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Bernard A. Harris Jr.

1956 - Today

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Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard A. Harris Jr. is the 223rd most popular astronaut (up from 548th in 2019), the 8,095th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,114th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Bernard A. Harris Jr. ranks 223 out of 556. Before him are Mario Runco Jr., John E. Blaha, Brent W. Jett Jr., Dale Gardner, Tim Peake, and Donald H. Peterson. After him are Mary L. Cleave, Taylor Wang, Frank De Winne, Salizhan Sharipov, Reinhard Furrer, and John Casper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Bernard A. Harris Jr. ranks 358. Before him are Hussein Ahmed Salah, Ilona Slupianek, Lev Avnerovich Leviev, Jamie Dimon, Ilie Balaci, and Cristina Comencini. After him are Jamie Hyneman, Margarita Robles, Matt Craven, Rod Blagojevich, Lutz Eigendorf, and Rosalía Arteaga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bernard A. Harris Jr. ranks 8,097 out of 20,380. Before him are Travis Barker (1975), Damon Knight (1922), Virgil Jacomini (1899), Charles Hallahan (1943), Charles Homer Haskins (1870), and Chet Miller (1902). After him are Allen Garfield (1939), Gary Merrill (1915), Eric Winter (1976), Richard Benjamin (1938), John Antoine Nau (1860), and Blair Brown (1946).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Bernard A. Harris Jr. ranks 103. Before him are Clifton Williams (1932), Mario Runco Jr. (1952), John E. Blaha (1942), Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), Dale Gardner (1948), and Donald H. Peterson (1933). After him are Mary L. Cleave (1947), John Casper (1943), William B. Lenoir (1939), Robert S. Kimbrough (1967), Barbara Morgan (1951), and James P. Bagian (1952).

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