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 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Yaping is the 387th most popular astronaut (up from 396th in 2024), the 1,098th most popular biography from China (up from 1,110th 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 369. 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: 363
Judit Varga
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 364
David Haye
BOXER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 365
Kengo Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 366
Luciano Galletti
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 367
Mark Webber
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 368
Wang Yaping
ASTRONAUT
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 369
Duda
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 370
Suzy
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 371
Kelli Giddish
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 372
Allan Davis
CYCLIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 373
Carlos Alvarado Quesada
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 374
Guillermo Rigondeaux
BOXER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 375

In China

Among people born in China, Wang Yaping ranks 1,097 out of 1,610. Before her are 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), Ding Junhui (1987), and Liu Guoliang (1976).

Others born in China

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Tie Ning
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 1,092
Wang Xiaoshuai
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,093
Woeser
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 1,094
Gao Yuanyuan
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,095
Huang Zitao
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,096
Wang Yaping
ASTRONAUT
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,097
Wang Yifu
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 1,098
Xu Yuhua
CHESS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 1,099
Sui Xinmei
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 1,100
Yan Zi
TENNIS PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 1,101
Trinley Thaye Dorje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 1,102
Ding Junhui
SNOOKER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1,103
Liu Guoliang
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,104