendy Beckett
1930 - 2018
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 175
Austin Stevens
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 176
Mike Melvill
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 177
David Benatar
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 178
Albertina Sisulu
1918 - 2011
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 179
Govan Mbeki
1910 - 2001
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 180
Richard Goldstone
1938 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 181
Benni McCarthy
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 182
Desiré Wilson
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 183
Among ASTRONAUTS In South Africa
Among astronauts born in South Africa, Mike Melvill ranks 1.
