ASTRONAUT
Maurizio Cheli
1959 - Today

Maurizio Cheli
Maurizio Cheli (born 4 May 1959, in Zocca) is an Italian air force officer, a European Space Agency astronaut and a veteran of one NASA Space Shuttle mission. A native of Modena, Cheli attended the Italian Air Force Academy and trained as a test pilot in 1988 at the Empire Test Pilots' School, England. He was awarded the McKenna Trophy as the best student on his course, as well as the Sir Alan Cobham Award for the highest standard of flying and the Hawker Hunter Trophy for he best Preview Handling report. He studied geophysics at the University of Rome La Sapienza and earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Houston. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurizio Cheli is the 375th most popular astronaut (down from 350th in 2019), the 4,334th most popular biography from Italy and the 6th most popular Italian Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Maurizio Cheli ranks 375 out of 556. Before her are Roman Romanenko, Frederick D. Gregory, James Buchli, George Nelson, Byron K. Lichtenberg, and Liu Wang. After her are Aleksandr Skvortsov, Aleksey Ovchinin, Stephen Robinson, Thomas Pesquet, James S. Voss, and Jan Davis.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoman Romanenko
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 369
Frederick D. Gregory
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 370
James Buchli
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 371
George Nelson
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 372
Byron K. Lichtenberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 373
Liu Wang
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 374
Maurizio Cheli
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 375
Aleksandr Skvortsov
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 376
Aleksey Ovchinin
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 377
Stephen Robinson
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 378
Thomas Pesquet
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 379
James S. Voss
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 380
Jan Davis
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 381
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Maurizio Cheli ranks 600. Before her are Andrzej Iwan, Bryan Stevenson, Shohreh, Leonid Yudasin, José Leandro Ferreira, and Pelle Lindbergh. After her are Patrizio Oliva, Michel Dussuyer, William R. Moses, Sergey Koplyakov, Markus Büchel, and Hortência Marcari.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Iwan
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2022
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 594
Bryan Stevenson
LAWYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 595
Shohreh
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 596
Leonid Yudasin
CHESS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 597
José Leandro Ferreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 598
Pelle Lindbergh
HOCKEY PLAYER
1959 - 1985
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 599
Maurizio Cheli
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 600
Patrizio Oliva
BOXER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 601
Michel Dussuyer
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 602
William R. Moses
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 603
Sergey Koplyakov
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 604
Markus Büchel
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2013
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 605
Hortência Marcari
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 606
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Maurizio Cheli ranks 4,335 out of 5,161. Before her are Luca Marinelli (1984), Fedez (1989), Reggie Jackson (1990), Gabriella Dorio (1957), Marco Mattiacci (1970), and Christian Maggio (1982). After her are Patrizio Oliva (1959), Silvio Longobucco (1951), Raffaele Lombardo (1950), Rosanna Marani (1946), Giuseppe Pericu (1937), and Valentina Cervi (1976).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsLuca Marinelli
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 4,329
Fedez
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 4,330
Reggie Jackson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 4,331
Gabriella Dorio
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 4,332
Marco Mattiacci
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 4,333
Christian Maggio
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 4,334
Maurizio Cheli
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 4,335
Patrizio Oliva
BOXER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 4,336
Silvio Longobucco
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 4,337
Raffaele Lombardo
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 4,338
Rosanna Marani
JOURNALIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 4,339
Giuseppe Pericu
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 4,340
Valentina Cervi
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 4,341
Among ASTRONAUTS In Italy
Among astronauts born in Italy, Maurizio Cheli ranks 6. Before her are Michael Collins (1930), Samantha Cristoforetti (1977), Roberto Vittori (1964), Paolo Nespoli (1957), and Umberto Guidoni (1954). After her are Luca Parmitano (1976).
Michael Collins
1930 - 2021
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 1
Samantha Cristoforetti
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2
Roberto Vittori
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 3
Paolo Nespoli
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 4
Umberto Guidoni
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 5
Maurizio Cheli
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 6
Luca Parmitano
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 7