ASTRONAUT
Roger B. Chaffee
1935 - 1967
Roger B. Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee (; February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967) was an American naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program. Chaffee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he became an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Central High School in 1953, and accepted a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger B. Chaffee has received more than 1,418,919 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Roger B. Chaffee is the 28th most popular astronaut (up from 32nd in 2019), the 1,583rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,980th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
59.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
4.95
Effective Languages (L*)
4.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Roger B. Chaffee ranks 28 out of 556. Before him are Jim Lovell, Alan Bean, Gus Grissom, Pavel Popovich, Ed White, and Aleksandr Viktorenko. After him are Edgar Mitchell, Michael P. Anderson, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Ken Mattingly, Charles Duke, and Ilan Ramon.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJim Lovell
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 22
Alan Bean
1932 - 2018
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 23
Gus Grissom
1926 - 1967
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 24
Pavel Popovich
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 25
Ed White
1930 - 1967
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 26
Aleksandr Viktorenko
1947 - 2023
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 27
Roger B. Chaffee
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 28
Edgar Mitchell
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 29
Michael P. Anderson
1959 - 2003
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 30
Georgy Dobrovolsky
1928 - 1971
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 31
Ken Mattingly
1936 - 2023
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 32
Charles Duke
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 33
Ilan Ramon
1954 - 2003
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 34
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Roger B. Chaffee ranks 69. Before him are Pranab Mukherjee, Elsa Martinelli, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Akira Kitaguchi, Brian Clough, and Ken Kesey. After him are António Ramalho Eanes, Abdou Diouf, Sonny Bono, Dharmendra, Maj Sjöwall, and Marina Doria. Among people deceased in 1967, Roger B. Chaffee ranks 58. Before him are Zinaida Serebriakova, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Gus Grissom, Tamara Bunke, Ed White, and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia. After him are Léon M'ba, Primo Carnera, G. W. Pabst, Julien Duvivier, Günther Blumentritt, and Basil Rathbone.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsPranab Mukherjee
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 63
Elsa Martinelli
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 64
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 65
Akira Kitaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 66
Brian Clough
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 67
Ken Kesey
WRITER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 68
Roger B. Chaffee
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 69
António Ramalho Eanes
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 70
Abdou Diouf
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 71
Sonny Bono
SINGER
1935 - 1998
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 72
Dharmendra
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 73
Maj Sjöwall
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 74
Marina Doria
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 75
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsZinaida Serebriakova
PAINTER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 52
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1967
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 53
Gus Grissom
ASTRONAUT
1926 - 1967
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 54
Tamara Bunke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 1967
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 55
Ed White
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1967
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 56
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1909 - 1967
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 57
Roger B. Chaffee
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 58
Léon M'ba
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1967
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 59
Primo Carnera
BOXER
1906 - 1967
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 60
G. W. Pabst
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1967
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 61
Julien Duvivier
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 62
Günther Blumentritt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1967
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 63
Basil Rathbone
ACTOR
1892 - 1967
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 64
In United States
Among people born in United States, Roger B. Chaffee ranks 1,583 out of 20,380. Before him are Alben W. Barkley (1877), Don Ameche (1908), Mark Harmon (1951), Walter Gilbert (1932), Jessica Chastain (1977), and Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897). After him are John Robert Schrieffer (1931), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Brad Dourif (1950), Stan Smith (1946), Ma Barker (1873), and Anthony Bourdain (1956).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlben W. Barkley
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1956
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 1,577
Don Ameche
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,578
Mark Harmon
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,579
Walter Gilbert
CHEMIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,580
Jessica Chastain
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1,581
Benjamin Lee Whorf
LINGUIST
1897 - 1941
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1,582
Roger B. Chaffee
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1,583
John Robert Schrieffer
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 1,584
Asa Griggs Candler
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1929
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 1,585
Brad Dourif
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 1,586
Stan Smith
TENNIS PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 1,587
Ma Barker
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 1,588
Anthony Bourdain
WRITER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 1,589
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Roger B. Chaffee ranks 16. Before him are James Irwin (1930), Frank Borman (1928), Jim Lovell (1928), Alan Bean (1932), Gus Grissom (1926), and Ed White (1930). After him are Edgar Mitchell (1930), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Ken Mattingly (1936), Charles Duke (1935), Fred Haise (1933), and Bruce McCandless II (1937).
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 10
Frank Borman
1928 - 2023
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 11
Jim Lovell
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 12
Alan Bean
1932 - 2018
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 13
Gus Grissom
1926 - 1967
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 14
Ed White
1930 - 1967
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 15
Roger B. Chaffee
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 16
Edgar Mitchell
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 17
Michael P. Anderson
1959 - 2003
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 18
Ken Mattingly
1936 - 2023
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 19
Charles Duke
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 20
Fred Haise
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 21
Bruce McCandless II
1937 - 2017
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 22