Astronaute

Neil Armstrong

1930 - 2012

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Neil Armstrong

Neil Alden Armstrong, né le 5 août 1930 à Wapakoneta dans l'Ohio aux États-Unis et mort le 25 août 2012 à Cincinnati dans le même État, est un astronaute américain, pilote d'essai, aviateur de l'United States Navy et professeur. Il est le premier homme à avoir posé le pied sur la Lune le 21 juillet 1969 à 2 h 56 UTC, durant la mission Apollo 11, prononçant alors une phrase restée célèbre : « That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind. » (en français : « C'est un petit pas pour [un] homme, [mais] un bond de géant pour l'humanité. ») Armstrong obtient une licence en aéronautique à l'université Purdue. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 170 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 164 in 2024). Neil Armstrong is the 2nd most popular astronaute, the 33rd most popular biography from United States (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular American Astronaute.

Neil Armstrong is most famous for being the first person to walk on the moon.

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Among Astronautes

Among astronautes, Neil Armstrong ranks 2 out of 556. Before him are Yuri Gagarin. After him are John Glenn, Michael Collins, Valentina Tereshkova, Gene Cernan, Pete Conrad, John Young, William Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, and Vladimir Komarov.

Most Popular Astronautes in Wikipedia

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Yuri Gagarin
1934 - 1968
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 1
Neil Armstrong
1930 - 2012
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 2
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 3
Michael Collins
1930 - 2021
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 4
Valentina Tereshkova
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 5
Gene Cernan
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 6
Pete Conrad
1930 - 1999
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 7
John Young
1930 - 2018
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 8
William Anders
1933 - 2024
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 9
Buzz Aldrin
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 10
Ed White
1930 - 1967
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 11
Vladimir Komarov
1927 - 1967
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Neil Armstrong ranks 3. Before him are Clint Eastwood, and Hafez al-Assad. After him are Richard Harris, Warren Buffett, George Soros, Michael Collins, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Helmut Kohl, Anton LaVey, and Jacques Derrida. Among people deceased in 2012, Neil Armstrong ranks 1. After him are Wisława Szymborska, Oscar Niemeyer, Whitney Houston, Norodom Sihanouk, Ray Bradbury, F. Sherwood Rowland, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., I. K. Gujral, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Joseph Murray, and Yitzhak Shamir.

Others Born in 1930

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Clint Eastwood
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 89.20
Rank: 1
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 2
Neil Armstrong
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2012
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 3
Richard Harris
ACTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 4
Warren Buffett
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 5
George Soros
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 6
Michael Collins
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2021
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 7
Sean Connery
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 8
Gene Hackman
ACTOR
1930 - 2025
HPI: 81.14
Rank: 9
Helmut Kohl
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 10
Anton LaVey
OCCULTIST
1930 - 1997
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 11
Jacques Derrida
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2004
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 2012

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Neil Armstrong
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2012
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 1
Wisława Szymborska
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 2
Oscar Niemeyer
ARCHITECT
1907 - 2012
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 3
Whitney Houston
SINGER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 4
Norodom Sihanouk
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2012
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 5
Ray Bradbury
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 6
F. Sherwood Rowland
CHEMIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 7
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2012
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 8
I. K. Gujral
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 9
Rita Levi-Montalcini
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 2012
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 10
Joseph Murray
PHYSICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 11
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 12