ASTRONAUT

Gregory Jarvis

1944 - 1986

Photo of Gregory Jarvis

Icon of person Gregory Jarvis

Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the January 28, 1986 destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory Jarvis is the 111th most popular astronaut (up from 113th in 2019), the 4,399th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,250th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Gregory Jarvis by language

Loading...

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Gregory Jarvis ranks 111 out of 556. Before him are Yang Liwei, Leonid Kizim, Viktor Afanasyev, Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, Gennady Padalka, and Aleksandr Viktorenko. After him are Deke Slayton, Steve MacLean, Wubbo Ockels, Phạm Tuân, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, and Pyotr Klimuk.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Gregory Jarvis ranks 323. Before him are Peter T. King, Jean-François Stévenin, Alex Metreveli, Thom Mayne, Divina Galica, and Raoul Lambert. After him are Connie Booth, Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Enrique Barón Crespo, David Rasche, Terry Funk, and Alexander Vencel. Among people deceased in 1986, Gregory Jarvis ranks 119. Before him are Valentin Kataev, Ruth Teitelbaum, John Bagot Glubb, Artur London, James H. Wilkinson, and Nicholas Kaldor. After him are Princess Anne of Orléans, Ivan Papanin, Étienne Mattler, Fumiko Enchi, Adolfo Baloncieri, and Harold Arlen.

Others Born in 1944

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1986

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Gregory Jarvis ranks 4,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Bud Abbott (1897), N. C. Wyeth (1882), Charley Borah (1906), John C. Woods (1911), Viscera (1971), and Alec John Such (1951). After him are John Lasseter (1957), Lita (1975), Dan Flavin (1933), Stacey Abrams (1973), Robert Serber (1909), and Rosalind Russell (1907).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Gregory Jarvis ranks 57. Before him are Walter Cunningham (1932), Stuart Roosa (1933), Scott Carpenter (1925), Kathryn D. Sullivan (1951), Donn F. Eisele (1930), and Douglas G. Hurley (1966). After him are Deke Slayton (1924), Susan Kilrain (1961), Nancy J. Currie-Gregg (1958), Mary Ellen Weber (1962), James McDivitt (1929), and Alfred Worden (1932).

American born Astronauts

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous