ASTRONAUT
Reinhard Furrer
1940 - 1995

Reinhard Furrer
Reinhard Alfred Furrer (25 November 1940 – 9 September 1995) was a German physicist and astronaut. Furrer was born in Wörgl, Ostmark (now Austria). After the end of World War II, his father was expelled from Austria. The family found a new home in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Reinhard Furrer is the 228th most popular astronaut (down from 187th in 2019), the 951st most popular biography from Austria (down from 903rd in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Reinhard Furrer ranks 228 out of 556. Before him are Donald H. Peterson, Bernard A. Harris Jr., Mary L. Cleave, Taylor Wang, Frank De Winne, and Salizhan Sharipov. After him are John Casper, William B. Lenoir, Yelena Kondakova, Piers Sellers, Robert S. Kimbrough, and Ivan Bella.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDonald H. Peterson
1933 - 2018
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 222
Bernard A. Harris Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 223
Mary L. Cleave
1947 - 2023
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 224
Taylor Wang
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 225
Frank De Winne
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 226
Salizhan Sharipov
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 227
Reinhard Furrer
1940 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 228
John Casper
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 229
William B. Lenoir
1939 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 230
Yelena Kondakova
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 231
Piers Sellers
1955 - 2016
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 232
Robert S. Kimbrough
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 233
Ivan Bella
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 234
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Reinhard Furrer ranks 442. Before him are Mary Ellen Mark, Mary Beth Peil, Sotsha Dlamini, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, James Brady, and Whitney Smith. After him are Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, Richard Marcinko, Tim Severin, Carl von Essen, Willi Holdorf, and Franco Balmamion. Among people deceased in 1995, Reinhard Furrer ranks 263. Before him are Michael Hordern, Severino Varela, George Rodger, Sabir Yunusov, Prawitz Öberg, and David Wayne. After him are María Luisa Bemberg, Benjamin Mazar, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, John Peters Humphrey, Edmondo Fabbri, and Eeva-Liisa Manner.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsMary Ellen Mark
PHOTOGRAPHER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 436
Mary Beth Peil
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 437
Sotsha Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2017
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 438
Kōkichi Tsuburaya
ATHLETE
1940 - 1968
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 439
James Brady
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2014
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 440
Whitney Smith
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 441
Reinhard Furrer
ASTRONAUT
1940 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 442
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
WRITER
1940 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 443
Richard Marcinko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 444
Tim Severin
EXPLORER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 445
Carl von Essen
ATHLETE
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 446
Willi Holdorf
ATHLETE
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 447
Franco Balmamion
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 448
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsMichael Hordern
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 257
Severino Varela
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 258
George Rodger
JOURNALIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 259
Sabir Yunusov
CHEMIST
1909 - 1995
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 260
Prawitz Öberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1995
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 261
David Wayne
ACTOR
1914 - 1995
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 262
Reinhard Furrer
ASTRONAUT
1940 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 263
María Luisa Bemberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 264
Benjamin Mazar
HISTORIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 265
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
WRITER
1947 - 1995
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 266
John Peters Humphrey
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1905 - 1995
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 267
Edmondo Fabbri
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 268
Eeva-Liisa Manner
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 269
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Reinhard Furrer ranks 951 out of 1,424. Before him are Carl Eduard Hellmayr (1878), Helena Kottler Vurnik (1882), André Heller (1947), Peter Blau (1918), Josef Hassmann (1910), and Franz West (1947). After him are Luise Fleck (1873), Eva Pawlik (1927), Franz Antel (1913), Hellmuth Marx (1915), Hans Pesser (1911), and Lisette Model (1901).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsCarl Eduard Hellmayr
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 945
Helena Kottler Vurnik
PAINTER
1882 - 1962
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 946
André Heller
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 947
Peter Blau
SOCIOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 948
Josef Hassmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1969
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 949
Franz West
SCULPTOR
1947 - 2012
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 950
Reinhard Furrer
ASTRONAUT
1940 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 951
Luise Fleck
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1950
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 952
Eva Pawlik
SKATER
1927 - 1983
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 953
Franz Antel
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 954
Hellmuth Marx
SCULPTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 955
Hans Pesser
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 956
Lisette Model
PHOTOGRAPHER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 957
Among ASTRONAUTS In Austria
Among astronauts born in Austria, Reinhard Furrer ranks 1. After him are Franz Viehböck (1960).