ASTRONAUT
William Oefelein
1965 - Today
William Oefelein
William Anthony "Bill" Oefelein (; born March 29, 1965) is an American freelance adventure writer and photographer and former NASA astronaut who, on his only spaceflight, piloted the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission.Oefelein gained media attention on February 5, 2007 when fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak was arrested in Florida and charged with attempting to kidnap his girlfriend, U.S. Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman. Nowak later pleaded guilty to felony burglary and misdemeanor battery. Oefelein admitted to a two-year affair with Nowak, and he and Nowak became the first astronauts ever dismissed from NASA. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Oefelein has received more than 534,231 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). William Oefelein is the 510th most popular astronaut (down from 378th in 2019), the 16,494th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,837th in 2019) and the 284th most popular American Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
530k
Page Views (PV)
33.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
1.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of William Oefeleins by language
Over the past year William Oefelein has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 50,187 views, followed by Japanese (4,101), and French (2,329). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Galician (128.37%), Malagasy (122.62%), and Japanese (110.52%)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, William Oefelein ranks 510 out of 556. Before him are Roger K. Crouch, Alexander Misurkin, Gregory Chamitoff, Richard M. Linnehan, Michael T. Good, and Charles J. Precourt. After him are Jeanette J. Epps, Hazza Al Mansouri, Charles D. Gemar, Daniel T. Barry, Mark T. Vande Hei, and Stanley G. Love.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoger K. Crouch
1940 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 504
Alexander Misurkin
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 505
Gregory Chamitoff
1962 - Present
HPI: 33.84
Rank: 506
Richard M. Linnehan
1957 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 507
Michael T. Good
1962 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 508
Charles J. Precourt
1955 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 509
William Oefelein
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 510
Jeanette J. Epps
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.24
Rank: 511
Hazza Al Mansouri
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.13
Rank: 512
Charles D. Gemar
1955 - Present
HPI: 33.13
Rank: 513
Daniel T. Barry
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 514
Mark T. Vande Hei
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.01
Rank: 515
Stanley G. Love
1965 - Present
HPI: 32.79
Rank: 516
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, William Oefelein ranks 851. Before him are Monja Roindefo, Ferenc Csipes, Cam Neely, Szczepan Sadurski, Nestor Omar Piccoli, and Ilgar Mammadov. After him are Ronit Roy, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Rustem Dautov, Will Perdue, Takahiro Shimada, and László Fidel.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsMonja Roindefo
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 845
Ferenc Csipes
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 846
Cam Neely
HOCKEY PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 847
Szczepan Sadurski
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 848
Nestor Omar Piccoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 849
Ilgar Mammadov
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.31
Rank: 850
William Oefelein
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 851
Ronit Roy
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 852
Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.22
Rank: 853
Rustem Dautov
CHESS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.21
Rank: 854
Will Perdue
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.18
Rank: 855
Takahiro Shimada
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.14
Rank: 856
László Fidel
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 857
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Oefelein ranks 16,494 out of 20,380. Before him are Sean O'Malley (1994), Heather Nauert (1970), Nicole Gale Anderson (1990), Jaeden Martell (2003), Darrell Issa (1953), and Eliza Coupe (1981). After him are Todd Lodwick (1976), Brad Guzan (1984), Dave Freudenthal (1950), Melina Perez (1979), Kendrick Nunn (1995), and Aaron Tveit (1983).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSean O'Malley
MARTIAL ARTS
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.30
Rank: 16,488
Heather Nauert
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.30
Rank: 16,489
Nicole Gale Anderson
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.30
Rank: 16,490
Jaeden Martell
ACTOR
2003 - Present
HPI: 33.30
Rank: 16,491
Darrell Issa
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 16,492
Eliza Coupe
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 16,493
William Oefelein
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 16,494
Todd Lodwick
SKIER
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 16,495
Brad Guzan
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 16,496
Dave Freudenthal
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 16,497
Melina Perez
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 16,498
Kendrick Nunn
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.27
Rank: 16,499
Aaron Tveit
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.26
Rank: 16,500
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, William Oefelein ranks 284. Before him are Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (1975), William F. Readdy (1952), Roger K. Crouch (1940), Richard M. Linnehan (1957), Michael T. Good (1962), and Charles J. Precourt (1955). After him are Jeanette J. Epps (1970), Charles D. Gemar (1955), Daniel T. Barry (1953), Mark T. Vande Hei (1966), Stanley G. Love (1965), and Loral O'Hara (1983).
Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
1975 - Present
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 278
William F. Readdy
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 279
Roger K. Crouch
1940 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 280
Richard M. Linnehan
1957 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 281
Michael T. Good
1962 - Present
HPI: 33.49
Rank: 282
Charles J. Precourt
1955 - Present
HPI: 33.41
Rank: 283
William Oefelein
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 284
Jeanette J. Epps
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.24
Rank: 285
Charles D. Gemar
1955 - Present
HPI: 33.13
Rank: 286
Daniel T. Barry
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.06
Rank: 287
Mark T. Vande Hei
1966 - Present
HPI: 33.01
Rank: 288
Stanley G. Love
1965 - Present
HPI: 32.79
Rank: 289
Loral O'Hara
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 290