ASTRONAUT
Norishige Kanai
1976 - Today
Norishige Kanai
Norishige Kanai (金井 宣茂, Kanai Norishige, born 5 December 1976) is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut. He is a lieutenant and Diving Medical Officer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Medical Service Division, 1st Service School). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norishige Kanai has received more than 155,903 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Norishige Kanai is the 520th most popular astronaut (down from 504th in 2019), the 2,573rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,348th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Japanese Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
32.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.43
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Norishige Kanai ranks 520 out of 556. Before him are Daniel T. Barry, Mark T. Vande Hei, Stanley G. Love, Sergey Ryazansky, Loral O'Hara, and Leland D. Melvin. After him are Donald A. Thomas, Scott E. Parazynski, Michael S. Hopkins, Sidney M. Gutierrez, Gregory J. Harbaugh, and Gregory H. Johnson.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel T. Barry
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 514
Mark T. Vande Hei
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.01
Rank: 515
Stanley G. Love
1965 - Present
HPI: 32.79
Rank: 516
Sergey Ryazansky
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 517
Loral O'Hara
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 518
Leland D. Melvin
1964 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 519
Norishige Kanai
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 520
Donald A. Thomas
1955 - Present
HPI: 32.66
Rank: 521
Scott E. Parazynski
1961 - Present
HPI: 32.64
Rank: 522
Michael S. Hopkins
1968 - Present
HPI: 32.54
Rank: 523
Sidney M. Gutierrez
1951 - Present
HPI: 32.51
Rank: 524
Gregory J. Harbaugh
1956 - Present
HPI: 32.49
Rank: 525
Gregory H. Johnson
1962 - Present
HPI: 32.40
Rank: 526
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Norishige Kanai ranks 783. Before him are Jervis Drummond, Marcin Żewłakow, Thomas Schmidt, Rodrigo Fabri, Kyrsten Sinema, and Tatiana Gutsu. After him are Tomáš Vokoun, Ľuboš Bartečko, Shinobu Asagoe, Sanjay Kumar, Vincent Piazza, and Nilton Pereira Mendes.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsJervis Drummond
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.79
Rank: 777
Marcin Żewłakow
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.75
Rank: 778
Thomas Schmidt
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.74
Rank: 779
Rodrigo Fabri
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.73
Rank: 780
Kyrsten Sinema
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.72
Rank: 781
Tatiana Gutsu
GYMNAST
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.69
Rank: 782
Norishige Kanai
ASTRONAUT
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 783
Tomáš Vokoun
HOCKEY PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.65
Rank: 784
Ľuboš Bartečko
HOCKEY PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.64
Rank: 785
Shinobu Asagoe
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.57
Rank: 786
Sanjay Kumar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.55
Rank: 787
Vincent Piazza
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.54
Rank: 788
Nilton Pereira Mendes
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - 2006
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 789
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Norishige Kanai ranks 2,573 out of 6,245. Before him are Tadanori Koshino (1966), Hitomi Yoshizawa (1985), Daigo Nishi (1987), Rika Izumi (1988), Hirokazu Sasaki (1962), and Atsuhiko Ejiri (1967). After him are Kazuo Shimizu (1975), Koichi Sugiyama (1971), Yuka Miyazaki (1983), Kaori Iida (1981), Ryosuke Okuno (1968), and Yuki Tsuchihashi (1980).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTadanori Koshino
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 2,567
Hitomi Yoshizawa
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 2,568
Daigo Nishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 2,569
Rika Izumi
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.70
Rank: 2,570
Hirokazu Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 2,571
Atsuhiko Ejiri
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 2,572
Norishige Kanai
ASTRONAUT
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 2,573
Kazuo Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 32.67
Rank: 2,574
Koichi Sugiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 32.67
Rank: 2,575
Yuka Miyazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.67
Rank: 2,576
Kaori Iida
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.67
Rank: 2,577
Ryosuke Okuno
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 32.65
Rank: 2,578
Yuki Tsuchihashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.65
Rank: 2,579
Among ASTRONAUTS In Japan
Among astronauts born in Japan, Norishige Kanai ranks 12. Before him are Takao Doi (1954), Soichi Noguchi (1965), Akihiko Hoshide (1968), Naoko Yamazaki (1970), Kimiya Yui (1970), and Takuya Onishi (1975).
Takao Doi
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 6
Soichi Noguchi
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 7
Akihiko Hoshide
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 8
Naoko Yamazaki
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 9
Kimiya Yui
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 10
Takuya Onishi
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.46
Rank: 11
Norishige Kanai
1976 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 12