PILOT
Yves Rossy
1959 - Today
Yves Rossy
Yves Rossy (born 27 August 1959) is a Swiss military-trained pilot and an aviation enthusiast. He is known as the inventor of a series of experimental individual jet packs, the latest using carbon-fiber wings for flight. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yves Rossy has received more than 312,614 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Yves Rossy is the 56th most popular pilot (down from 46th in 2019), the 560th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 473rd in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Pilot.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
43.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.25
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Yves Rossy ranks 56 out of 48. Before him are Wally Funk, Hélène Boucher, Jerrie Cobb, Viktor Talalikhin, Charles Kingsford Smith, and Cornelia Fort. After him are Gregorio Fuentes, Péter Besenyei, Harry Cobby, and Zara Rutherford.
Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia
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Wally Funk
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 50
Hélène Boucher
1908 - 1934
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 51
Jerrie Cobb
1931 - 2019
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 52
Viktor Talalikhin
1918 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 53
Charles Kingsford Smith
1897 - 1935
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 54
Cornelia Fort
1919 - 1943
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 55
Yves Rossy
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 56
Gregorio Fuentes
1897 - 2002
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 57
Péter Besenyei
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 58
Harry Cobby
1894 - 1955
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 59
Zara Rutherford
2002 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Yves Rossy ranks 338. Before him are Chingiz Abdullayev, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Brilliant Dadashova, Orlando Figes, Dan Gilroy, and Prithvirajsing Roopun. After him are Mats Näslund, Zabou Breitman, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Gregg Araki, Tamara Tunie, and Neal H. Moritz.
Others Born in 1959
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Chingiz Abdullayev
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 332
Juan Antonio San Epifanio
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 333
Brilliant Dadashova
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 334
Orlando Figes
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 335
Dan Gilroy
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 336
Prithvirajsing Roopun
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 337
Yves Rossy
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 338
Mats Näslund
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 339
Zabou Breitman
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 340
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
1959 - 2020
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 341
Gregg Araki
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 342
Tamara Tunie
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 343
Neal H. Moritz
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 344
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Yves Rossy ranks 560 out of 876. Before him are Didier Cuche (1974), Diego Benaglio (1983), Heini Hemmi (1949), Karl Röderer (1868), Sébastien Buemi (1988), and Dario Cologna (1986). After him are Emil Kellenberger (1864), Maria Walliser (1963), Erika Hess (1962), Otto Licha (1912), Peter Müller (1957), and Gaston Strobino (1891).
Others born in Switzerland
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Didier Cuche
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 554
Diego Benaglio
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 555
Heini Hemmi
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 556
Karl Röderer
1868 - 1928
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 557
Sébastien Buemi
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 558
Dario Cologna
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 559
Yves Rossy
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 560
Emil Kellenberger
1864 - 1943
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 561
Maria Walliser
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 562
Erika Hess
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 563
Otto Licha
1912 - 1996
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 564
Peter Müller
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 565
Gaston Strobino
1891 - 1969
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 566
Among PILOTS In Switzerland
Among pilots born in Switzerland, Yves Rossy ranks 1.
