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William B. Lenoir

1939 - 2010

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William Benjamin Lenoir (March 14, 1939 – August 26, 2010) was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William B. Lenoir has received more than 90,906 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). William B. Lenoir is the 263rd most popular astronaut (up from 321st in 2019), the 10,060th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,833rd in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 91k

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  • 41.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, William B. Lenoir ranks 263 out of 524Before him are Catherine Coleman, Yury Usachov, Mikhail Kornienko, Mikhail Tyurin, Wang Yaping, and Aleksandr Laveykin. After him are Joseph P. Allen, Thomas Marshburn, S. David Griggs, Robert F. Overmyer, Vladimir Vasyutin, and Nie Haisheng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, William B. Lenoir ranks 493Before him are Witold Woyda, Niels Helveg Petersen, Giuseppe Beghetto, Paride Tumburus, Mia Gommers, and Kate O'Mara. After him are S. David Griggs, Göran Sonnevi, Bernie Casey, John M. Fabian, Bob Clark, and Marino Perani. Among people deceased in 2010, William B. Lenoir ranks 372Before him are Lionel Cox, Kazimierz Paździor, Johanna Dohnal, James Moody, Pete Quaife, and Pentti Linnosvuo. After him are Lionel Jeffries, Dorothy Provine, Alex Chilton, Christoph Schlingensief, Franciszek Gągor, and Maureen Forrester.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William B. Lenoir ranks 10,060 out of 18,182Before him are Barbara Mikulski (1936), Joakim Noah (1985), Imogene Coca (1908), Gail Devers (1966), Clayton Moore (1914), and Norman Taber (1891). After him are J. P. Mallory (1945), Lucas Till (1990), Macklemore (1983), Ann Bannon (1932), Rena Sofer (1968), and Carrie Preston (1967).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, William B. Lenoir ranks 109Before him are Dale Gardner (1948), John L. Phillips (1951), Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947), Guion Bluford (1942), Karen Nyberg (1969), and Catherine Coleman (1960). After him are Joseph P. Allen (1937), Thomas Marshburn (1960), S. David Griggs (1939), Robert F. Overmyer (1936), John M. Fabian (1939), and Donald E. Williams (1942).