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Helen Sharman

1963 - Today

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Helen Patricia Sharman (born 30 May 1963) is a British chemist and cosmonaut who became the first British person, first Western European woman and first privately funded woman in space, as well as the first woman to visit the Mir space station, in May 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Helen Sharman is the 356th most popular astronaut (up from 397th in 2024), the 5,937th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,271st in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Helen Sharman ranks 356 out of 556. Before her are Reinhold Ewald, Steven Lindsey, Zhai Zhigang, Jerome Apt, Michael Foale, and Mike Melvill. After her are Charles L. Veach, Guy Gardner, Michael R. Clifford, Christopher Ferguson, Janet L. Kavandi, and Kenneth Cockrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Helen Sharman ranks 628. Before her are Ian Brown, Michel Weber, Srđan Dragojević, Juan Carlos Ablanedo, Zhang Yuan, and Jozef Sabovčík. After her are Panagiotis Fasoulas, Jörg Woithe, Débora Bloch, Vladimír Růžička, Graciano Rocchigiani, and Torgny Mogren.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Helen Sharman ranks 5,939 out of 8,785. Before her are Tim Henman (1974), Rose Tremain (1943), Michael Foale (1957), Eric Brandon (1920), Holmes Herbert (1882), and Binnie Barnes (1903). After her are Christopher Fairbank (1953), Miles Mander (1888), Eddie Hopkinson (1935), Henry Green (1905), Simon Shelton (1966), and James Wilson (1995).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United Kingdom

Among astronauts born in United Kingdom, Helen Sharman ranks 4. Before her are Tim Peake (1972), Piers Sellers (1955), and Michael Foale (1957). After her are Gregory H. Johnson (1962), and Nicholas Patrick (1964).

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