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Ulf Merbold

1941 - heute

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Ulf Merbold

Ulf Dietrich Merbold (* 20. Juni 1941 in Greiz) ist ein deutscher Physiker und ehemaliger Astronaut. Er war 1983 der erste Westdeutsche und zweite Deutsche im All, fünf Jahre nach dem DDR-Kosmonauten Sigmund Jähn. Merbold war als einziger Deutscher dreimal im All. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Ulf Merbold is the 120th most popular astronaut (up from 139th in 2024), the 3,345th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,018th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Astronaut.

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Among Astronauts

Among astronauts, Ulf Merbold ranks 120 out of 556. Before him are Wubbo Ockels, Phạm Tuân, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Pyotr Klimuk, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, and Susan Kilrain. After him are Bertalan Farkas, Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, Mary Ellen Weber, Georgy Shonin, Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, and Dirk Frimout.

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Wubbo Ockels
1946 - 2014
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 114
Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 115
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
1932 - 2002
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 116
Pyotr Klimuk
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 117
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 118
Susan Kilrain
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 119
Ulf Merbold
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 120
Bertalan Farkas
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 121
Nancy J. Currie-Gregg
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 122
Mary Ellen Weber
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 123
Georgy Shonin
1935 - 1997
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 124
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 125
Dirk Frimout
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 126

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Ulf Merbold ranks 270. Before him are Maurice Piat, Vlado Milunić, Miriam Margolyes, Roberto Calasso, Bakili Muluzi, and Silvio Moser. After him are Ahmed al-Mirghani, Tomaž Šalamun, Robert D. Putnam, Mike Love, Airto Moreira, and Wu Bangguo.

Others Born in 1941

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Maurice Piat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 264
Vlado Milunić
ARCHITECT
1941 - 2022
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 265
Miriam Margolyes
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 266
Roberto Calasso
WRITER
1941 - 2021
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 267
Bakili Muluzi
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 268
Silvio Moser
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 1974
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 269
Ulf Merbold
ASTRONAUT
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 270
Ahmed al-Mirghani
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2008
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 271
Tomaž Šalamun
WRITER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 272
Robert D. Putnam
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 273
Mike Love
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 274
Airto Moreira
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 275
Wu Bangguo
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 276

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ulf Merbold ranks 3,347 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Ciliax (1891), Albertus Pictor (1440), Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1839), Theodor Oberländer (1905), Janosch (1931), and John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1513). After him are Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (1785), Erich Neumann (1905), Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (1815), Ernst Schäfer (1910), Walther Kossel (1888), and Ernst Lehner (1912).

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Otto Ciliax
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1964
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,341
Albertus Pictor
PAINTER
1440 - 1507
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,342
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
NOBLEMAN
1839 - 1872
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,343
Theodor Oberländer
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,344
Janosch
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,345
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin
POLITICIAN
1513 - 1571
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,346
Ulf Merbold
ASTRONAUT
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,347
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1871
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 3,348
Erich Neumann
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1960
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 3,349
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1881
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 3,350
Ernst Schäfer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 3,351
Walther Kossel
CHEMIST
1888 - 1956
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 3,352
Ernst Lehner
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1986
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 3,353