ASTRONAUT
Hans Schlegel
1951 - Today

Hans Schlegel
Hans Wilhelm Schlegel (Überlingen, 3 August 1951) is a German physicist, a former ESA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Schlegel is the 246th most popular astronaut (down from 214th in 2019), the 5,076th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,999th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Hans Schlegel ranks 246 out of 556. Before him are Mikhail Tyurin, Jeffrey Williams, Samantha Cristoforetti, Joseph P. Kerwin, Aleksandr Laveykin, and André Kuipers. After him are Thomas Reiter, Story Musgrave, Takao Doi, Donald E. Williams, Clayton Anderson, and Franco Malerba.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Tyurin
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 240
Jeffrey Williams
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 241
Samantha Cristoforetti
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 242
Joseph P. Kerwin
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 243
Aleksandr Laveykin
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 244
André Kuipers
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 245
Hans Schlegel
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 246
Thomas Reiter
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 247
Story Musgrave
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 248
Takao Doi
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 249
Donald E. Williams
1942 - 2016
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 250
Clayton Anderson
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 251
Franco Malerba
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 252
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Hans Schlegel ranks 468. Before him are Charles S. Dutton, Costică Ștefănescu, Héctor Rodríguez, Alley Mills, Björn Andersson, and Aleksandr Laveykin. After him are Gregory Isaacs, Nana Patekar, Cristine Rose, Olga Jackowska, Scott Gorham, and Dale Earnhardt.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsCharles S. Dutton
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 462
Costică Ștefănescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2013
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 463
Héctor Rodríguez
WRESTLER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 464
Alley Mills
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 465
Björn Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 466
Aleksandr Laveykin
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 467
Hans Schlegel
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 468
Gregory Isaacs
SINGER
1951 - 2010
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 469
Nana Patekar
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 470
Cristine Rose
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 471
Olga Jackowska
SINGER
1951 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 472
Scott Gorham
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 473
Dale Earnhardt
RACING DRIVER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 474
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hans Schlegel ranks 5,079 out of 7,253. Before him are Kurt Hoffmann (1910), Rudolf Haag (1922), Gunhild Hoffmeister (1944), Björn Engholm (1939), Halil Altıntop (1982), and Fredric Wertham (1895). After him are Thomas Reiter (1958), Irmtraud Morgner (1933), Wolfgang Seguin (1945), Hans Eichel (1941), Paul Falk (1921), and Max Hainle (1882).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKurt Hoffmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 2001
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 5,073
Rudolf Haag
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 5,074
Gunhild Hoffmeister
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 5,075
Björn Engholm
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 5,076
Halil Altıntop
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 5,077
Fredric Wertham
WRITER
1895 - 1981
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 5,078
Hans Schlegel
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 5,079
Thomas Reiter
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 5,080
Irmtraud Morgner
WRITER
1933 - 1990
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 5,081
Wolfgang Seguin
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 5,082
Hans Eichel
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 5,083
Paul Falk
SKATER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 5,084
Max Hainle
SWIMMER
1882 - 1961
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 5,085
Among ASTRONAUTS In Germany
Among astronauts born in Germany, Hans Schlegel ranks 3. Before him are Sigmund Jähn (1937), and Ulf Merbold (1941). After him are Thomas Reiter (1958), Ernst Messerschmid (1945), Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), Klaus-Dietrich Flade (1952), Ulrich Walter (1954), Reinhold Ewald (1956), Gerhard Thiele (1953), Alexander Gerst (1976), and Matthias Maurer (1970).
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1
Ulf Merbold
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 2
Hans Schlegel
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 3
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