ASTRONAUT

Wang Yaping

1980 - Today

Wang Yaping

Wang Yaping (Chinese: 王亚平; pinyin: Wáng Yàpíng; born January 1980) is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut. Wang was the second female taikonaut selected to the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps, the second Chinese woman in space, and the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk. In April 2022, she set a new record for longest stay in space by a female Chinese astronaut with a cumulative 197 days in space. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Yaping is the 387th most popular astronaut (up from 396th in 2019), the 1,090th most popular biography from China (up from 1,112th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Wang Yaping ranks 387 out of 556. Before her are Jan Davis, Robert J. Cenker, Ed Lu, Nicole Stott, Kathryn P. Hire, and Linda M. Godwin. After her are Eric Boe, David Wolf, Michael Barratt, Aidyn Aimbetov, Luca Parmitano, and Andrew M. Allen.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Jan Davis
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 381
Robert J. Cenker
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 382
Ed Lu
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 383
Nicole Stott
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 384
Kathryn P. Hire
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 385
Linda M. Godwin
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 386
Wang Yaping
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 387
Eric Boe
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 388
David Wolf
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 389
Michael Barratt
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 390
Aidyn Aimbetov
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 391
Luca Parmitano
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 392
Andrew M. Allen
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 393

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Wang Yaping ranks 362. Before her are Regina Spektor, Judit Varga, David Haye, Kengo Nakamura, Luciano Galletti, and Mark Webber. After her are Duda, Suzy, Kelli Giddish, Allan Davis, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, and Guillermo Rigondeaux.

Others Born in 1980

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Regina Spektor
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 356
Judit Varga
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 357
David Haye
BOXER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 358
Kengo Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 359
Luciano Galletti
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 360
Mark Webber
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 361
Wang Yaping
ASTRONAUT
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 362
Duda
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 363
Suzy
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 364
Kelli Giddish
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 365
Allan Davis
CYCLIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 366
Carlos Alvarado Quesada
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 367
Guillermo Rigondeaux
BOXER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 368

In China

Among people born in China, Wang Yaping ranks 1,090 out of 1,610. Before her are Xu Jinglei (1974), Tie Ning (1957), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), Woeser (1966), Gao Yuanyuan (1979), and Huang Zitao (1993). After her are Wang Yifu (1960), Xu Yuhua (1976), Sui Xinmei (1965), Yan Zi (1984), Trinley Thaye Dorje (1983), and Ding Junhui (1987).

Others born in China

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Xu Jinglei
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 1,084
Tie Ning
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 1,085
Wang Xiaoshuai
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,086
Woeser
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 1,087
Gao Yuanyuan
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,088
Huang Zitao
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,089
Wang Yaping
ASTRONAUT
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,090
Wang Yifu
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 1,091
Xu Yuhua
CHESS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 1,092
Sui Xinmei
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 1,093
Yan Zi
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 1,094
Trinley Thaye Dorje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 1,095
Ding Junhui
SNOOKER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1,096