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Guion Bluford

1942 - Today

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Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space. While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guion Bluford is the 343rd most popular astronaut (down from 260th in 2019), the 12,340th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,962nd in 2019) and the 169th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Guion Bluford ranks 343 out of 556. Before him are George D. Zamka, Tamara E. Jernigan, Mike Mullane, Liu Boming, Michael Coats, and Leroy Chiao. After him are Karl Gordon Henize, Takuya Onishi, Ulrich Walter, Yury Lonchakov, Scott Kelly, and Naoko Yamazaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Guion Bluford ranks 681. Before him are Harry Chapin, Ann Packer, Pertti Purhonen, Julie Sommars, Mridula Sinha, and Lynn Davies. After him are Gerry Ashworth, Nené, Dan McKenzie, Richard Myers, Paul Hinder, and Olivia Cole.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Guion Bluford ranks 12,343 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Dibbs (1951), Benjamin Stoddert (1751), Martha Hudson (1939), Beth Fowler (1940), Ted Lange (1948), and Ellen Stewart (1919). After him are Nick Lachey (1973), Mireille Enos (1975), Warren G (1970), Amanda Schull (1978), Jenna Elfman (1971), and Karl Gordon Henize (1926).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Guion Bluford ranks 169. Before him are Joseph M. Acaba (1967), George D. Zamka (1962), Tamara E. Jernigan (1959), Mike Mullane (1945), Michael Coats (1946), and Leroy Chiao (1960). After him are Karl Gordon Henize (1926), Scott Kelly (1964), Steven Lindsey (1960), Jerome Apt (1949), Charles L. Veach (1944), and Guy Gardner (1948).

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