ASTRONAUT
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
Sigmund Jähn
Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (German: [jɛ:n]; 13 February 1937 – 21 September 2019) was a German pilot, cosmonaut, and Generalmajor (equivalent to a Brigadier General in Western armies) in the National People's Army of the GDR. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigmund Jähn has received more than 305,132 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Sigmund Jähn is the 18th most popular astronaut (down from 16th in 2019), the 1,088th most popular biography from Germany (down from 898th in 2019) and the most popular German Astronaut.
Sigmund Jähn is most famous for being the last person on Earth to have been born before the start of the 20th century.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
60.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
4.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Sigmund Jähn ranks 18 out of 524. Before him are Gherman Titov, Dennis Tito, David Scott, Jim Lovell, Svetlana Savitskaya, and Harrison Schmitt. After him are Andriyan Nikolayev, Sergei Krikalev, Valeri Polyakov, Pavel Popovich, Gus Grissom, and James Irwin.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 12
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 13
David Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 14
Jim Lovell
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 15
Svetlana Savitskaya
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 16
Harrison Schmitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 17
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 18
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 19
Sergei Krikalev
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 20
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 21
Pavel Popovich
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 22
Gus Grissom
1926 - 1967
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 23
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Sigmund Jähn ranks 60. Before him are Sajida Talfah, Hunter S. Thompson, Robert Huber, Robin Warren, Lionel Jospin, and George Carlin. After him are Tamara Bunke, Karel Schwarzenberg, Hélène Cixous, Vladimir Arnold, George Takei, and Mario Capecchi. Among people deceased in 2019, Sigmund Jähn ranks 58. Before him are Sydney Brenner, César Pelli, Ágnes Heller, Matti Nykänen, Alicia Alonso, and Rosamunde Pilcher. After him are Max Wright, Michael Atiyah, Prem Tinsulanonda, Michel Serres, Zhores Alferov, and Luke Perry.
Others Born in 1937
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Sajida Talfah
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 54
Hunter S. Thompson
1937 - 2005
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 55
Robert Huber
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 56
Robin Warren
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 57
Lionel Jospin
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 58
George Carlin
1937 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 59
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 60
Tamara Bunke
1937 - 1967
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 61
Karel Schwarzenberg
1937 - 2023
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 62
Hélène Cixous
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 63
Vladimir Arnold
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 64
George Takei
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 65
Mario Capecchi
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 66
Others Deceased in 2019
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Sydney Brenner
1927 - 2019
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 52
César Pelli
1926 - 2019
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 53
Ágnes Heller
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 54
Matti Nykänen
1963 - 2019
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 55
Alicia Alonso
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 56
Rosamunde Pilcher
1924 - 2019
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 57
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 58
Max Wright
1943 - 2019
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 59
Michael Atiyah
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 60
Prem Tinsulanonda
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 61
Michel Serres
1930 - 2019
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 62
Zhores Alferov
1930 - 2019
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 63
Luke Perry
1966 - 2019
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 64
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Sigmund Jähn ranks 1,088 out of 6,142. Before him are Anna of Saxony (1544), Peter Sloterdijk (1947), John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604), Carsten Niebuhr (1733), Joost van den Vondel (1587), and Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739). After him are Radegund (518), Jack Steinberger (1921), Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (1811), Paul Langerhans (1847), Max Ophüls (1902), and Engelbert Kaempfer (1651).
Others born in Germany
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Anna of Saxony
1544 - 1577
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,082
Peter Sloterdijk
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,083
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
1604 - 1679
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,084
Carsten Niebuhr
1733 - 1815
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,085
Joost van den Vondel
1587 - 1679
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 1,086
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 1,087
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 1,088
Radegund
518 - 587
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 1,089
Jack Steinberger
1921 - 2020
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 1,090
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
1811 - 1885
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,091
Paul Langerhans
1847 - 1888
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,092
Max Ophüls
1902 - 1957
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,093
Engelbert Kaempfer
1651 - 1716
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 1,094
Among ASTRONAUTS In Germany
Among astronauts born in Germany, Sigmund Jähn ranks 1. After him are Ulf Merbold (1941), Hans Schlegel (1951), Thomas Reiter (1958), Ernst Messerschmid (1945), Klaus-Dietrich Flade (1952), Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), Ulrich Walter (1954), Reinhold Ewald (1956), Gerhard Thiele (1953), and Alexander Gerst (1976).
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 1
Ulf Merbold
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 2
Hans Schlegel
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3
Thomas Reiter
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 4
Ernst Messerschmid
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 5
Klaus-Dietrich Flade
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 6
Jean-Jacques Favier
1949 - 2023
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 7
Ulrich Walter
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 8
Reinhold Ewald
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.56
Rank: 9
Gerhard Thiele
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 10
Alexander Gerst
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 11
