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Alan Bean

1932 - 2018

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Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, NASA astronaut and painter. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3, and was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Bean graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Texas at Austin in 1955 and re-joined the U.S. Navy—he served as an enlisted member for a year after his high school graduation. He received his naval aviator wings in 1956 and served as a fighter pilot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Bean is the 47th most popular astronaut (down from 23rd in 2019), the 2,173rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,407th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Alan Bean ranks 47 out of 556. Before him are Ilan Ramon, James Irwin, Henry Hartsfield, Roger B. Chaffee, Shannon Lucid, and Georgy Dobrovolsky. After him are Valeri Polyakov, Sergei Krikalev, Charles Duke, Don L. Lind, Valeri Kubasov, and Frank Borman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Alan Bean ranks 108. Before him are José Saraiva Martins, Antonio Tejero, Joe Zawinul, Naina Yeltsina, Eleanor F. Helin, and Quino. After him are Wolf Vostell, Gunter Sachs, Michihiro Ozawa, Ingemar Johansson, Yukio Shimomura, and Paolo Villaggio. Among people deceased in 2018, Alan Bean ranks 89. Before him are Scott Wilson, Katherine MacGregor, Christine Nöstlinger, Dorothy Malone, Alan Baker, and Gene Sharp. After him are E. C. George Sudarshan, Henri Michel, Efraín Ríos Montt, Irena Szewińska, Hayden White, and David Goodall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Bean ranks 2,173 out of 20,380. Before him are Stacy Keach (1941), Robert Bloch (1917), John Densmore (1944), Paul Marcinkus (1922), Robin Hobb (1952), and John du Pont (1938). After him are Lepke Buchalter (1897), Priscilla Lane (1915), Robert Atkins (1930), Pete Sampras (1971), Patricia Neal (1926), and Lady Bird Johnson (1912).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Alan Bean ranks 32. Before him are Mark Kelly (1964), Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947), Gus Grissom (1926), James Irwin (1930), Henry Hartsfield (1933), and Roger B. Chaffee (1935). After him are Charles Duke (1935), Don L. Lind (1930), Frank Borman (1928), Gordon Cooper (1927), Ellison Onizuka (1946), and Wally Schirra (1923).

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