ASTRONAUT

Liu Boming

1966 - Today

Liu Boming

Liu Boming (simplified Chinese: 刘伯明; traditional Chinese: 劉伯明; pinyin: Liú Bómíng; born 17 September 1966) is a major general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF). A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), he was selected into the PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) in 1998. A Shenzhou 7 veteran, he also worked on the Tiangong space station during the Shenzhou 12 mission from June to September 2021. With a combined total of three EVA's performed, he spent some 13 hours walking in space which is currently the record by a Chinese astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Boming is the 340th most popular astronaut (down from 308th in 2024), the 1,045th most popular biography from China (down from 1,044th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Liu Boming ranks 340 out of 556. Before him are Joseph M. Acaba, Sergei Treshchov, Vladimir Dezhurov, George D. Zamka, Tamara E. Jernigan, and Mike Mullane. After him are Michael Coats, Leroy Chiao, Guion Bluford, Karl Gordon Henize, Takuya Onishi, and Ulrich Walter.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Joseph M. Acaba
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 334
Sergei Treshchov
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 335
Vladimir Dezhurov
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 336
George D. Zamka
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 337
Tamara E. Jernigan
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 338
Mike Mullane
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 339
Liu Boming
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 340
Michael Coats
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 341
Leroy Chiao
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 342
Guion Bluford
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 343
Karl Gordon Henize
1926 - 1993
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 344
Takuya Onishi
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 345
Ulrich Walter
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 346

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Liu Boming ranks 453. Before him are Eric Rudolph, Shawn Drover, Zdenko Kožul, Ivan Shapovalov, Gary McKinnon, and Javier Weber. After him are Alka Yagnik, Aasif Mandvi, Taiji, Yevgeny Mironov, Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, and Marco Borsato.

Others Born in 1966

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Eric Rudolph
EXTREMIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 447
Shawn Drover
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 448
Zdenko Kožul
CHESS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 449
Ivan Shapovalov
PRODUCER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 450
Gary McKinnon
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 451
Javier Weber
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 452
Liu Boming
ASTRONAUT
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 453
Alka Yagnik
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 454
Aasif Mandvi
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 455
Taiji
MUSICIAN
1966 - 2011
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 456
Yevgeny Mironov
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 457
Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 458
Marco Borsato
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 459