ASTRONAUT
Robert S. Kimbrough
1967 - Today

Robert S. Kimbrough
Robert Shane Kimbrough (born June 4, 1967) is a retired United States Army officer and NASA astronaut. He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA astronaut training following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Kimbrough is a veteran of three spaceflights, the first being a Space Shuttle flight, and the second being a six-month mission to the ISS on board a Russian Soyuz craft. He was the commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 50, and returned to Earth in April 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Robert S. Kimbrough is the 233rd most popular astronaut (up from 449th in 2024), the 8,504th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,104th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Robert S. Kimbrough ranks 233 out of 556. Before him are Salizhan Sharipov, Reinhard Furrer, John Casper, William B. Lenoir, Yelena Kondakova, and Piers Sellers. After him are Ivan Bella, Sergei Avdeyev, Barbara Morgan, Yuri Baturin, James P. Bagian, and Yuri Gidzenko.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSalizhan 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
Sergei Avdeyev
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 235
Barbara Morgan
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 236
Yuri Baturin
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 237
James P. Bagian
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 238
Yuri Gidzenko
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 239
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Robert S. Kimbrough ranks 252. Before him are Edu Manga, Paul Ince, Judith Suminwa, Scott Weiland, Inha Babakova, and Morten Tyldum. After him are Alejandro Aravena, Amala Akkineni, Ecaterina Szabo, Gus Poyet, Masashi Nakayama, and Manuela Maleeva.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsEdu Manga
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2025
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 246
Paul Ince
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 247
Judith Suminwa
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 248
Scott Weiland
MUSICIAN
1967 - 2015
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 249
Inha Babakova
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 250
Morten Tyldum
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 251
Robert S. Kimbrough
ASTRONAUT
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 252
Alejandro Aravena
ARCHITECT
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 253
Amala Akkineni
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 254
Ecaterina Szabo
GYMNAST
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 255
Gus Poyet
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 256
Masashi Nakayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 257
Manuela Maleeva
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 258
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert S. Kimbrough ranks 8,505 out of 20,380. Before him are Joanne Chory (1955), Marlena Shaw (1939), Joseph Bologna (1934), Betty Davis (1945), and Orville Gibson (1856). After him are A. P. Hill (1825), Grace Lee Whitney (1930), Nicholas Gonzalez (1976), John Greenleaf Whittier (1807), Anne Osborn Krueger (1934), Bill Monroe (1911), and Ben Hogan (1912).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoanne Chory
BIOLOGIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 8,500
Marlena Shaw
SINGER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 8,501
Joseph Bologna
ACTOR
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 8,502
Betty Davis
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 8,503
Orville Gibson
INVENTOR
1856 - 1918
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8,504
Robert S. Kimbrough
ASTRONAUT
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8,505
A. P. Hill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1825 - 1865
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8,506
Grace Lee Whitney
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8,507
Nicholas Gonzalez
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8,508
John Greenleaf Whittier
WRITER
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8,509
Anne Osborn Krueger
ECONOMIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 8,510
Bill Monroe
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 8,511
Ben Hogan
GOLFER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 8,512
Among ASTRONAUTS In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Robert S. Kimbrough ranks 107. Before him are Dale Gardner (1948), Donald H. Peterson (1933), Bernard A. Harris Jr. (1956), Mary L. Cleave (1947), John Casper (1943), and William B. Lenoir (1939). After him are Barbara Morgan (1951), James P. Bagian (1952), Jeffrey Williams (1958), Joseph P. Kerwin (1932), Story Musgrave (1935), and Donald E. Williams (1942).
Dale Gardner
1948 - 2014
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 101
Donald H. Peterson
1933 - 2018
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 102
Bernard A. Harris Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 103
Mary L. Cleave
1947 - 2023
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 104
John Casper
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 105
William B. Lenoir
1939 - 2010
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 106
Robert S. Kimbrough
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 107
Barbara Morgan
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 108
James P. Bagian
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 109
Jeffrey Williams
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 110
Joseph P. Kerwin
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 111
Story Musgrave
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 112
Donald E. Williams
1942 - 2016
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 113












































