1964 - Today
Nie Haisheng (born 13 October 1964) is a major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF) in active service as an taikonaut and the third commander (unit chief) of the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC). He was a PLA Air Force fighter pilot and director of navigation. Nie flew on Shenzhou 6 and served as commander on both the Shenzhou 10 and Shenzhou 12 missions, the latter of which became the first crew to visit the Tiangong space station. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nie Haisheng has received more than 86,290 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nie Haisheng is the 269th most popular astronaut (up from 289th in 2019), the 923rd most popular biography from China (down from 833rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Nie Haisheng ranks 269 out of 524. Before him are William B. Lenoir, Joseph P. Allen, Thomas Marshburn, S. David Griggs, Robert F. Overmyer, and Vladimir Vasyutin. After him are John M. Fabian, Vasily Tsibliyev, Donald E. Williams, Robert L. Gibson, Susan Helms, and Mike Melvill.
1939 - 2010
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 263
1937 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 264
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 265
1939 - 1989
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 266
1936 - 1996
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 267
1952 - 2002
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 268
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 269
1939 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 270
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 271
1942 - 2016
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 272
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 273
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 274
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 275
Among people born in 1964, Nie Haisheng ranks 415. Before him are Mauro Gianetti, Dieter Eilts, Cristina D'Avena, Wanda Sykes, Lisa Cholodenko, and Greg Graffin. After him are Erik Breukink, Abu Anas al-Libi, David Eigenberg, Josip Weber, Akihiro Nagashima, and The Boogeyman.
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 409
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 410
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 411
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 412
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 413
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 414
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 415
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 416
1964 - 2015
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 417
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 418
1964 - 2017
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 419
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 420
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 421
Among people born in China, Nie Haisheng ranks 923 out of 1,392. Before him are Chen Kun (1976), Angelababy (1989), Fala Chen (1982), Zhao Liying (1987), Zhu Jianhua (1963), and Li Yundi (1982). After him are Wang Hao (1983), Hu Jia (1973), Liu Huan (1963), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), Zhao Hongbo (1973), and Chai Ling (1966).
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 917
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 918
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 919
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 920
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 921
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 922
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 923
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 924
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 925
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 926
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 927
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 928
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 929
Among astronauts born in China, Nie Haisheng ranks 7. Before him are Shannon Lucid (1943), Yang Liwei (1965), Taylor Wang (1940), Liu Yang (1978), Zhai Zhigang (1966), and Wang Yaping (1980). After him are Liu Boming (1966), Fei Junlong (1965), Jing Haipeng (1966), Liu Wang (1969), and Chen Dong (1978).
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 1
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 3
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 4
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 5
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 6
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 7
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 8
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 9
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 10
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 11
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 12