ASTRONAUT

Nie Haisheng

1964 - Today

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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 90,697 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Nie Haisheng is the 268th most popular astronaut (up from 269th in 2019), the 1,006th most popular biography from China (down from 920th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Astronaut.

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  • 43.48

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Nie Haisheng ranks 268 out of 556. Before him are Eugene H. Trinh, Fei Junlong, Gennadi Manakov, Klaus-Dietrich Flade, Oleg Kotov, and Lee Archambault. After him are Donald H. Peterson, Michael Coats, William C. McCool, Franz Viehböck, John Casper, and Scott Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Nie Haisheng ranks 404. Before him are Frode Grodås, Rosie Perez, Luis Medina Cantalejo, Ludmila Engquist, Lisa Cholodenko, and Richard David Precht. After him are Markku Kanerva, Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, Ben Daniels, Adam Yauch, María Dueñas, and Silvia Neid.

Others Born in 1964

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In China

Among people born in China, Nie Haisheng ranks 1,006 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Kun (1976), Fei Junlong (1965), Su Tong (1963), Jin Xing (1967), Luo Yunxi (1988), and Hu Jia (1973). After him are Wang Yibo (1997), Zheng Junli (1911), Peng Shuai (1986), Qigang Chen (1951), Ma Ning (1979), and Tashi Namgyal (1893).

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  • Photo of Chen Kun

    Chen Kun

    ACTOR

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 43.64

    Rank: 1,000

  • Photo of Fei Junlong

    Fei Junlong

    ASTRONAUT

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 43.64

    Rank: 1,001

  • Photo of Su Tong

    Su Tong

    WRITER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 43.64

    Rank: 1,002

  • Photo of Jin Xing

    Jin Xing

    DANCER

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 43.64

    Rank: 1,003

  • Photo of Luo Yunxi

    Luo Yunxi

    ACTOR

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 43.59

    Rank: 1,004

  • Photo of Hu Jia

    Hu Jia

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 43.48

    Rank: 1,005

  • Photo of Nie Haisheng

    Nie Haisheng

    ASTRONAUT

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 43.48

    Rank: 1,006

  • Photo of Wang Yibo

    Wang Yibo

    ACTOR

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 43.47

    Rank: 1,007

  • Photo of Zheng Junli

    Zheng Junli

    ACTOR

    1911 - 1969

    HPI: 43.47

    Rank: 1,008

  • Photo of Peng Shuai

    Peng Shuai

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1986 - Present

    HPI: 43.42

    Rank: 1,009

  • Photo of Qigang Chen

    Qigang Chen

    COMPOSER

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 43.33

    Rank: 1,010

  • Photo of Ma Ning

    Ma Ning

    REFEREE

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 43.32

    Rank: 1,011

  • Photo of Tashi Namgyal

    Tashi Namgyal

    POLITICIAN

    1893 - 1963

    HPI: 43.24

    Rank: 1,012

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Among ASTRONAUTS In China

Among astronauts born in China, Nie Haisheng ranks 6. Before him are Yang Liwei (1965), Shannon Lucid (1943), Liu Yang (1978), Taylor Wang (1940), and Fei Junlong (1965). After him are Jing Haipeng (1966), Liu Boming (1966), Liu Wang (1969), Wang Yaping (1980), Chen Dong (1978), and Zhai Zhigang (1966).

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