ASTRONAUT

Eugene H. Trinh

1950 - Today

Eugene H. Trinh

Eugene Huu-Chau "Gene" Trinh (Vietnamese: Trịnh Hữu Châu, born September 14, 1950) is a Vietnamese American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 as a Payload Specialist, becoming the first Vietnamese American astronaut in space and the second Vietnamese in space (after cosmonaut Phạm Tuân). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugene H. Trinh is the 294th most popular astronaut (down from 262nd in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 106th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Vietnamese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Eugene H. Trinh ranks 294 out of 556. Before him are Vasily Tsibliyev, Gennadi Manakov, Klaus-Dietrich Flade, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, James M. Kelly, and David M. Walker. After him are Soichi Noguchi, Nie Haisheng, José M. Hernández, Roberto Vittori, Aleksandr Lazutkin, and Paolo Nespoli.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Vasily Tsibliyev
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 288
Gennadi Manakov
1950 - 2019
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 289
Klaus-Dietrich Flade
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 290
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 291
James M. Kelly
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 292
David M. Walker
1944 - 2001
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 293
Eugene H. Trinh
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 294
Soichi Noguchi
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 295
Nie Haisheng
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 296
José M. Hernández
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 297
Roberto Vittori
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 298
Aleksandr Lazutkin
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 299
Paolo Nespoli
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 300

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Eugene H. Trinh ranks 565. Before him are Haim Ramon, Gennadi Manakov, François Dupeyron, Mauri Kunnas, Fernando Pereira, and Theresa Kachindamoto. After him are Hans-Werner Gessmann, Michael Swanwick, Christiane Krause, Micky Moody, Sheila Young, and Mirza Masroor Ahmad.

Others Born in 1950

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Haim Ramon
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 559
Gennadi Manakov
ASTRONAUT
1950 - 2019
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 560
François Dupeyron
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2016
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 561
Mauri Kunnas
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 562
Fernando Pereira
PHOTOGRAPHER
1950 - 1985
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 563
Theresa Kachindamoto
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 564
Eugene H. Trinh
ASTRONAUT
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 565
Hans-Werner Gessmann
PSYCHOLOGIST
1950 - 2023
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 566
Michael Swanwick
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 567
Christiane Krause
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 568
Micky Moody
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 569
Sheila Young
SKATER
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 570
Mirza Masroor Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 571

In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Eugene H. Trinh ranks 105 out of 136. Before him are Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970), Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905), Ngô Bảo Châu (1972), Dany Carrel (1932), Võ Văn Thưởng (1970), and Philipp Rösler (1973). After him are Phạm Duy (1921), Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (1954), Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (1921), Linh Dan Pham (1974), Dustin Nguyen (1962), and Kim Thúy (1968).

Others born in Vietnam

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Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 99
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
POLITICIAN
1905 - 2009
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 100
Ngô Bảo Châu
MATHEMATICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 101
Dany Carrel
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 102
Võ Văn Thưởng
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 103
Philipp Rösler
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 104
Eugene H. Trinh
ASTRONAUT
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 105
Phạm Duy
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2013
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 106
Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 107
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 1990
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 108
Linh Dan Pham
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 109
Dustin Nguyen
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 110
Kim Thúy
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 111