ASTRONAUT
John Casper
1943 - Today
John Casper
John Howard Casper (born July 9, 1943) is a former American astronaut and retired United States Air Force pilot. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Casper is the 229th most popular astronaut (up from 273rd in 2019), the 8,411th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,275th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, John Casper ranks 229 out of 556. Before him are Bernard A. Harris Jr., Mary L. Cleave, Taylor Wang, Frank De Winne, Salizhan Sharipov, and Reinhard Furrer. After him are William B. Lenoir, Yelena Kondakova, Piers Sellers, Robert S. Kimbrough, Ivan Bella, and Sergei Avdeyev.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Bernard A. Harris Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 223
Mary L. Cleave
1947 - 2023
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 224
Taylor Wang
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 225
Frank De Winne
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 226
Salizhan Sharipov
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 227
Reinhard Furrer
1940 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 228
John Casper
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 229
William B. Lenoir
1939 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 230
Yelena Kondakova
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 231
Piers Sellers
1955 - 2016
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 232
Robert S. Kimbrough
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 233
Ivan Bella
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 234
Sergei Avdeyev
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 235
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, John Casper ranks 536. Before him are Richard Manuel, Lynn Burke, Joan Van Ark, Toni Basil, Pat Barker, and Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin. After him are Giovanni Pettenella, Michael Stonebraker, Gennadi Sosonko, William Chittick, David Alexandre Winter, and Ron Geesin.
Others Born in 1943
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Richard Manuel
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1986
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 530
Lynn Burke
SWIMMER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 531
Joan Van Ark
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 532
Toni Basil
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 533
Pat Barker
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 534
Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 535
John Casper
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 536
Giovanni Pettenella
CYCLIST
1943 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 537
Michael Stonebraker
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 538
Gennadi Sosonko
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 539
William Chittick
PHILOSOPHER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 540
David Alexandre Winter
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 541
Ron Geesin
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 542
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Casper ranks 8,413 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Kieffer (1910), William D. Coolidge (1873), Marc Aaronson (1950), Robert Bacon (1860), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), and Noah Wyle (1971). After him are K. Eric Drexler (1955), Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926), Alan Ball (1957), Haley Joel Osment (1988), Henry Dearborn (1751), and Robert Goulet (1933).
Others born in United States
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Charles Kieffer
ATHLETE
1910 - 1975
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,407
William D. Coolidge
PHYSICIST
1873 - 1975
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,408
Marc Aaronson
ASTRONOMER
1950 - 1987
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 8,409
Robert Bacon
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,410
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,411
Noah Wyle
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,412
John Casper
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,413
K. Eric Drexler
ENGINEER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,414
Herschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,415
Alan Ball
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,416
Haley Joel Osment
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,417
Henry Dearborn
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,418
Robert Goulet
ACTOR
1933 - 2007
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,419
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, John Casper ranks 105. Before him are John E. Blaha (1942), Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), Dale Gardner (1948), Donald H. Peterson (1933), Bernard A. Harris Jr. (1956), and Mary L. Cleave (1947). After him are William B. Lenoir (1939), Robert S. Kimbrough (1967), Barbara Morgan (1951), James P. Bagian (1952), Jeffrey Williams (1958), and Joseph P. Kerwin (1932).
John E. Blaha
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 99
Brent W. Jett Jr.
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 100
Dale Gardner
1948 - 2014
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 101
Donald H. Peterson
1933 - 2018
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 102
Bernard A. Harris Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 103
Mary L. Cleave
1947 - 2023
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 104
John Casper
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 105
William B. Lenoir
1939 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 106
Robert S. Kimbrough
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 107
Barbara Morgan
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 108
James P. Bagian
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 109
Jeffrey Williams
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 110
Joseph P. Kerwin
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 111
