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Thomas Pesquet

1978 - Today

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Thomas Gautier Pesquet (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ɡotje pɛskɛ]; born 27 February 1978) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut, actor, musician, and writer. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Pesquet has received more than 781,045 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Thomas Pesquet is the 311th most popular astronaut (down from 229th in 2019), the 5,275th most popular biography from France (down from 4,554th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Astronaut.

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  • 49.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Thomas Pesquet ranks 311 out of 556. Before him are Ulrich Walter, Loren Shriver, Robert L. Stewart, Liu Boming, Vladimir Dezhurov, and Christina Koch. After him are Andrew M. Allen, Yury Lonchakov, Sergei Avdeyev, John M. Fabian, Wendy B. Lawrence, and Thomas Akers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Thomas Pesquet ranks 285. Before him are Nadine Angerer, Marta Etura, Benjamin Raich, Veerle Baetens, Anthony Taylor, and Hasna Benhassi. After him are Mattias Ekström, Paula Seling, Daniella Alonso, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, Kuno Becker, and Gerardo Seoane.

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In France

Among people born in France, Thomas Pesquet ranks 5,275 out of 6,770. Before him are Nathalie Becquart (1969), Jean-Philippe Durand (1960), Gaël Kakuta (1991), Claude Onesta (1957), Alain Guiraudie (1964), and Morgan Schneiderlin (1989). After him are Philippe Boisse (1955), DJ Snake (1986), Joanna Miles (1940), Raymond Martin (1949), Michel Bibard (1958), and Lionel Zinsou (1953).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In France

Among astronauts born in France, Thomas Pesquet ranks 5. Before him are Jean-Loup Chrétien (1938), Léopold Eyharts (1957), Claudie Haigneré (1957), and Jean-Pierre Haigneré (1948). After him are Jean-François Clervoy (1958).

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