ASTRONAUT

Margaret Rhea Seddon

1947 - Today

Margaret Rhea Seddon

Margaret Rhea Seddon (born November 8, 1947) is an American surgeon and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women in 1978, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as a mission specialist on STS-51-D and STS-40, and as a payload commander for STS-58, accumulating over 722 hours in space. On these flights, she built repair tools for a US Navy satellite and performed medical experiments. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Seddon was awarded her doctor of medicine (MD) degree in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margaret Rhea Seddon is the 37th most popular astronaut (up from 278th in 2019), the 1,873rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,448th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Margaret Rhea Seddon ranks 37 out of 556. Before her are William C. McCool, Edgar Mitchell, Andriyan Nikolayev, Jim Lovell, David Scott, and Mark Kelly. After her are Pavel Popovich, Valery Bykovsky, Gus Grissom, Ilan Ramon, James Irwin, and Henry Hartsfield.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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William C. McCool
1961 - 2003
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 31
Edgar Mitchell
1930 - 2016
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 32
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 33
Jim Lovell
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 34
David Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 35
Mark Kelly
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 36
Margaret Rhea Seddon
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 37
Pavel Popovich
1930 - 2009
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 38
Valery Bykovsky
1934 - 2019
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 39
Gus Grissom
1926 - 1967
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 40
Ilan Ramon
1954 - 2003
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 41
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 42
Henry Hartsfield
1933 - 2014
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 43

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Margaret Rhea Seddon ranks 111. Before her are Jeffrey DeMunn, Roger De Vlaeminck, David Zucker, Peter Weller, Walter Röhrl, and John Mearsheimer. After her are Patrick Dewaere, Eric F. Wieschaus, Barbara Bach, Ted Danson, Temple Grandin, and Gyanendra of Nepal.

Others Born in 1947

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Jeffrey DeMunn
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 105
Roger De Vlaeminck
CYCLIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 106
David Zucker
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 107
Peter Weller
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 108
Walter Röhrl
RACING DRIVER
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 109
John Mearsheimer
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 110
Margaret Rhea Seddon
ASTRONAUT
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 111
Patrick Dewaere
ACTOR
1947 - 1982
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 112
Eric F. Wieschaus
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 113
Barbara Bach
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 114
Ted Danson
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 115
Temple Grandin
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 116
Gyanendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 117