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John Young

1930 - 2018

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John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the 9th person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Before becoming an astronaut, Young received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and joined the U.S. Navy. After serving at sea during the Korean War he became a naval aviator and graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Young is the 8th most popular astronaut (up from 43rd in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,123rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Astronaut.

John Young is most famous for being the ninth person to walk on the moon and the first person to fly six missions in space.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, John Young ranks 8 out of 556. Before him are Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, Michael Collins, Valentina Tereshkova, Gene Cernan, and Pete Conrad. After him are William Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, Vladimir Komarov, Thomas P. Stafford, and Ronald Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, John Young ranks 23. Before him are Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Jean-Luc Godard, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Ray Charles, Baudouin of Belgium, and Pete Conrad. After him are Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Tu Youyou, Salvatore Riina, and Ion Iliescu. Among people deceased in 2018, John Young ranks 15. Before him are Ingvar Kamprad, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Bernardo Bertolucci, Stan Lee, Miloš Forman, and Joe Jackson. After him are John Sulston, Peter Grünberg, Amos Oz, Isao Takahata, Riccardo Giacconi, and John McCain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Young ranks 320 out of 20,380. Before him are John R. Bolton (1948), Jay-Z (1969), Walt Whitman (1819), Paul Auster (1947), Donald A. Glaser (1926), and Paulette Goddard (1910). After him are Scatman John (1942), Brian Wilson (1942), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), Michael Mann (1943), John Williams (1932), and Arthur Miller (1915).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, John Young ranks 5. Before him are Neil Armstrong (1930), John Glenn (1921), Gene Cernan (1934), and Pete Conrad (1930). After him are 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).

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