ASTRONAUT

Michael Collins

1930 - 2021

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Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an Italian-born American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was also a test pilot and major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Born in Rome, Italy, where his father was serving as the U.S. military attaché, Collins graduated in the Class of 1952 from the United States Military Academy. He followed his father, brother, uncle, and cousin into the military. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Collins is the 4th most popular astronaut (down from 3rd in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Italy (down from 85th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Astronaut.

Michael Collins is most famous for the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Republican Army and a member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Michael Collins ranks 4 out of 556. Before him are Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, and John Glenn. After him are Valentina Tereshkova, Gene Cernan, Pete Conrad, John Young, William Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, and Vladimir Komarov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Michael Collins ranks 7. Before him are Clint Eastwood, Hafez al-Assad, Neil Armstrong, Richard Harris, Warren Buffett, and George Soros. After him are Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Helmut Kohl, Anton LaVey, Jacques Derrida, and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Among people deceased in 2021, Michael Collins ranks 4. Before him are Gerd Müller, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Jean-Paul Belmondo. After him are Bernie Madoff, Ed Asner, Chun Doo-hwan, Albert Bandura, Christopher Plummer, George Shultz, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and Roh Tae-woo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Michael Collins ranks 158 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Innocent IX (1519), Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Carlo Ancelotti (1959), and Donato Bramante (1443). After him are Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526), Numa Pompilius (-753), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), and Antonio Gramsci (1891).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Italy

Among astronauts born in Italy, Michael Collins ranks 1. After him are Samantha Cristoforetti (1977), Roberto Vittori (1964), Paolo Nespoli (1957), Umberto Guidoni (1954), Maurizio Cheli (1959), and Luca Parmitano (1976).

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