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David Leestma

1949 - Today

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David Cornell Leestma (born May 6, 1949) is a former American astronaut and retired Captain in the United States Navy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David Leestma is the 480th most popular astronaut (up from 496th in 2024), the 16,155th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,999th in 2019) and the 259th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, David Leestma ranks 480 out of 556. Before him are Chen Dong, Zhang Xiaoguang, William F. Readdy, Scott E. Parazynski, James F. Reilly, and David Saint-Jacques. After him are Michael J. Bloomfield, Francisco Rubio, Richard M. Linnehan, Terry Hart, Gregory H. Johnson, and Sergey Ryzhikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, David Leestma ranks 797. Before him are Pat Condell, Ann Romney, Manik Sarkar, Stan Rogers, Martin Buchan, and Tom Corbett. After him are Wayne Collett, Peter Piot, Joe Royle, Vicki Lawrence, Charlie McCreevy, and Steve King.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Leestma ranks 16,162 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Asano (1963), Alisan Porter (1981), Nick Sandow (1966), Debra Granik (1963), Arija Bareikis (1966), and Justin Bruening (1979). After him are Jay Barrs (1962), Brandon Sklenar (1990), Matt O'Leary (1987), Francis Capra (1983), Scott Forstall (1968), and Jamal Crawford (1980).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, David Leestma ranks 259. Before him are Robert Curbeam (1962), Sherwood C. Spring (1944), Steven Smith (1958), William F. Readdy (1952), Scott E. Parazynski (1961), and James F. Reilly (1954). After him are Michael J. Bloomfield (1959), Francisco Rubio (1975), Richard M. Linnehan (1957), Terry Hart (1946), Richard A. Searfoss (1956), and William Oefelein (1965).

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