ASTRONAUT
Robert Crippen
1937 - Today

Robert Crippen
Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut. He traveled into space four times: as pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as commander of STS-7 in June 1983, STS-41-C in April 1984, and STS-41-G in October 1984. He was also a part of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT), ASTP support crew member, and the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) for the Space Shuttle. In 1986, Crippen participated in the recovery operations for the remains of crew members after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Crippen is the 20th most popular astronaut (up from 194th in 2019), the 1,101st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,294th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Robert Crippen ranks 20 out of 556. Before him are Ronald Evans, Michael J. Smith, Alexei Leonov, Richard F. Gordon Jr., Alan Shepard, and Gherman Titov. After him are Dennis Tito, William R. Pogue, Anna Lee Fisher, Sigmund Jähn, Harrison Schmitt, and Jack Lousma.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRonald Evans
1933 - 1990
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 14
Michael J. Smith
1945 - 1986
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 15
Alexei Leonov
1934 - 2019
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 16
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
1929 - 2017
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 17
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 18
Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 19
Robert Crippen
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 20
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 21
William R. Pogue
1930 - 2014
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 22
Anna Lee Fisher
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 23
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 24
Harrison Schmitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 25
Jack Lousma
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Robert Crippen ranks 46. Before him are David Hockney, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Bill Cosby, Gennady Yanayev, Robin Warren, and Claude Lelouch. After him are Vladimir Ashkenazy, Colleen McCullough, Jacques Santer, Juvénal Habyarimana, Roald Hoffmann, and Colin Powell.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsDavid Hockney
ARTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 40
Bettina Heinen-Ayech
PAINTER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 41
Bill Cosby
COMEDIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 42
Gennady Yanayev
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2010
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 43
Robin Warren
PHYSICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 44
Claude Lelouch
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 45
Robert Crippen
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 46
Vladimir Ashkenazy
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 47
Colleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 48
Jacques Santer
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 49
Juvénal Habyarimana
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1994
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 50
Roald Hoffmann
CHEMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 51
Colin Powell
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 52
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Crippen ranks 1,101 out of 20,380. Before him are Gene Wilder (1933), Lee Radziwill (1933), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Chris Gardner (1954), George Whipple (1878), and Timothy McVeigh (1968). After him are Francis Peyton Rous (1879), Marla Maples (1963), John Cassavetes (1929), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), and Geena Davis (1956).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGene Wilder
ACTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 1,095
Lee Radziwill
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1933 - 2019
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 1,096
Kris Kristofferson
SINGER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 1,097
Chris Gardner
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 1,098
George Whipple
PHYSICIAN
1878 - 1976
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 1,099
Timothy McVeigh
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2001
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 1,100
Robert Crippen
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 1,101
Francis Peyton Rous
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1970
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 1,102
Marla Maples
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 1,103
John Cassavetes
ACTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 1,104
Marilyn vos Savant
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 1,105
Robert H. Grubbs
CHEMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 1,106
Geena Davis
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 1,107
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Robert Crippen ranks 13. Before him are Ed White (1930), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Ronald Evans (1933), Michael J. Smith (1945), Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), and Alan Shepard (1923). After him are Dennis Tito (1940), William R. Pogue (1930), Anna Lee Fisher (1949), Harrison Schmitt (1935), Jack Lousma (1936), and David M. Brown (1956).
Ed White
1930 - 1967
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 7
Thomas P. Stafford
1930 - 2024
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 8
Ronald Evans
1933 - 1990
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 9
Michael J. Smith
1945 - 1986
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 10
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
1929 - 2017
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 11
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 12
Robert Crippen
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 13
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 14
William R. Pogue
1930 - 2014
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 15
Anna Lee Fisher
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 16
Harrison Schmitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 17
Jack Lousma
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 18
David M. Brown
1956 - 2003
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 19