ASTRONAUT
Richard Hieb
1955 - Today

Richard Hieb
Richard James Hieb (born September 21, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. After leaving NASA he worked at AlliedSignal and Orbital before spending 14 years as an executive at Lockheed Martin. He is currently a faculty member in the University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Hieb is the 541st most popular astronaut (down from 537th in 2019), the 17,703rd most popular biography from United States (down from 17,320th in 2019) and the 309th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Richard Hieb ranks 541 out of 556. Before him are Kevin R. Kregel, Stephen S. Oswald, James Dutton, Alexander Misurkin, Stanley G. Love, and Patricia Robertson. After him are Lawrence J. DeLucas, Joan Higginbotham, Rayyanah Barnawi, Evgeny Tarelkin, Scott D. Tingle, and Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKevin R. Kregel
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 535
Stephen S. Oswald
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 536
James Dutton
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 537
Alexander Misurkin
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 538
Stanley G. Love
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 539
Patricia Robertson
1963 - 2001
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 540
Richard Hieb
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 541
Lawrence J. DeLucas
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 542
Joan Higginbotham
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 543
Rayyanah Barnawi
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 544
Evgeny Tarelkin
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 545
Scott D. Tingle
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 546
Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 547
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Richard Hieb ranks 742. Before him are Allan Border, Donald A. Thomas, Pierre J. Thuot, Ann Meyers, Joey Jones, and Otis Birdsong. After him are Billy Long, Willie Miller, Jaspal Bhatti, Gwen Ifill, Vinita Bali, and Kevin Brady.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsAllan Border
CRICKETER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 736
Donald A. Thomas
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 737
Pierre J. Thuot
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 738
Ann Meyers
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 739
Joey Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 740
Otis Birdsong
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 741
Richard Hieb
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 742
Billy Long
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 743
Willie Miller
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 744
Jaspal Bhatti
COMEDIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 745
Gwen Ifill
WRITER
1955 - 2016
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 746
Vinita Bali
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 747
Kevin Brady
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 748
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Hieb ranks 17,711 out of 20,380. Before him are Austin Aries (1978), Bobby Dixon (1983), Steve Lundquist (1961), Joe-Max Moore (1971), Gerald Wallace (1982), and Cody Kasch (1987). After him are Lawrence J. DeLucas (1950), Brady Ellison (1988), Tig Notaro (1971), Mark Pavelich (1958), Tom Dwan (1986), and Terrence Trammell (1978).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAustin Aries
WRESTLER
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 17,705
Bobby Dixon
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 17,706
Steve Lundquist
SWIMMER
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 17,707
Joe-Max Moore
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 17,708
Gerald Wallace
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 17,709
Cody Kasch
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 17,710
Richard Hieb
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 17,711
Lawrence J. DeLucas
ASTRONAUT
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 17,712
Brady Ellison
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 17,713
Tig Notaro
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 17,714
Mark Pavelich
HOCKEY PLAYER
1958 - 2021
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 17,715
Tom Dwan
POKER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 17,716
Terrence Trammell
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 17,717
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Richard Hieb ranks 309. Before him are Pierre J. Thuot (1955), Kevin R. Kregel (1956), Stephen S. Oswald (1951), James Dutton (1968), Stanley G. Love (1965), and Patricia Robertson (1963). After him are Lawrence J. DeLucas (1950), Joan Higginbotham (1964), Scott D. Tingle (1965), Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (1975), Jack D. Fischer (1974), and Robert Satcher (1965).
Pierre J. Thuot
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 303
Kevin R. Kregel
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 304
Stephen S. Oswald
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 305
James Dutton
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 306
Stanley G. Love
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 307
Patricia Robertson
1963 - 2001
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 308
Richard Hieb
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 309
Lawrence J. DeLucas
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 310
Joan Higginbotham
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 311
Scott D. Tingle
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 312
Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 313
Jack D. Fischer
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 314
Robert Satcher
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 315