ASTRONAUT

Paul J. Weitz

1932 - 2017

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Paul Joseph Weitz (July 25, 1932 – October 22, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who flew into space twice. He was a member of the three-man crew who flew on Skylab 2, the first crewed Skylab mission. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul J. Weitz has received more than 180,451 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Paul J. Weitz is the 171st most popular astronaut (down from 159th in 2019), the 6,520th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,558th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Paul J. Weitz ranks 171 out of 556. Before him are Rodolfo Neri Vela, Theodore Freeman, Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, Léopold Eyharts, Boris Morukov, and Yuri Malenchenko. After him are Anna Lee Fisher, Yury Malyshev, Lodewijk van den Berg, Franco Malerba, John E. Blaha, and Elliot See.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Paul J. Weitz ranks 320. Before him are Robert B. Parker, Jay Miner, Anatoly Roshchin, Lyudvig Chibirov, Vasili Kuznetsov, and József Csermák. After him are Luis Ayala, Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Mario Cuomo, Lodewijk van den Berg, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, and Ferenc Machos. Among people deceased in 2017, Paul J. Weitz ranks 342. Before him are Eduard Mudrik, Kim Joo-hyuk, Mervyn Rose, Redha Malek, Sandra Reemer, and Sue Grafton. After him are Roberto Ferreiro, Karl Stotz, Vladimir Shainsky, Robert Guillaume, Josef Musil, and Tankred Dorst.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul J. Weitz ranks 6,520 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Backlund (1949), Betty Gilpin (1986), Irwin Allen (1916), John Slattery (1962), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), and Joey Bishop (1918). After him are Irene Guest (1900), Fred Williamson (1938), May McAvoy (1899), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Susan Brownmiller (1935), and Millie Perkins (1938).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Paul J. Weitz ranks 62. Before him are William Shepherd (1949), Ronald McNair (1950), Eileen Collins (1956), Owen Garriott (1930), Joe Engle (1932), and Theodore Freeman (1930). After him are Anna Lee Fisher (1949), John E. Blaha (1942), Elliot See (1927), James C. Adamson (1946), Marsha Ivins (1951), and Clifton Williams (1932).

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