ASTRONAUT
Tim Peake
1972 - Today
Tim Peake
Major Timothy "Tim" Nigel Peake (born 7 April 1972) is a British European Space Agency astronaut, Army Air Corps officer and author. He is the first British ESA astronaut, the second astronaut to bear a flag of the United Kingdom patch (following Helen Sharman), the sixth person born in the United Kingdom to go on board the International Space Station, and the seventh UK-born person in space. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tim Peake has received more than 1,878,857 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Tim Peake is the 544th most popular astronaut (down from 531st in 2019), the 7,429th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,650th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
29.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
1.44
Effective Languages (L*)
4.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Tim Peakes by language
Over the past year Tim Peake has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 143,460 views, followed by Russian (2,277), and French (2,203). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (109.24%), Malagasy (104.04%), and Finnish (82.31%)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Tim Peake ranks 544 out of 556. Before him are Stephen S. Oswald, Terence T. Henricks, James Dutton, Pierre J. Thuot, Joe F. Edwards Jr., and Jeremy Hansen. After him are Scott D. Tingle, Nicholas Patrick, Paul W. Richards, Bernard A. Harris Jr., Patricia Robertson, and Robert Satcher.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStephen S. Oswald
1951 - Present
HPI: 31.15
Rank: 538
Terence T. Henricks
1952 - Present
HPI: 30.85
Rank: 539
James Dutton
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.52
Rank: 540
Pierre J. Thuot
1955 - Present
HPI: 30.21
Rank: 541
Joe F. Edwards Jr.
1958 - Present
HPI: 30.04
Rank: 542
Jeremy Hansen
1976 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 543
Tim Peake
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 544
Scott D. Tingle
1965 - Present
HPI: 29.13
Rank: 545
Nicholas Patrick
1964 - Present
HPI: 29.08
Rank: 546
Paul W. Richards
1964 - Present
HPI: 28.98
Rank: 547
Bernard A. Harris Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 28.79
Rank: 548
Patricia Robertson
1963 - 2001
HPI: 28.71
Rank: 549
Robert Satcher
1965 - Present
HPI: 27.78
Rank: 550
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Tim Peake ranks 1,026. Before him are Satoshi Oishi, Elvis Stojko, Paraskevi Tsiamita, Aleksandr Golubev, Todd Young, and Fumiko Okuno. After him are Takashi Yamahashi, Robert Esmie, Kurt Thomas, Matt Keeslar, Sean Price, and Yuko Emoto.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsSatoshi Oishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 1,020
Elvis Stojko
SKATER
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.66
Rank: 1,021
Paraskevi Tsiamita
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.55
Rank: 1,022
Aleksandr Golubev
SKATER
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 1,023
Todd Young
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.52
Rank: 1,024
Fumiko Okuno
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 1,025
Tim Peake
ASTRONAUT
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 1,026
Takashi Yamahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.47
Rank: 1,027
Robert Esmie
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.45
Rank: 1,028
Kurt Thomas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.43
Rank: 1,029
Matt Keeslar
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 1,030
Sean Price
SINGER
1972 - 2015
HPI: 29.40
Rank: 1,031
Yuko Emoto
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.39
Rank: 1,032
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tim Peake ranks 7,429 out of 8,785. Before him are Sonja Aldén (1977), Lauren Booth (1967), David Rocastle (1967), David Gilbert (1981), Nicholas Lyndhurst (1961), and Tony Bellew (1982). After him are Yasmin Finney (2003), Andrew-Lee Potts (1979), Gareth McAuley (1979), Matt Berry (1974), Carlton Cole (1983), and John Blackley (1948).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSonja Aldén
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.54
Rank: 7,423
Lauren Booth
JOURNALIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 7,424
David Rocastle
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2001
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 7,425
David Gilbert
SNOOKER
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.51
Rank: 7,426
Nicholas Lyndhurst
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 29.50
Rank: 7,427
Tony Bellew
BOXER
1982 - Present
HPI: 29.49
Rank: 7,428
Tim Peake
ASTRONAUT
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 7,429
Yasmin Finney
ACTOR
2003 - Present
HPI: 29.47
Rank: 7,430
Andrew-Lee Potts
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.47
Rank: 7,431
Gareth McAuley
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.47
Rank: 7,432
Matt Berry
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.46
Rank: 7,433
Carlton Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.46
Rank: 7,434
John Blackley
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 29.46
Rank: 7,435
Among ASTRONAUTS In United Kingdom
Among astronauts born in United Kingdom, Tim Peake ranks 5. Before him are Piers Sellers (1955), Michael Foale (1957), Helen Sharman (1963), and Gregory H. Johnson (1962). After him are Nicholas Patrick (1964).
Piers Sellers
1955 - 2016
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 1
Michael Foale
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 2
Helen Sharman
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 3
Gregory H. Johnson
1962 - Present
HPI: 32.40
Rank: 4
Tim Peake
1972 - Present
HPI: 29.48
Rank: 5
Nicholas Patrick
1964 - Present
HPI: 29.08
Rank: 6