ASTRONAUT

Alan Shepard

1923 - 1998

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Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard saw action with the surface navy during World War II. He became a naval aviator in 1947, and a test pilot in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Shepard is the 18th most popular astronaut (down from 12th in 2019), the 921st most popular biography from United States (down from 744th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Astronaut.

Alan Shepard is most famous for being the first American in space.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Alan Shepard ranks 18 out of 556. Before him are Vladimir Komarov, Thomas P. Stafford, Ronald Evans, Michael J. Smith, Alexei Leonov, and Richard F. Gordon Jr.. After him are Gherman Titov, Robert Crippen, Dennis Tito, William R. Pogue, Anna Lee Fisher, and Sigmund Jähn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Alan Shepard ranks 30. Before him are Val Logsdon Fitch, Jack Kilby, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Attenborough, Arvid Carlsson, and Mauno Koivisto. After him are Morris, Yma Sumac, Lee Teng-hui, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Antoni Tàpies, and Anne Baxter. Among people deceased in 1998, Alan Shepard ranks 21. Before him are Yang Shangkun, Florence Griffith Joyner, Derek Barton, Niklas Luhmann, Conrad Schumann, and Frederick Reines. After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis, Tameo Ide, Theodore Schultz, George H. Hitchings, Raymond Cattell, and Falco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Shepard ranks 921 out of 20,380. Before him are Roy Orbison (1936), Pete Seeger (1919), Edwin S. Porter (1870), George Cukor (1899), Alfred Kinsey (1894), and Billie Jean King (1943). After him are Jimmy Hoffa (1913), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), George Kennedy (1925), J. E. B. Stuart (1833), Lon Chaney Jr. (1906), and John Irving (1942).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Alan Shepard ranks 12. Before him are Buzz Aldrin (1930), Ed White (1930), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Ronald Evans (1933), Michael J. Smith (1945), and Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929). After him are Robert Crippen (1937), Dennis Tito (1940), William R. Pogue (1930), Anna Lee Fisher (1949), Harrison Schmitt (1935), and Jack Lousma (1936).

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