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Dennis Tito

1940 - Today

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Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. During mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own visit to space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station. This mission was launched by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32, and was landed by Soyuz TM-31. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Tito is the 21st most popular astronaut (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,155th most popular biography from United States (down from 993rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Astronaut.

Dennis Tito is most famous for being the first space tourist. He paid $20 million to go to the International Space Station in 2001.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Dennis Tito ranks 21 out of 556. Before him are Michael J. Smith, Alexei Leonov, Richard F. Gordon Jr., Alan Shepard, Gherman Titov, and Robert Crippen. After him are William R. Pogue, Anna Lee Fisher, Sigmund Jähn, Harrison Schmitt, Jack Lousma, and David M. Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Dennis Tito ranks 71. Before him are Astrud Gilberto, René Auberjonois, Mario Andretti, H. R. Giger, Fatema Mernissi, and Toshihide Maskawa. After him are George A. Romero, James Cromwell, Tarō Asō, Herbie Hancock, Cliff Richard, and Thomas Harris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Tito ranks 1,155 out of 20,380. Before him are Ferid Murad (1936), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900), James Jones (1921), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), and Michelle Williams (1980). After him are Kenny Rogers (1938), Duff McKagan (1964), Kris Jenner (1955), Carole Lombard (1908), Robert Nozick (1938), and George A. Romero (1940).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Dennis Tito ranks 14. Before him are Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Ronald Evans (1933), Michael J. Smith (1945), Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), Alan Shepard (1923), and Robert Crippen (1937). After him are William R. Pogue (1930), Anna Lee Fisher (1949), Harrison Schmitt (1935), Jack Lousma (1936), David M. Brown (1956), and Gerald Carr (1932).

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