ASTRONAUT

James van Hoften

1944 - Today

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James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften (born June 11, 1944) is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator, and a former astronaut for NASA. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James van Hoften is the 318th most popular astronaut (up from 331st in 2019), the 11,601st most popular biography from United States (up from 12,181st in 2019) and the 152nd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, James van Hoften ranks 318 out of 556. Before him are Richard O. Covey, John M. Fabian, Thomas Akers, Satoshi Furukawa, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson. After him are Timothy Kopra, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Aleksandr Poleshchuk, Lisa Nowak, and Yuri Shargin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, James van Hoften ranks 680. Before him are José Urruzmendi, Aleksandr Lenyov, Krystyna Kuperberg, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, and Saira Banu. After him are Barrie M. Osborne, Avinash Dixit, Peter Giles, Loren Shriver, Petra Roth, and Giorgi Sichinava.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James van Hoften ranks 11,603 out of 20,380. Before him are John Barrasso (1952), Marshall Wayne (1912), Chad Gable (1986), Redd Foxx (1922), Edward Dillon (1879), and Jaleel White (1976). After him are Big L (1974), Lamar Alexander (1940), Birt Acres (1854), Arthur Fiedler (1894), Mike James (1990), and Slater Martin (1925).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, James van Hoften ranks 152. Before him are Bryan D. O'Connor (1946), Richard O. Covey (1946), John M. Fabian (1939), Thomas Akers (1951), Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944), and Tracy Caldwell Dyson (1969). After him are Timothy Kopra (1963), Serena Auñón-Chancellor (1976), Lisa Nowak (1963), Lee Archambault (1960), Ronald J. Grabe (1945), and Loren Shriver (1944).

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