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Don L. Lind

1930 - 2022

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Don Leslie Lind (May 18, 1930 – August 30, 2022) was an American scientist, naval officer, aviator, and NASA astronaut. He graduated from the University of Utah with an undergraduate degree in physics in 1953. Following his military service obligation, he earned a PhD in high-energy nuclear physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964. Lind was a Naval Aviator and attained the rank of commander in the United States Naval Reserve. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don L. Lind is the 51st most popular astronaut (up from 349th in 2019), the 2,399th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,676th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Don L. Lind ranks 51 out of 556. Before him are Shannon Lucid, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Alan Bean, Valeri Polyakov, Sergei Krikalev, and Charles Duke. After him are Valeri Kubasov, Frank Borman, Vladislav Volkov, Mirosław Hermaszewski, Gordon Cooper, and Ellison Onizuka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Don L. Lind ranks 128. Before him are John Frankenheimer, Harvey Milk, Walter Bonatti, Vilma Espín, Barbara, and Ilon Wikland. After him are Sonny Rollins, Stephen Smale, Akiyuki Nosaka, Lina Kostenko, John Romita Sr., and Eugenio Castellotti. Among people deceased in 2022, Don L. Lind ranks 107. Before him are Jürgen Grabowski, Valeri Polyakov, Borislav Ivkov, Paula Rego, A. B. Yehoshua, and Coolio. After him are Mario Terán, Gal Costa, David Sassoli, Radu Lupu, Thierry Mugler, and Alain Tanner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don L. Lind ranks 2,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Silverberg (1935), David Ellefson (1964), Elizabeth George (1949), Samantha Fox (1950), Robert Wilson (1941), and Karl Guthe Jansky (1905). After him are Jack Swigert (1931), King Vidor (1894), Mark Felt (1913), Roy Raymond (1947), Husband E. Kimmel (1882), and Gia Carangi (1960).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Don L. Lind ranks 34. Before him are Gus Grissom (1926), James Irwin (1930), Henry Hartsfield (1933), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), Alan Bean (1932), and Charles Duke (1935). After him are Frank Borman (1928), Gordon Cooper (1927), Ellison Onizuka (1946), Wally Schirra (1923), Fred Haise (1933), and Michael P. Anderson (1959).

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