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Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.

1935 - 1967

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Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (October 2, 1935 – December 8, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American who was chosen to be an astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. is the 169th most popular astronaut (up from 400th in 2019), the 5,945th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,014th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. ranks 169 out of 556. Before him are Roberta Bondar, Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Vladimir Kovalyonok, Paul J. Weitz, Leonid Kadeniuk, and Fyodor Yurchikhin. After him are Valentin Lebedev, Ronald McNair, Anatoly Solovyev, Yi So-yeon, Edward Gibson, and Boris Morukov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. ranks 271. Before him are Doug McClure, Valentin Gaft, Alfrēds Rubiks, Syd Field, Rafer Johnson, and Bernard Pivot. After him are Hrvoje Šarinić, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Oscar Panno, Giacomo Losi, Alfredo del Águila, and Pedro Manfredini. Among people deceased in 1967, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. ranks 173. Before him are Fatima Jinnah, Vilho Tuulos, Edward Chamberlin, Zhou Zuoren, Enrico Porro, and Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Antonio Moreno, Antonio Riberi, Percy Hodge, Erick-Oskar Hansen, Väinö Kokkinen, and Mischa Auer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. ranks 5,945 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Silva (1950), Charles Drake (1917), M. C. Gainey (1948), Michael E. Brown (1965), James McCaffrey (1958), and LisaGay Hamilton (1964). After him are Edward S. Curtis (1868), Vanessa del Rio (1952), Richmond K. Turner (1885), Gary Chapman (1938), Linda Fiorentino (1958), and Frank Zamboni (1901).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. ranks 77. Before him are Mae Jemison (1956), Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951), Karen Nyberg (1969), Mike Massimino (1962), Michael Foreman (1957), and Paul J. Weitz (1932). After him are Ronald McNair (1950), Edward Gibson (1936), Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), William H. Dana (1930), Donald Pettit (1955), and Theodore Freeman (1930).

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