ASTRONAUT

Jean-Loup Chrétien

1938 - Today

Jean-Loup Chrétien

Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien (born 20 August 1938) is a French retired Général de Brigade (brigadier general) in the Armée de l'Air (French air force), and a former CNES spationaut. He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions and a NASA Space Shuttle mission. Chrétien was the first Frenchman and the first western European in space. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Loup Chrétien is the 63rd most popular astronaut (down from 60th in 2019), the 2,328th most popular biography from France (up from 2,571st in 2019) and the most popular French Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Jean-Loup Chrétien ranks 63 out of 556. Before him are Ellison Onizuka, Wally Schirra, Fred Haise, Viktor Patsayev, Michael P. Anderson, and Christa McAuliffe. After him are Sunita Williams, Bruce McCandless II, Claude Nicollier, Toyohiro Akiyama, Barry E. Wilmore, and Georgy Beregovoy.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Ellison Onizuka
1946 - 1986
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 57
Wally Schirra
1923 - 2007
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 58
Fred Haise
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 59
Viktor Patsayev
1933 - 1971
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 60
Michael P. Anderson
1959 - 2003
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 61
Christa McAuliffe
1948 - 1986
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 62
Jean-Loup Chrétien
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 63
Sunita Williams
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 64
Bruce McCandless II
1937 - 2017
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 65
Claude Nicollier
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 66
Toyohiro Akiyama
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 67
Barry E. Wilmore
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 68
Georgy Beregovoy
1921 - 1995
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 69

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Jean-Loup Chrétien ranks 158. Before him are Bill Withers, David Baltimore, Vasyl Stus, Patrick Bauchau, Violetta Villas, and Anne Perry. After him are Derviş Eroğlu, Paul Martin, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Jaswant Singh, Benjamin Mkapa, and Jan Assmann.

Others Born in 1938

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Bill Withers
SINGER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 152
David Baltimore
BIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 153
Vasyl Stus
WRITER
1938 - 1985
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 154
Patrick Bauchau
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 155
Violetta Villas
SINGER
1938 - 2011
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 156
Anne Perry
WRITER
1938 - 2023
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 157
Jean-Loup Chrétien
ASTRONAUT
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 158
Derviş Eroğlu
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 159
Paul Martin
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 160
Vakhtang Kikabidze
ACTOR
1938 - 2023
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 161
Jaswant Singh
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 162
Benjamin Mkapa
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 163
Jan Assmann
HISTORIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 164

In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Loup Chrétien ranks 2,328 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernadette Chirac (1933), André Glucksmann (1937), Maria of Navarre (1326), Aristide Bruant (1851), Alexandre Desplat (1961), and Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686). After him are Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), Eremburga of Maine (1096), Jacques Lemercier (1585), Jacques Deray (1929), Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725), and Quatremère de Quincy (1755).

Others born in France

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Bernadette Chirac
COMPANION
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 2,322
André Glucksmann
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 2,323
Maria of Navarre
COMPANION
1326 - 1347
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 2,324
Aristide Bruant
SINGER
1851 - 1925
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 2,325
Alexandre Desplat
COMPOSER
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2,326
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
PAINTER
1686 - 1755
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2,327
Jean-Loup Chrétien
ASTRONAUT
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2,328
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2,329
Eremburga of Maine
POLITICIAN
1096 - 1126
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2,330
Jacques Lemercier
ARCHITECT
1585 - 1654
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 2,331
Jacques Deray
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2003
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 2,332
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1725 - 1807
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 2,333
Quatremère de Quincy
ARCHITECT
1755 - 1849
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 2,334