ASTRONAUT
Wally Schirra
1923 - 2007
Wally Schirra
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. ( shur-AH; March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' first effort to put humans into space. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wally Schirra has received more than 1,712,831 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Wally Schirra is the 52nd most popular astronaut (down from 49th in 2019), the 2,582nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,589th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
62.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
3.82
Effective Languages (L*)
4.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Wally Schirra ranks 52 out of 556. Before him are Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Ellison Onizuka, Walter Cunningham, Vladimir Shatalov, and Kalpana Chawla. After him are Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Valentin Bondarenko, Ronald Evans, Pavel Belyayev, Valentina Ponomaryova, and Musa Manarov.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOleg Grigoryevich Makarov
1933 - 2003
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 46
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 47
Ellison Onizuka
1946 - 1986
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 48
Walter Cunningham
1932 - 2023
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 49
Vladimir Shatalov
1927 - 2021
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 50
Kalpana Chawla
1961 - 2003
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 51
Wally Schirra
1923 - 2007
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 52
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 53
Valentin Bondarenko
1937 - 1961
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 54
Ronald Evans
1933 - 1990
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 55
Pavel Belyayev
1925 - 1970
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 56
Valentina Ponomaryova
1933 - 2023
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 57
Musa Manarov
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Wally Schirra ranks 120. Before him are Dimitrios Ioannidis, Igor Shafarevich, Carlos Páez Vilaró, Ziba Ganiyeva, Andrés Rodríguez, and Gloria Grahame. After him are Alexander Yakovlev, Koji Miyata, Antonio Quarracino, Zlatko Čajkovski, Judith Kerr, and Bert Kaempfert. Among people deceased in 2007, Wally Schirra ranks 110. Before him are Steve Fossett, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Mikhail Ulyanov, Guy de Rothschild, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and Julien Gracq. After him are Henri Debehogne, Barry Nelson, Jean-Marie Lustiger, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Raul Hilberg, and Emiliano Mercado del Toro.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsDimitrios Ioannidis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2010
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 114
Igor Shafarevich
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 115
Carlos Páez Vilaró
ARTIST
1923 - 2014
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 116
Ziba Ganiyeva
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2010
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 117
Andrés Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1997
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 118
Gloria Grahame
ACTOR
1923 - 1981
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 119
Wally Schirra
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 2007
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 120
Alexander Yakovlev
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 121
Koji Miyata
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 122
Antonio Quarracino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1998
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 123
Zlatko Čajkovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 124
Judith Kerr
WRITER
1923 - 2019
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 125
Bert Kaempfert
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1980
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 126
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsSteve Fossett
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 104
Fernando Fernán Gómez
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 105
Mikhail Ulyanov
ACTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 106
Guy de Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 2007
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 107
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2007
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 108
Julien Gracq
WRITER
1910 - 2007
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 109
Wally Schirra
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 2007
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 110
Henri Debehogne
ASTRONOMER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 111
Barry Nelson
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 112
Jean-Marie Lustiger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2007
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 113
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 114
Raul Hilberg
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 115
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 2007
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 116
In United States
Among people born in United States, Wally Schirra ranks 2,582 out of 20,380. Before him are William Henry Pickering (1858), Sal Mineo (1939), Terry Crews (1968), Charles Napier (1936), Bonnie Bedelia (1948), and Kelly Bishop (1944). After him are Joan Cusack (1962), Lily Tomlin (1939), Pat Metheny (1954), Lewis Hine (1874), Robert Gates (1943), and Roscoe Arbuckle (1887).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Henry Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 2,576
Sal Mineo
ACTOR
1939 - 1976
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 2,577
Terry Crews
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 2,578
Charles Napier
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 2,579
Bonnie Bedelia
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 2,580
Kelly Bishop
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 2,581
Wally Schirra
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 2007
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 2,582
Joan Cusack
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 2,583
Lily Tomlin
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 2,584
Pat Metheny
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 2,585
Lewis Hine
PHOTOGRAPHER
1874 - 1940
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 2,586
Robert Gates
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 2,587
Roscoe Arbuckle
ACTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 2,588
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Wally Schirra ranks 26. Before him are Charles Duke (1935), Fred Haise (1933), Bruce McCandless II (1937), John Young (1930), Ellison Onizuka (1946), and Walter Cunningham (1932). After him are Ronald Evans (1933), Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), Christa McAuliffe (1948), Karol J. Bobko (1937), Gordon Cooper (1927), and Thomas P. Stafford (1930).
Charles Duke
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 20
Fred Haise
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 21
Bruce McCandless II
1937 - 2017
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 22
John Young
1930 - 2018
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 23
Ellison Onizuka
1946 - 1986
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 24
Walter Cunningham
1932 - 2023
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 25
Wally Schirra
1923 - 2007
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 26
Ronald Evans
1933 - 1990
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 27
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
1929 - 2017
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 28
Christa McAuliffe
1948 - 1986
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 29
Karol J. Bobko
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 30
Gordon Cooper
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 31
Thomas P. Stafford
1930 - 2024
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 32