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Yi So-yeon

1978 - Today

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Yi So-yeon (born June 2, 1978) is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first Korean to fly in space. Lee was born and raised in Gwangju, South Korea and graduated from KAIST with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 2006, she was selected as one of two finalists in the Korean Astronaut Program: a mission to send the first Koreans to space. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yi So-yeon has received more than 257,018 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Yi So-yeon is the 202nd most popular astronaut (up from 216th in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 302nd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Astronaut.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Yi So-yeon ranks 202 out of 556. Before her are Samantha Cristoforetti, Jim Wetherbee, Paolo Nespoli, Dale Gardner, Pedro Duque, and Michael J. Adams. After her are Rick Husband, Henry Hartsfield, Yuri Baturin, Valery Korzun, Yelena Kondakova, and Charles Bassett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Yi So-yeon ranks 113. Before her are Yıldıray Baştürk, Bajrakitiyabha, Paul Anderson, Suthida, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and Matthew Goode. After her are Geremi, Namkoong Min, John Legend, Janine Jansen, Ivan Leko, and Philipp Plein.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yi So-yeon ranks 288 out of 1,128. Before her are Ryu Seung-ryong (1970), Kim Hyun-joong (1986), Han So-hee (1994), Shin Min-a (1984), Park Hyung-sik (1991), and Ahn Bo-hyun (1988). After her are Jung Hae-in (1988), Nam Joo-hyuk (1994), Ha-Joon Chang (1963), Yi Munyeol (1948), Park Hae-soo (1981), and Namkoong Min (1978).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In South Korea

Among astronauts born in South Korea, Yi So-yeon ranks 1. 

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