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Robert Thirsk

1953 - Today

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Robert Brent "Bob" Thirsk, (born August 17, 1953) is a Canadian retired engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut. He holds the Canadian record for the most time spent in space (204 days 18 hours). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Thirsk has received more than 227,995 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Robert Thirsk is the 422nd most popular astronaut (down from 411th in 2019), the 855th most popular biography from Canada (down from 814th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert Thirsk ranks 422 out of 556. Before him are Michael E. Fossum, Bruce E. Melnick, Christopher Cassidy, Steve MacLean, Kimiya Yui, and F. Drew Gaffney. After him are Kenneth D. Cameron, Oleg Skripochka, Michael L. Gernhardt, Joseph R. Tanner, William G. Gregory, and Jack D. Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Robert Thirsk ranks 654. Before him are Michael A. Baker, Sigi Schmid, Steve Keen, Charlie Wilson, Betty Wright, and Nora Aunor. After him are Elfi Zinn, Linda Lingle, Sharon Robinson, David Kennedy, Evelin Kaufer, and Nanci Griffith.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Robert Thirsk ranks 855 out of 1,622. Before him are Ian Tracey (1964), Steve MacLean (1954), Vincent Massey (1887), Sylvie Fréchette (1967), Jewel Staite (1982), and Robert C. Cooper (1968). After him are Harry Sinden (1932), Guy Maddin (1956), Alex Tagliani (1973), Eric Lamaze (1968), Katharine Isabelle (1981), and Kari Matchett (1970).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Canada

Among astronauts born in Canada, Robert Thirsk ranks 4. Before him are Roberta Bondar (1945), Chris Hadfield (1959), and Steve MacLean (1954). After him are David Saint-Jacques (1970), Dafydd Williams (1954), Gregory Chamitoff (1962), and Jeremy Hansen (1976).

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