ASTRONAUT

Michael Fincke

1967 - Today

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Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke (born March 14, 1967) is an American astronaut and retired United States Air Force colonel. He formerly held the American record for the most time in space (382 days) until it was broken by Scott Kelly on October 16, 2015. Fincke has logged nine spacewalks, totaling 48 hours and 37 minutes of EVA time. He is unique in that six of those spacewalks were in a Russian Orlan spacesuit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Michael Fincke is the 403rd most popular astronaut (down from 371st in 2024), the 14,081st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,284th in 2019) and the 207th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Michael Fincke ranks 403 out of 556. Before him are Michael A. Baker, Scott Altman, Scott J. Horowitz, F. Drew Gaffney, Carl E. Walz, and Carl J. Meade. After him are Samuel T. Durrance, Paul Scully-Power, Sergei Zalyotin, Robert D. Cabana, Michael J. McCulley, and Charles D. Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Michael Fincke ranks 585. Before him are Andrew Shue, Mikhail Botvinov, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Silke Renk, Graham Brady, and Trini Alvarado. After him are Irina Pantaeva, Saad al Ghamdi, Colin Kolles, Mislav Bezmalinović, Václav Němeček, and Alain Roche.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Fincke ranks 14,084 out of 20,380. Before him are Colin Cunningham (1966), John C. Baez (1961), Carter Cruise (1991), Seth Gabel (1981), and Kasey Keller (1969). After him are Allisyn Ashley Arm (1996), Josh Hopkins (1970), Gary Trousdale (1960), Dick Foran (1910), Albert B. Fall (1861), Samuel T. Durrance (1943), and Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Michael Fincke ranks 207. Before him are Shannon Walker (1965), Michael A. Baker (1953), Scott Altman (1959), Scott J. Horowitz (1957), F. Drew Gaffney (1946), and Carl E. Walz (1955). After him are Samuel T. Durrance (1943), Robert D. Cabana (1949), Michael J. McCulley (1943), Charles D. Walker (1948), Sandra Magnus (1964), and Kathryn C. Thornton (1952).

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