ASTRONAUT

Karen Nyberg

1969 - Today

Photo of Karen Nyberg

Icon of person Karen Nyberg

Karen LuJean Nyberg (born October 7, 1969) is an American mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. Nyberg holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karen Nyberg is the 155th most popular astronaut (up from 407th in 2019), the 5,620th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,101st in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Karen Nyberg by language

Loading...

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Karen Nyberg ranks 155 out of 556. Before her are Charles E. Brady Jr., Dumitru Prunariu, Georgi Ivanov, Gennadi Strekalov, Vitaly Zholobov, and Pavel Vinogradov. After her are Lev Dyomin, Mike Massimino, Michael Foreman, Chiaki Mukai, Valeri Tokarev, and Yury Glazkov.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Karen Nyberg ranks 144. Before her are Jonas Kaufmann, Naveen Andrews, Jakob Dylan, Beau Biden, Stéphane Chapuisat, and Sayako Kuroda. After her are Donnie Wahlberg, Lisa Su, Snow, Dulce Pontes, Richard Hammond, and Achinoam Nini.

Others Born in 1969

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Karen Nyberg ranks 5,620 out of 20,380. Before her are Budd Boetticher (1916), Alice Paul (1885), Kid Ory (1886), Barbara Hale (1922), Joel McCrea (1905), and Alfred P. Sloan (1875). After her are Nelson A. Miles (1839), A. C. Green (1963), Lysander Spooner (1808), Tom Mix (1880), Ed Roberts (1941), and Donnie Wahlberg (1969).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Karen Nyberg ranks 73. Before her are Sidney M. Gutierrez (1951), Rusty Schweickart (1935), Joseph A. Walker (1921), Joe Engle (1932), Mae Jemison (1956), and Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951). After her are Mike Massimino (1962), Michael Foreman (1957), Paul J. Weitz (1932), Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935), Ronald McNair (1950), and Edward Gibson (1936).

American born Astronauts

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous