ASTRONAUT

James Irwin

1930 - 1991

James Irwin

James Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing. He was the 8th person to walk on the Moon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Irwin is the 42nd most popular astronaut (down from 19th in 2019), the 2,069th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,255th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, James Irwin ranks 42 out of 556. Before him are Mark Kelly, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Pavel Popovich, Valery Bykovsky, Gus Grissom, and Ilan Ramon. After him are Henry Hartsfield, Roger B. Chaffee, Shannon Lucid, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Alan Bean, and Valeri Polyakov.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Mark Kelly
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 36
Margaret Rhea Seddon
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 37
Pavel Popovich
1930 - 2009
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 38
Valery Bykovsky
1934 - 2019
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 39
Gus Grissom
1926 - 1967
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 40
Ilan Ramon
1954 - 2003
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 41
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 42
Henry Hartsfield
1933 - 2014
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 43
Roger B. Chaffee
1935 - 1967
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 44
Shannon Lucid
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 45
Georgy Dobrovolsky
1928 - 1971
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 46
Alan Bean
1932 - 2018
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 47
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 48

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, James Irwin ranks 114. Before him are Michel Serres, Sławomir Mrożek, Jānis Pujats, Toru Takemitsu, Friedrich Gulda, and Jo Bonnier. After him are Ruth Rendell, J. G. Ballard, Greg Bell, Dündar Ali Osman, Robert Atkins, and Nguyễn Ngọc Loan. Among people deceased in 1991, James Irwin ranks 53. Before him are Tony Richardson, Ivan Kozhedub, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Daigoro Kondo, Jean Arthur, and Gene Tierney. After him are Lee Remick, Princess Ileana of Romania, Ernst Krenek, Dead, Christian de Castries, and Henri de Lubac.

Others Born in 1930

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Michel Serres
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 108
Sławomir Mrożek
WRITER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 109
Jānis Pujats
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 110
Toru Takemitsu
COMPOSER
1930 - 1996
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 111
Friedrich Gulda
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 112
Jo Bonnier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1972
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 113
James Irwin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1991
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 114
Ruth Rendell
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 115
J. G. Ballard
WRITER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 116
Greg Bell
ATHLETE
1930 - 2025
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 117
Dündar Ali Osman
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 118
Robert Atkins
PHYSICIAN
1930 - 2003
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 119
Nguyễn Ngọc Loan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1930 - 1998
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 120

Others Deceased in 1991

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Tony Richardson
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1991
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 47
Ivan Kozhedub
PILOT
1920 - 1991
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 48
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
SINGER
1901 - 1991
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 49
Daigoro Kondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 50
Jean Arthur
ACTOR
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 51
Gene Tierney
ACTOR
1920 - 1991
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 52
James Irwin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1991
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 53
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 54
Princess Ileana of Romania
COMPANION
1909 - 1991
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 55
Ernst Krenek
COMPOSER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 56
Dead
SINGER
1969 - 1991
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 57
Christian de Castries
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1991
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 58
Henri de Lubac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1991
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 59