ASTRONAUT
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
1961 - Today
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
Ronald John Garan Jr. (born October 30, 1961) is a retired NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald J. Garan Jr. has received more than 91,629 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ronald J. Garan Jr. is the 483rd most popular astronaut (down from 481st in 2019), the 15,713th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,811th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
92k
Page Views (PV)
35.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.37
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 483 out of 556. Before him are Michael Foreman, Victor J. Glover, Charles E. Brady Jr., James M. Kelly, Kjell N. Lindgren, and Sergey Ryzhikov. After him are Thomas Marshburn, William Frederick Fisher, Kathleen Rubins, Steven Swanson, G. David Low, and Timothy Creamer.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichael Foreman
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 477
Victor J. Glover
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 478
Charles E. Brady Jr.
1951 - 2006
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 479
James M. Kelly
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 480
Kjell N. Lindgren
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 481
Sergey Ryzhikov
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 482
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 483
Thomas Marshburn
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 484
William Frederick Fisher
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 485
Kathleen Rubins
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.02
Rank: 486
Steven Swanson
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 487
G. David Low
1956 - 2008
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 488
Timothy Creamer
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 489
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 775. Before him are Stephen Hough, Suhasini Maniratnam, Frederick W. Sturckow, Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Dan Frost, and Kokichi Kimura. After him are Robert J. Lang, Salahdine Hmied, Sabine Everts, Tom Emmer, Janet Jones, and Vermin Supreme.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsStephen Hough
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 769
Suhasini Maniratnam
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 770
Frederick W. Sturckow
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.37
Rank: 771
Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 772
Dan Frost
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.21
Rank: 773
Kokichi Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 774
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 775
Robert J. Lang
MATHEMATICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 776
Salahdine Hmied
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 777
Sabine Everts
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 778
Tom Emmer
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 779
Janet Jones
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 780
Vermin Supreme
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 34.85
Rank: 781
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 15,713 out of 20,380. Before him are Jake T. Austin (1994), Sam Jones III (1983), Danny Everett (1966), Joel Madden (1979), Andrew Koenig (1968), and Jeff Tarango (1968). After him are Peggy Knudsen (1923), Robert J. Lang (1961), Patrick Ness (1971), Mackenzie Rosman (1989), Kimberly Guilfoyle (1969), and Deanna Russo (1979).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJake T. Austin
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 15,707
Sam Jones III
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 15,708
Danny Everett
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 15,709
Joel Madden
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 15,710
Andrew Koenig
ACTOR
1968 - 2010
HPI: 35.07
Rank: 15,711
Jeff Tarango
TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 15,712
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 15,713
Peggy Knudsen
ACTOR
1923 - 1980
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 15,714
Robert J. Lang
MATHEMATICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 15,715
Patrick Ness
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 15,716
Mackenzie Rosman
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 15,717
Kimberly Guilfoyle
LAWYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 15,718
Deanna Russo
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 15,719
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 263. Before him are Terry Hart (1946), Frederick W. Sturckow (1961), Michael Foreman (1957), Victor J. Glover (1976), Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951), and James M. Kelly (1964). After him are Thomas Marshburn (1960), William Frederick Fisher (1946), Kathleen Rubins (1978), Steven Swanson (1960), G. David Low (1956), and Timothy Creamer (1959).
Terry Hart
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 257
Frederick W. Sturckow
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.37
Rank: 258
Michael Foreman
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 259
Victor J. Glover
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 260
Charles E. Brady Jr.
1951 - 2006
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 261
James M. Kelly
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 262
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 263
Thomas Marshburn
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 264
William Frederick Fisher
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 265
Kathleen Rubins
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.02
Rank: 266
Steven Swanson
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.99
Rank: 267
G. David Low
1956 - 2008
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 268
Timothy Creamer
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 269