ASTRONAUT

William Oefelein

1965 - Today

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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 567,275 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 16,513th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,837th in 2019) and the 284th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, William Oefelein ranks 853. 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Oefelein ranks 16,513 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).

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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).

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