ASTRONAUT
Gerhard Thiele
1953 - Today

Gerhard Thiele
Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut. He is the father of Die Astronautin candidate Insa Thiele-Eich. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerhard Thiele is the 363rd most popular astronaut (down from 343rd in 2019), the 5,809th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,796th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Gerhard Thiele ranks 363 out of 556. Before him are Charles L. Veach, Guy Gardner, Michael R. Clifford, Christopher Ferguson, Janet L. Kavandi, and Kenneth Cockrell. After him are Curtis Brown, Frederick Hauck, John-David F. Bartoe, Jean-François Clervoy, Andreas Mogensen, and Roman Romanenko.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles L. Veach
1944 - 1995
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 357
Guy Gardner
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 358
Michael R. Clifford
1952 - 2021
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 359
Christopher Ferguson
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 360
Janet L. Kavandi
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 361
Kenneth Cockrell
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 362
Gerhard Thiele
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 363
Curtis Brown
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 364
Frederick Hauck
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 365
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Gerhard Thiele ranks 604. Before him are Helmut Roleder, Lionel Zinsou, Phil Davis, Ignacio Flores, Bess Armstrong, and Tatyana Providokhina. After him are Jeff Kober, Ernő Kolczonay, Nora Aunor, Jerzy Rybicki, John Bellamy Foster, and Chen Danqing.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsHelmut Roleder
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 598
Lionel Zinsou
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 599
Phil Davis
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 600
Ignacio Flores
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2011
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 601
Bess Armstrong
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 602
Tatyana Providokhina
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 603
Gerhard Thiele
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 604
Jeff Kober
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 605
Ernő Kolczonay
ATHLETE
1953 - 2009
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 606
Nora Aunor
ACTOR
1953 - 2025
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 607
Jerzy Rybicki
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 608
John Bellamy Foster
SOCIOLOGIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 609
Chen Danqing
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 610
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gerhard Thiele ranks 5,812 out of 7,253. Before him are Gerhard Heer (1955), Fabian Ernst (1979), Bernd Dreher (1966), Michael Rich (1969), Volker Beck (1960), and Rudi Fink (1958). After him are Harald Schmid (1957), Shawn Bradley (1972), Ron-Robert Zieler (1989), Ellen Fiedler (1958), Monika Pflug (1954), and Kevin Volland (1992).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGerhard Heer
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 5,806
Fabian Ernst
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 5,807
Bernd Dreher
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5,808
Michael Rich
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5,809
Volker Beck
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5,810
Rudi Fink
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 5,811
Gerhard Thiele
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 5,812
Harald Schmid
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 5,813
Shawn Bradley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 5,814
Ron-Robert Zieler
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 5,815
Ellen Fiedler
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 5,816
Monika Pflug
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 5,817
Kevin Volland
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 5,818
Among ASTRONAUTS In Germany
Among astronauts born in Germany, Gerhard Thiele ranks 10. Before him are Thomas Reiter (1958), Ernst Messerschmid (1945), Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), Klaus-Dietrich Flade (1952), Ulrich Walter (1954), and Reinhold Ewald (1956). After him are Alexander Gerst (1976), Matthias Maurer (1970), and Jasmin Moghbeli (1983).
Thomas Reiter
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 4
Ernst Messerschmid
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5
Jean-Jacques Favier
1949 - 2023
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 6
Klaus-Dietrich Flade
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 7
Ulrich Walter
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 8
Reinhold Ewald
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 9
Gerhard Thiele
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 10
Alexander Gerst
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 11
Matthias Maurer
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 12
Jasmin Moghbeli
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 13