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Robert L. Gibson

1946 - Today

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Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born October 30, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. A retired NASA astronaut, he also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1992 to 1994. Today Gibson is active as a professional pilot, racing regularly at the annual Reno Air Races. He was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2003 and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2013, and has received several military decorations throughout his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert L. Gibson is the 333rd most popular astronaut (down from 332nd in 2019), the 11,964th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,194th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert L. Gibson ranks 333 out of 556. Before him are Ronald J. Grabe, Jing Haipeng, Loren Shriver, Anthony W. England, William S. McArthur, and Catherine Coleman. After him are Joseph M. Acaba, Sergei Treshchov, Vladimir Dezhurov, George D. Zamka, Tamara E. Jernigan, and Mike Mullane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Robert L. Gibson ranks 745. Before him are Richard Bauckham, Roberto Chale, Skip Spence, Attila Abonyi, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Jean-Claude Désir. After him are Karen Silkwood, Ed Markey, Jeffrey Hammond, Rick Adelman, Patrick Manning, and John Gribbin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert L. Gibson ranks 11,966 out of 20,380. Before him are Balthazar Getty (1975), Duane Swanson (1913), Félix Sánchez (1977), Katharine Jefferts Schori (1954), George B. Seitz (1888), and Scott Cawthon (1971). After him are Lowell Sherman (1888), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Karen Silkwood (1946), Kawhi Leonard (1991), Earl Van Dorn (1820), and Ed Markey (1946).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Robert L. Gibson ranks 162. Before him are Lee Archambault (1960), Ronald J. Grabe (1945), Loren Shriver (1944), Anthony W. England (1942), William S. McArthur (1951), and Catherine Coleman (1960). After him are Joseph M. Acaba (1967), George D. Zamka (1962), Tamara E. Jernigan (1959), Mike Mullane (1945), Michael Coats (1946), and Leroy Chiao (1960).

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