ASTRONAUT

Taylor Wang

1940 - Today

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Taylor Gun-Jin Wang (simplified Chinese: 王赣骏; traditional Chinese: 王贛駿; pinyin: Wáng Gànjùn; born June 16, 1940) is a Chinese-born American scientist and in 1985, became the first person of Chinese origin to go into space. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taylor Wang has received more than 110,378 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Taylor Wang is the 228th most popular astronaut (down from 200th in 2019), the 971st most popular biography from China (down from 858th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Taylor Wang ranks 228 out of 556. Before him are Joseph P. Allen, Ivan Bella, Piers Sellers, André Kuipers, Vladimir Vasyutin, and Liu Yang. After him are Robert A. Parker, Yury Onufriyenko, Ernst Messerschmid, Mikhail Tyurin, Loren Acton, and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Taylor Wang ranks 482. Before him are Sven-Gunnar Larsson, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Edmund White, Nicolae Lupescu, Marco Maciel, and Dmitri Prigov. After him are Carol Heiss, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Hubert Kostka, Anita Bryant, Daniel Goldin, and Dorrit Willumsen.

Others Born in 1940

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In China

Among people born in China, Taylor Wang ranks 971 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Xiang (1983), Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Li Wenliang (1986), Liu Yang (1978), Wang Junxia (1973), and John Dobson (1915). After him are Ding Liren (1992), Ge You (1957), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Cui Jian (1961), Hao Haidong (1970), and Zhu Jianhua (1963).

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  • Photo of Liu Xiang

    Liu Xiang

    ATHLETE

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 52.71

    Rank: 965

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    Lee Yuan-tsu

    POLITICIAN

    1923 - 2017

    HPI: 52.60

    Rank: 966

  • Photo of Li Wenliang

    Li Wenliang

    CELEBRITY

    1986 - 2020

    HPI: 52.59

    Rank: 967

  • Photo of Liu Yang

    Liu Yang

    ASTRONAUT

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 52.56

    Rank: 968

  • Photo of Wang Junxia

    Wang Junxia

    ATHLETE

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 52.52

    Rank: 969

  • Photo of John Dobson

    John Dobson

    ASTRONOMER

    1915 - 2014

    HPI: 52.49

    Rank: 970

  • Photo of Taylor Wang

    Taylor Wang

    ASTRONAUT

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 52.49

    Rank: 971

  • Photo of Ding Liren

    Ding Liren

    CHESS PLAYER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 52.48

    Rank: 972

  • Photo of Ge You

    Ge You

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 52.48

    Rank: 973

  • Photo of Meng Wanzhou

    Meng Wanzhou

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 52.46

    Rank: 974

  • Photo of Cui Jian

    Cui Jian

    MUSICIAN

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 52.45

    Rank: 975

  • Photo of Hao Haidong

    Hao Haidong

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 52.38

    Rank: 976

  • Photo of Zhu Jianhua

    Zhu Jianhua

    ATHLETE

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.35

    Rank: 977

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Among ASTRONAUTS In China

Among astronauts born in China, Taylor Wang ranks 4. Before him are Yang Liwei (1965), Shannon Lucid (1943), and Liu Yang (1978). After him are Fei Junlong (1965), Nie Haisheng (1964), Jing Haipeng (1966), Liu Boming (1966), Liu Wang (1969), Wang Yaping (1980), Chen Dong (1978), and Zhai Zhigang (1966).

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