ASTRONAUT

Gordon Cooper

1927 - 2004

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Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned to fly as a child, and after service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he was commissioned into the United States Air Force in 1949. After service as a fighter pilot, he qualified as a test pilot in 1956, and was selected as an astronaut in 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Cooper is the 56th most popular astronaut (up from 67th in 2019), the 2,788th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,992nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Gordon Cooper ranks 56 out of 556. Before him are Charles Duke, Don L. Lind, Valeri Kubasov, Frank Borman, Vladislav Volkov, and Mirosław Hermaszewski. After him are Ellison Onizuka, Wally Schirra, Fred Haise, Viktor Patsayev, Michael P. Anderson, and Christa McAuliffe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Gordon Cooper ranks 124. Before him are Sabah, Carlos José Castilho, Eldar Ryazanov, Raymond Chow, Robert Plutchik, and Óscar Míguez. After him are Prince Charles of Luxembourg, Colin Davis, Ken Russell, Alfredo Kraus, Alan King, and François Furet. Among people deceased in 2004, Gordon Cooper ranks 82. Before him are Thanom Kittikachorn, Sacha Distel, Zenkō Suzuki, Jean Rouch, Frances Shand Kydd, and Gloria E. Anzaldúa. After him are Harold Shipman, John Charles, Alan King, Marco Pantani, Shiing-Shen Chern, and Juan Carlos Aramburu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon Cooper ranks 2,788 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeb Bush (1953), Frederik Pohl (1919), Dan Inosanto (1936), James Levine (1943), Benjamin Spock (1903), and E. E. Cummings (1894). After him are Richard Bassett (1745), Nancy Roman (1925), Robert B. Wilson (1937), Brittany Murphy (1977), Tito Jackson (1953), and Dexter Gordon (1923).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Gordon Cooper ranks 36. Before him are Henry Hartsfield (1933), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), Alan Bean (1932), Charles Duke (1935), Don L. Lind (1930), and Frank Borman (1928). After him are Ellison Onizuka (1946), Wally Schirra (1923), Fred Haise (1933), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Christa McAuliffe (1948), and Sunita Williams (1965).

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