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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 216,088 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Robert Thirsk is the 411th most popular astronaut (down from 380th in 2019), the 815th most popular biography from Canada (down from 675th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert Thirsk ranks 411 out of 524. Before him are Maksim Surayev, Aleksey Ovchinin, William G. Gregory, Michael A. Baker, Gregory C. Johnson, and Scott J. Horowitz. After him are Richard Mastracchio, Wendy B. Lawrence, Andrew M. Allen, Kathleen Rubins, Kjell N. Lindgren, and Michael Fincke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Robert Thirsk ranks 572. Before him are Pat Cadigan, Suleiman Nyambui, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shelley Moore Capito, Michael A. Baker, and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight. After him are Diane Abbott, Lincoln Chafee, Charlie Wilson, Carl Hiaasen, Tor Ulven, and Brian Duffy.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Robert Thirsk ranks 815 out of 1,350. Before him are Shawn Roberts (1984), Jean-Luc Brassard (1972), Emeraude Toubia (1989), Yasmeen Ghauri (1971), Rachel Skarsten (1985), and Ty Olsson (1974). After him are Jeffrey Buttle (1982), Eric Radford (1985), Meagan Duhamel (1985), Joannie Rochette (1986), Jessica Paré (1980), and Erica Cerra (1979).

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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), Gregory Chamitoff (1962), and Dafydd Williams (1954).

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