ASTRONAUT

George Nelson

1950 - Today

George Nelson

George Driver "Pinky" Nelson (born July 13, 1950) is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and retired NASA astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Nelson is the 372nd most popular astronaut (down from 344th in 2019), the 13,254th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,597th in 2019) and the 185th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, George Nelson ranks 372 out of 556. Before him are John-David F. Bartoe, Jean-François Clervoy, Andreas Mogensen, Roman Romanenko, Frederick D. Gregory, and James Buchli. After him are Byron K. Lichtenberg, Liu Wang, Maurizio Cheli, Aleksandr Skvortsov, Aleksey Ovchinin, and Stephen Robinson.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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John-David F. Bartoe
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 366
Jean-François Clervoy
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 367
Andreas Mogensen
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 368
Roman Romanenko
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 369
Frederick D. Gregory
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 370
James Buchli
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 371
George Nelson
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 372
Byron K. Lichtenberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 373
Liu Wang
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 374
Maurizio Cheli
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 375
Aleksandr Skvortsov
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 376
Aleksey Ovchinin
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 377
Stephen Robinson
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 378

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, George Nelson ranks 686. Before him are Russell Carpenter, John Boozman, Joanna Gleason, Pertti Ukkola, Branko Babić, and Anna Tibaijuka. After him are Jaime Villegas, Raffaele Lombardo, Phil Dent, Alex Callinicos, Tony Wilson, and Andrew Puzder.

Others Born in 1950

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Russell Carpenter
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 680
John Boozman
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 681
Joanna Gleason
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 682
Pertti Ukkola
WRESTLER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 683
Branko Babić
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 684
Anna Tibaijuka
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 685
George Nelson
ASTRONAUT
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 686
Jaime Villegas
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 687
Raffaele Lombardo
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 688
Phil Dent
TENNIS PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 689
Alex Callinicos
PHILOSOPHER
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 690
Tony Wilson
PRESENTER
1950 - 2007
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 691
Andrew Puzder
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 692

In United States

Among people born in United States, George Nelson ranks 13,258 out of 20,380. Before him are D'Arcy Carden (1980), J. Richard Gott (1947), Marie Windsor (1919), Rachel Corrie (1979), Dennis O'Keefe (1908), and John Davis (1921). After him are Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911), Tex Beneke (1914), Ryan Garcia (1998), Merritt Giffin (1887), Olympia Snowe (1947), and Alison Krauss (1971).

Others born in United States

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D'Arcy Carden
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 13,252
J. Richard Gott
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,253
Marie Windsor
ACTOR
1919 - 2000
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,254
Rachel Corrie
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - 2003
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,255
Dennis O'Keefe
ACTOR
1908 - 1968
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,256
John Davis
ATHLETE
1921 - 1984
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,257
George Nelson
ASTRONAUT
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,258
Amelia Boynton Robinson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 2015
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,259
Tex Beneke
MUSICIAN
1914 - 2000
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,260
Ryan Garcia
BOXER
1998 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 13,261
Merritt Giffin
ATHLETE
1887 - 1911
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 13,262
Olympia Snowe
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 13,263
Alison Krauss
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 13,264