ASTRONAUT
Rakesh Sharma
1949 - Today
Rakesh Sharma
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is an Indian former Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts of Indian origin who travelled to space, who were not Indian citizens. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rakesh Sharma has received more than 4,745,626 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Rakesh Sharma is the 79th most popular astronaut (down from 70th in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from India (down from 315th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
4.7M
Page Views (PV)
54.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
2.13
Effective Languages (L*)
5.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Rakesh Sharmas by language
Over the past year Rakesh Sharma has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 1,120,542 views, followed by Hindi (111,677), and Bengali (22,819). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bengali (430.80%), English (135.02%), and Eastern Punjabi (110.32%)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Rakesh Sharma ranks 79 out of 556. Before him are Phạm Tuân, Yuri Artyukhin, Sally Ride, Konstantin Feoktistov, Georgi Ivanov, and Leonid Popov. After him are Judith Resnik, Rusty Schweickart, Viktor Afanasyev, Boris Volynov, Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, and James McDivitt.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 73
Yuri Artyukhin
1930 - 1998
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 74
Sally Ride
1951 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 75
Konstantin Feoktistov
1926 - 2009
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 76
Georgi Ivanov
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 77
Leonid Popov
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 78
Rakesh Sharma
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 79
Judith Resnik
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 80
Rusty Schweickart
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 81
Viktor Afanasyev
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 82
Boris Volynov
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 83
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 84
James McDivitt
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Rakesh Sharma ranks 198. Before him are Nawaz Sharif, Alain Finkielkraut, Josip Bozanić, Brent Spiner, Lois McMaster Bujold, and George Dalaras. After him are Paulo Cézar Caju, Judith Resnik, Papa Wemba, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Roger Deakins, and Ric Ocasek.
Others Born in 1949
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Nawaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 192
Alain Finkielkraut
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 193
Josip Bozanić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 194
Brent Spiner
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 195
Lois McMaster Bujold
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 196
George Dalaras
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 197
Rakesh Sharma
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 198
Paulo Cézar Caju
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 199
Judith Resnik
ASTRONAUT
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 200
Papa Wemba
SINGER
1949 - 2016
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 201
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 202
Roger Deakins
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 203
Ric Ocasek
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 204
In India
Among people born in India, Rakesh Sharma ranks 335 out of 1,861. Before him are Tatya Tope (1814), Rajnath Singh (1951), Birju Maharaj (1937), Lakshmi Sahgal (1914), Shashi Kapoor (1938), and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700). After him are Anish Kapoor (1954), Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), Vikram Sarabhai (1919), Lalu Prasad Yadav (1948), Wilfred Bion (1897), and Jim Corbett (1875).
Others born in India
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Tatya Tope
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1814 - 1859
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 329
Rajnath Singh
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 330
Birju Maharaj
DANCER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 331
Lakshmi Sahgal
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2012
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 332
Shashi Kapoor
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 333
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
PHILOSOPHER
700 - 700
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 334
Rakesh Sharma
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 335
Anish Kapoor
SCULPTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 336
Mulayam Singh Yadav
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 337
Vikram Sarabhai
PHYSICIST
1919 - 1971
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 338
Lalu Prasad Yadav
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 339
Wilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 340
Jim Corbett
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 341
Among ASTRONAUTS In India
Among astronauts born in India, Rakesh Sharma ranks 2. Before him are Kalpana Chawla (1961).
