ASTRONAUT

Pedro Duque

1963 - Today

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Pedro Francisco Duque Duque, OF, OMSE (Madrid, 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer who served as minister of Science from 2018 to 2021 and member of the Congress of Deputies, representing Alicante, from May 2019 until February 2020. Since December 2023, he is the chair of Hispasat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Duque has received more than 243,819 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Pedro Duque is the 200th most popular astronaut (up from 201st in 2019), the 1,618th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,575th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

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  • 46.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Pedro Duque ranks 200 out of 556Before him are Robert Crippen, Barbara Morgan, Samantha Cristoforetti, Jim Wetherbee, Paolo Nespoli, and Dale Gardner. After him are Michael J. Adams, Yi So-yeon, Rick Husband, Henry Hartsfield, Yuri Baturin, and Valery Korzun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Pedro Duque ranks 290Before him are Detlef Schrempf, Ziad Tlemçani, Ukyo Katayama, Daniel Bravo, Alexandra Paul, and Jon Turteltaub. After him are Tarō Kōno, Nina Ananiashvili, Michel Der Zakarian, Dylan Walsh, Alex Kingston, and Roberto Mussi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro Duque ranks 1,618 out of 3,355Before him are Marc Bartra (1991), Álex Pina (1967), Víctor Balaguer (1921), Daniel Jarque (1983), Albert Riera (1982), and Enric Valor i Vives (1911). After him are Alonso Álvarez de Pineda (1494), Alfonso Pérez (1972), Gabriel Miró (1879), Tinerfe (null), Susi Sánchez (1955), and Carlos Alcaraz (2003).

Among ASTRONAUTS In Spain

Among astronauts born in Spain, Pedro Duque ranks 2Before him are Michael López-Alegría (1958).