ASTRONAUT

Wang Yaping

1980 - Today

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Wang Yaping (Chinese: 王亚平; pinyin: Wáng Yàpíng; born January 1980) is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut. Wang was the second female taikonaut selected to the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, the second Chinese woman in space, and the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk. In April 2022, she set a new record for longest stay in space by a female Chinese astronaut with a cumulative 197 days in space. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Yaping has received more than 304,570 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Wang Yaping is the 396th most popular astronaut (down from 261st in 2019), the 1,112th most popular biography from China (down from 912th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Wang Yaping ranks 396 out of 556. Before her are Frederick Hauck, Carlos I. Noriega, Anton Shkaplerov, Brent W. Jett Jr., Michael R. Clifford, and Clayton Anderson. After her are Helen Sharman, Jerome Apt, Roy D. Bridges Jr., Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Richard N. Richards, and Mario Runco Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Wang Yaping ranks 375. Before her are Sue Bird, Basta, Gus G, Xavier Malisse, Jurica Vranješ, and Chris Carmack. After her are Lane Garrison, Leonid Volkov, Masashi Oguro, Kennedy Bakircioglu, Matt Long, and Jo Hyun-jae.

Others Born in 1980

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Yaping ranks 1,112 out of 1,610. Before her are Liang Wudong (1959), Yan Zi (1984), Qu Yunxia (1972), Chen Jing (1968), Wei Qingguang (1962), and Zhang Zhilei (1983). After her are Han Hong (1971), Yevgeni Kuznetsov (null), Zhao Tao (1977), Fei (1987), Liao Fan (1974), and Huang Zhihong (1965).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Liang Wudong

    Liang Wudong

    PHYSICIAN

    1959 - 2020

    HPI: 46.81

    Rank: 1,106

  • Photo of Yan Zi

    Yan Zi

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 46.77

    Rank: 1,107

  • Photo of Qu Yunxia

    Qu Yunxia

    ATHLETE

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 46.76

    Rank: 1,108

  • Photo of Chen Jing

    Chen Jing

    POLITICIAN

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 46.67

    Rank: 1,109

  • Photo of Wei Qingguang

    Wei Qingguang

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 46.57

    Rank: 1,110

  • Photo of Zhang Zhilei

    Zhang Zhilei

    BOXER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 46.55

    Rank: 1,111

  • Photo of Wang Yaping

    Wang Yaping

    ASTRONAUT

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 46.47

    Rank: 1,112

  • Photo of Han Hong

    Han Hong

    SINGER

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 46.46

    Rank: 1,113

  • Photo of Yevgeni Kuznetsov

    Yevgeni Kuznetsov

    ATHLETE

    HPI: 46.45

    Rank: 1,114

  • Photo of Zhao Tao

    Zhao Tao

    ACTOR

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 46.44

    Rank: 1,115

  • Photo of Fei

    Fei

    ACTOR

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 46.42

    Rank: 1,116

  • Photo of Liao Fan

    Liao Fan

    ACTOR

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 46.39

    Rank: 1,117

  • Photo of Huang Zhihong

    Huang Zhihong

    ATHLETE

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 46.38

    Rank: 1,118

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Among ASTRONAUTS In China

Among astronauts born in China, Wang Yaping ranks 10. Before her are Taylor Wang (1940), Fei Junlong (1965), Nie Haisheng (1964), Jing Haipeng (1966), Liu Boming (1966), and Liu Wang (1969). After her are Chen Dong (1978), Zhai Zhigang (1966), and Tang Hongbo (1975).

Chinese born Astronauts

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