ASTRONAUT

Andy Thomas

1951 - Today

Andy Thomas

Andrew Sydney Withiel Thomas, AO (born 18 December 1951) is an Australian and American aerospace engineer and a former NASA astronaut. He has dual nationality; he became a U.S. citizen in December 1986, hoping to gain entry to NASA's astronaut program. He is married to fellow NASA astronaut Shannon Walker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Thomas is the 96th most popular astronaut (up from 413th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Australia (up from 516th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Andy Thomas ranks 96 out of 556. Before him are Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Vladimir Lyakhov, Stuart Roosa, Yury Romanenko, Yuri Artyukhin, and Scott Carpenter. After him are Valentin Bondarenko, Anatoly Filipchenko, Konstantin Feoktistov, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Donn F. Eisele, and Abdul Ahad Mohmand.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Vladimir Dzhanibekov
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 90
Vladimir Lyakhov
1941 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 91
Stuart Roosa
1933 - 1994
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 92
Yury Romanenko
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 93
Yuri Artyukhin
1930 - 1998
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 94
Scott Carpenter
1925 - 2013
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 95
Andy Thomas
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 96
Valentin Bondarenko
1937 - 1961
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 97
Anatoly Filipchenko
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 98
Konstantin Feoktistov
1926 - 2009
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 99
Kathryn D. Sullivan
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 100
Donn F. Eisele
1930 - 1987
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 101
Abdul Ahad Mohmand
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 102

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Andy Thomas ranks 171. Before him are Phankham Viphavanh, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Danilo Medina, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Jeanette, and Alvin E. Roth. After him are Orson Scott Card, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Fabrice Luchini, Rajnath Singh, Keb' Mo', and Jean Smart.

Others Born in 1951

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Phankham Viphavanh
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 165
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2010
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 166
Danilo Medina
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 167
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 168
Jeanette
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 169
Alvin E. Roth
ECONOMIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 170
Andy Thomas
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 171
Orson Scott Card
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 172
Patriarch Daniel of Romania
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 173
Fabrice Luchini
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 174
Rajnath Singh
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 175
Keb' Mo'
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 176
Jean Smart
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 177