ASTRONAUT
Claude Nicollier
1944 - Today
Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier (born 2 September 1944) is the first astronaut from Switzerland. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight (STS-46) was in 1992, and his final spaceflight (STS-103) was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope (called STS-61 and STS-103). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Nicollier is the 66th most popular astronaut (up from 68th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 243rd in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Claude Nicollier ranks 66 out of 556. Before him are Viktor Patsayev, Michael P. Anderson, Christa McAuliffe, Jean-Loup Chrétien, Sunita Williams, and Bruce McCandless II. After him are Toyohiro Akiyama, Barry E. Wilmore, Georgy Beregovoy, Judith Resnik, Sally Ride, and Toktar Aubakirov.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Viktor Patsayev
1933 - 1971
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 60
Michael P. Anderson
1959 - 2003
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 61
Christa McAuliffe
1948 - 1986
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 62
Jean-Loup Chrétien
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 63
Sunita Williams
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 64
Bruce McCandless II
1937 - 2017
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 65
Claude Nicollier
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 66
Toyohiro Akiyama
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 67
Barry E. Wilmore
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 68
Georgy Beregovoy
1921 - 1995
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 69
Judith Resnik
1949 - 1986
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 70
Sally Ride
1951 - 2012
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 71
Toktar Aubakirov
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 72
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Claude Nicollier ranks 226. Before him are Sergei Belov, Jerry Springer, Dennis Wilson, Marie-France Pisier, Kay Parker, and Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun. After him are Ron Huldai, Bob Brown, Ivica Račan, Alvin Lee, Brian Tracy, and Jeffrey Tambor.
Others Born in 1944
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Sergei Belov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 220
Jerry Springer
PRESENTER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 221
Dennis Wilson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 222
Marie-France Pisier
ACTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 223
Kay Parker
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1944 - 2022
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 224
Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 225
Claude Nicollier
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 226
Ron Huldai
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 227
Bob Brown
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 228
Ivica Račan
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 229
Alvin Lee
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2013
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 230
Brian Tracy
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 231
Jeffrey Tambor
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 232
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Claude Nicollier ranks 221 out of 1,015. Before him are Jacob Sprenger (1435), Jost Amman (1539), Emma Jung (1882), Jean Ziegler (1934), Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817), and André Abegglen (1909). After him are Joseph Deiss (1946), Roberto Di Matteo (1970), Eugène Grasset (1845), Leonardo Conti (1900), Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750), and Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810).
Others born in Switzerland
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Jacob Sprenger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1435 - 1495
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 215
Jost Amman
PAINTER
1539 - 1591
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 216
Emma Jung
WRITER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 217
Jean Ziegler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 218
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
CHEMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 219
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 220
Claude Nicollier
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 221
Joseph Deiss
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 222
Roberto Di Matteo
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 223
Eugène Grasset
PAINTER
1845 - 1917
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 224
Leonardo Conti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 225
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
MATHEMATICIAN
1750 - 1840
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 226
Pierre Edmond Boissier
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1885
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 227
Among ASTRONAUTS In Switzerland
Among astronauts born in Switzerland, Claude Nicollier ranks 1.
