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Robert L. Gibson

1946 - Today

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Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born October 30, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. A retired NASA astronaut, he also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1992 to 1994. Today Gibson is active as a professional pilot, racing regularly at the annual Reno Air Races. He was inducted into the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert L. Gibson has received more than 388,420 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Robert L. Gibson is the 273rd most popular astronaut (up from 279th in 2019), the 10,343rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,970th in 2019) and the 116th most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 390k

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  • 40.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

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  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert L. Gibson ranks 273 out of 524. Before him are Robert F. Overmyer, Vladimir Vasyutin, Nie Haisheng, John M. Fabian, Vasily Tsibliyev, and Donald E. Williams. After him are Susan Helms, Mike Melvill, Don L. Lind, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Loren Shriver, and Joseph M. Acaba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Robert L. Gibson ranks 619. Before him are Adolfo Nef, Tim O'Brien, John Trudell, Sergio Gori, Rick Adelman, and Howard Kendall. After him are N. R. Narayana Murthy, Niels Fredborg, Stuart Pankin, César Villanueva, Zygmunt Anczok, and Jimmy Webb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert L. Gibson ranks 10,343 out of 18,182. Before him are Shiri Appleby (1978), Adolphus Greely (1844), Donald E. Williams (1942), Paul Douglas (1907), Ernie Kovacs (1919), and Thane Baker (1931). After him are Christian Pulisic (1998), Marguerite Clark (1883), Gardnar Mulloy (1913), Michelle Hurd (1966), The Boogeyman (1964), and Angela Jones (1968).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Robert L. Gibson ranks 116. Before him are Joseph P. Allen (1937), Thomas Marshburn (1960), S. David Griggs (1939), Robert F. Overmyer (1936), John M. Fabian (1939), and Donald E. Williams (1942). After him are Susan Helms (1958), Don L. Lind (1930), Loren Shriver (1944), Joseph M. Acaba (1967), David M. Walker (1944), and Kathryn C. Thornton (1952).

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