ASTRONAUT

John Glenn

1921 - 2016

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John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a U.S. Senator from Ohio; in 1998, he flew into space again at the age of 77. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Glenn is the 3rd most popular astronaut (up from 10th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from United States (up from 655th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Astronaut.

John Glenn is most famous for becoming the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, John Glenn ranks 3 out of 556Before him are Yuri Gagarin, and Neil Armstrong. After him are Michael Collins, Valentina Tereshkova, Gene Cernan, Pete Conrad, John Young, William Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, and Vladimir Komarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, John Glenn ranks 2Before him is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. After him are Alexander Dubček, Charles Bronson, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Michael I of Romania, Kocheril R. Narayanan, Suharto, Andrei Sakharov, Astor Piazzolla, Stanisław Lem, and Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 2016, John Glenn ranks 6Before him are Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Johan Cruyff, Umberto Eco, and Bhumibol Adulyadej. After him are Bud Spencer, Shimon Peres, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Reynolds, and Alan Rickman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Glenn ranks 90 out of 20,380Before him are Helen Keller (1880), B.B. King (1925), Brigham Young (1801), Jack London (1876), Stanley Kubrick (1928), and Robin Williams (1951). After him are Al Capone (1899), Stephen King (1947), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Gene Hackman (1930), and Jeff Bezos (1964).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, John Glenn ranks 2Before him are Neil Armstrong (1930). After him are Gene Cernan (1934), Pete Conrad (1930), John Young (1930), Buzz Aldrin (1930), Ed White (1930), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Ronald Evans (1933), Michael J. Smith (1945), Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), and Alan Shepard (1923).