ASTRONAUT

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

1972 - Today

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Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha (born 27 July 1972) is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and spaceflight participant. He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor has received more than 802,380 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is the 284th most popular astronaut (down from 277th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 44th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor ranks 284 out of 556. Before him are Margaret Rhea Seddon, William B. Lenoir, Vasily Tsibliyev, Brewster H. Shaw, Tamara E. Jernigan, and Richard O. Covey. After him are Norman Thagard, William E. Thornton, S. David Griggs, Ellen Ochoa, Steven Lindsey, and Christopher Ferguson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor ranks 327. Before him are Ulrich Ramé, Nick Frost, Jaromír Blažek, Jennifer Taylor, Tami Stronach, and Capone. After him are Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Hiroyuki Takei, Angham, Sargis Hovsepyan, A-Mei, and Matt Schulze.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor ranks 50 out of 90. Before him are Francisco Mendes (1939), Sebastian Francis (1951), Anthony Soter Fernandez (1930), Simon Russell Beale (1961), Joe Simpson (1960), and Soh Chin Ann (1950). After him are Michael Wong (1970), Irene Fernandez (1946), Tony Fernandes (1964), Mazlan Othman (1951), Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (1966), and Henry Golding (1987).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Malaysia

Among astronauts born in Malaysia, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor ranks 1. 

Malaysian born Astronauts

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