ASTRONAUT
Charles E. Brady Jr.
1951 - 2006

Charles E. Brady Jr.
Charles Eldon Brady Jr. (August 12, 1951 – July 23, 2006) was an American physician, a captain in the United States Navy and a NASA astronaut. He spent 16 days in space on the Space Shuttle's STS-78 flight in 1996. Brady specialized in sports medicine and worked as team physician at several universities before joining the US Navy in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles E. Brady Jr. is the 149th most popular astronaut (up from 479th in 2019), the 5,490th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,640th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Charles E. Brady Jr. ranks 149 out of 556. Before him are Georgy Grechko, Rakesh Sharma, Joseph A. Walker, Joe Engle, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Mae Jemison. After him are Dumitru Prunariu, Georgi Ivanov, Gennadi Strekalov, Vitaly Zholobov, Pavel Vinogradov, and Karen Nyberg.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorgy Grechko
1931 - 2017
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 143
Rakesh Sharma
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 144
Joseph A. Walker
1921 - 1966
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 145
Joe Engle
1932 - 2024
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 146
Aleksei Yeliseyev
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 147
Mae Jemison
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 148
Charles E. Brady Jr.
1951 - 2006
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 149
Dumitru Prunariu
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 150
Georgi Ivanov
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 151
Gennadi Strekalov
1940 - 2004
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 152
Vitaly Zholobov
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 153
Pavel Vinogradov
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 154
Karen Nyberg
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 155
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Charles E. Brady Jr. ranks 268. Before him are André Aciman, Lee Nak-yeon, Michael Freedman, Tatyana Kazankina, Mario Boljat, and Gordon Liu. After him are Bill Bryson, Ana Belén, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Greg Bear, Jakup Krasniqi, and Bobby Jones. Among people deceased in 2006, Charles E. Brady Jr. ranks 197. Before him are Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Octavia E. Butler, Dennis Weaver, William P. Gottlieb, Peter Norman, and Raúl Francisco Primatesta. After him are Said Mohamed Djohar, Max Merkel, Karl Hugo Strunz, John Profumo, Fritz Klein, and Elena Mukhina.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsAndré Aciman
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 262
Lee Nak-yeon
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 263
Michael Freedman
MATHEMATICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 264
Tatyana Kazankina
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 265
Mario Boljat
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 266
Gordon Liu
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 267
Charles E. Brady Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2006
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 268
Bill Bryson
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 269
Ana Belén
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 270
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 271
Greg Bear
WRITER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 272
Jakup Krasniqi
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 273
Bobby Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 274
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsZsuzsa Körmöczy
TENNIS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 191
Octavia E. Butler
WRITER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 192
Dennis Weaver
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 193
William P. Gottlieb
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 194
Peter Norman
ATHLETE
1942 - 2006
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 195
Raúl Francisco Primatesta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2006
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 196
Charles E. Brady Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2006
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 197
Said Mohamed Djohar
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 198
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 199
Karl Hugo Strunz
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 2006
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 200
John Profumo
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 201
Fritz Klein
PHYSICIAN
1932 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 202
Elena Mukhina
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 203
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles E. Brady Jr. ranks 5,490 out of 20,380. Before him are Clayton Christensen (1952), Melinda Culea (1955), Yaki Kadafi (1977), Charles Jencks (1939), Robert Herman (1914), and William R. Orthwein (1881). After him are Noah Beery Jr. (1913), Jorja Fox (1968), Hal Moore (1922), Marianne Moore (1887), Johnny Hayes (1886), and Robert Cummings (1910).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsClayton Christensen
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - 2020
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,484
Melinda Culea
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,485
Yaki Kadafi
SINGER
1977 - 1996
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,486
Charles Jencks
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2019
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,487
Robert Herman
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,488
William R. Orthwein
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1955
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 5,489
Charles E. Brady Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2006
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,490
Noah Beery Jr.
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,491
Jorja Fox
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,492
Hal Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2017
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,493
Marianne Moore
WRITER
1887 - 1972
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5,494
Johnny Hayes
ATHLETE
1886 - 1965
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 5,495
Robert Cummings
ACTOR
1910 - 1990
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 5,496
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Charles E. Brady Jr. ranks 72. Before him are Vance D. Brand (1931), Sidney M. Gutierrez (1951), Rusty Schweickart (1935), Joseph A. Walker (1921), Joe Engle (1932), and Mae Jemison (1956). After him are Karen Nyberg (1969), Mike Massimino (1962), Michael Foreman (1957), Paul J. Weitz (1932), Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935), and Ronald McNair (1950).
Vance D. Brand
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 66
Sidney M. Gutierrez
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 67
Rusty Schweickart
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 68
Joseph A. Walker
1921 - 1966
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 69
Joe Engle
1932 - 2024
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 70
Mae Jemison
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 71
Charles E. Brady Jr.
1951 - 2006
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 72
Karen Nyberg
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 73
Mike Massimino
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 74
Michael Foreman
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 75
Paul J. Weitz
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 76
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.
1935 - 1967
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 77
Ronald McNair
1950 - 1986
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 78