ASTRONAUT

William Frederick Fisher

1946 - Today

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William Frederick Fisher (born April 1, 1946) is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. Fisher went into space in 1985 on board the Space Shuttle. He retired from NASA in 1992 and returned to the full-time practice of medicine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Frederick Fisher has received more than 214,326 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William Frederick Fisher is the 485th most popular astronaut (down from 427th in 2019), the 15,729th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,934th in 2019) and the 265th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, William Frederick Fisher ranks 485 out of 556. Before him are Charles E. Brady Jr., James M. Kelly, Kjell N. Lindgren, Sergey Ryzhikov, Ronald J. Garan Jr., and Thomas Marshburn. After him are Kathleen Rubins, Steven Swanson, G. David Low, Timothy Creamer, Jerry M. Linenger, and David C. Hilmers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, William Frederick Fisher ranks 815. Before him are Pacita Abad, Don Chaney, Bill Forsyth, Ron Boone, Bobby Rush, and Terry Hart. After him are Nalini Malani, David Watson, Kenneth Turan, Jodi Rell, Eddie Holman, and Christine Todd Whitman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Frederick Fisher ranks 15,729 out of 20,380. Before him are Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1976), Chaske Spencer (1975), Thomas Marshburn (1960), Martha Layne Collins (1936), Alexandra Holden (1977), and Wayne Sermon (1984). After him are Shawn Crawford (1978), Tim McIlrath (1978), Julie Powell (1973), Holly Sampson (1973), Irene Bedard (1967), and Kathleen Rubins (1978).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, William Frederick Fisher ranks 265. Before him are Michael Foreman (1957), Victor J. Glover (1976), Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951), James M. Kelly (1964), Ronald J. Garan Jr. (1961), and Thomas Marshburn (1960). After him are Kathleen Rubins (1978), Steven Swanson (1960), G. David Low (1956), Timothy Creamer (1959), Jerry M. Linenger (1955), and David C. Hilmers (1950).

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