Astronaut
Piers Sellers
British-born American astronaut
1955 - 2016
EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)
Piers Sellers
His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Piers Sellers is the 232nd most popular astronaut (down from 224th in 2024), the 4,348th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,433rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
12k
Page Views
Past 12 months
54.61
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Page views of Piers Sellers by language
Among Astronauts
Among astronauts, Piers Sellers ranks 232 out of 556. Before him are Frank De Winne, Salizhan Sharipov, Reinhard Furrer, John Casper, William B. Lenoir, and Yelena Kondakova. After him are Robert S. Kimbrough, Ivan Bella, Sergei Avdeyev, Barbara Morgan, Yuri Baturin, and James P. Bagian.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all Rankings
Frank De Winne
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 226
Salizhan Sharipov
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 227
Reinhard Furrer
1940 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 228
John Casper
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 229
William B. Lenoir
1939 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 230
Yelena Kondakova
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 231
Piers Sellers
1955 - 2016
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 232
Robert S. Kimbrough
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 233
Ivan Bella
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 234
Sergei Avdeyev
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 235
Barbara Morgan
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 236
Yuri Baturin
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 237
James P. Bagian
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 238
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Piers Sellers ranks 370. Before him are James Eckhouse, Zlatko Lagumdžija, Agathonas Iakovidis, K. Eric Drexler, Fang Fang, and Gjoko Hadžievski. After him are Joanne Chory, Michel Renquin, Andy Bechtolsheim, Elisa Ferreira, Howie Mandel, and Warren Jeffs. Among people deceased in 2016, Piers Sellers ranks 412. Before him are Laurent Pokou, Whitney Smith, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Burt Kwouk, Tapio Mäkelä, and Kiichirō Furukawa. After him are Henning Christophersen, Siegbert Horn, Wim van der Voort, Gideon Toury, Paulo Emilio, and Engelbert Kraus.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all Rankings
James Eckhouse
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 364
Zlatko Lagumdžija
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 365
Agathonas Iakovidis
SINGER
1955 - 2020
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 366
K. Eric Drexler
ENGINEER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 367
Fang Fang
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 368
Gjoko Hadžievski
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 369
Piers Sellers
ASTRONAUT
1955 - 2016
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 370
Joanne Chory
BIOLOGIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 371
Michel Renquin
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 372
Andy Bechtolsheim
INVENTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 373
Elisa Ferreira
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 374
Howie Mandel
COMEDIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 375
Warren Jeffs
EXTREMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 376
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all Rankings
Laurent Pokou
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 406
Whitney Smith
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 407
Herschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 408
Burt Kwouk
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 409
Tapio Mäkelä
SKIER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 410
Kiichirō Furukawa
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 411
Piers Sellers
ASTRONAUT
1955 - 2016
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 412
Henning Christophersen
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2016
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 413
Siegbert Horn
ATHLETE
1950 - 2016
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 414
Wim van der Voort
SKATER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 415
Gideon Toury
LINGUIST
1942 - 2016
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 416
Paulo Emilio
COACH
1936 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 417
Engelbert Kraus
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 418
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Piers Sellers ranks 4,348 out of NaN. Before him are Mark Hughes (1963), Margery Kempe (1373), David Abulafia (1949), Richard Palmer-James (1947), Stephen Mangan (1968), and Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132). After him are Richard Knill Freeman (1840), Eric Brook (1907), Henry Cooper (1934), Michael Heseltine (1933), Cecilia Colledge (1920), and Stephen Barclay (1972).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all Rankings
Mark Hughes
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,342
Margery Kempe
WRITER
1373 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 4,343
David Abulafia
HISTORIAN
1949 - 2026
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 4,344
Richard Palmer-James
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 4,345
Stephen Mangan
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 4,346
Rhys ap Gruffydd
POLITICIAN
1132 - 1197
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 4,347
Piers Sellers
ASTRONAUT
1955 - 2016
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 4,348
Richard Knill Freeman
ARCHITECT
1840 - 1904
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 4,349
Eric Brook
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1965
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 4,350
Henry Cooper
BOXER
1934 - 2011
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 4,351
Michael Heseltine
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 4,352
Cecilia Colledge
SKATER
1920 - 2008
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 4,353
Stephen Barclay
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 4,354
Among Astronauts In United Kingdom
Among astronauts born in United Kingdom, Piers Sellers ranks 2. Before him is Tim Peake (1972). After him are Michael Foale (1957), Helen Sharman (1963), Gregory H. Johnson (1962), and Nicholas Patrick (1964).
Tim Peake
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1
Piers Sellers
1955 - 2016
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2
Michael Foale
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 3
Helen Sharman
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 4
Gregory H. Johnson
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 5
Nicholas Patrick
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 6
