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Robert Thirsk

1953 - Today

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Robert "Bob" Brent Thirsk, (born August 17, 1953) is a Canadian retired engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut. He holds the Canadian record for the most time spent in space (204 days, 18 hours and 29 minutes). He became an officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 2013 and was named to the Order of British Columbia (OBC) in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Thirsk is the 410th most popular astronaut (up from 422nd in 2019), the 844th most popular biography from Canada (up from 857th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert Thirsk ranks 410 out of 556. Before him are Samuel T. Durrance, Paul Scully-Power, Sergei Zalyotin, Robert D. Cabana, Michael J. McCulley, and Charles D. Walker. After him are Carlos I. Noriega, Sandra Magnus, Kathryn C. Thornton, Jeffrey Ashby, Bruce E. Melnick, and Oleg Artemyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Robert Thirsk ranks 638. Before him are Peter Lord, Cleavant Derricks, Karen Moe, Hu Shuli, Sam Kinison, and Tim Gunn. After him are Danny Philip, Lincoln Chafee, Shelley Moore Capito, Moushumi Chatterjee, Pat Cadigan, and Vladimir Kolev.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Robert Thirsk ranks 845 out of 1,622. Before him are Bryan Trottier (1956), Adam Gontier (1978), Eric Lindros (1973), Jesse Moss (1983), Tom Green (1971), and Nellie McClung (1873). After him are Bruce Fairbairn (1949), Hooley Smith (1903), Roger Avary (1965), Katharine Hayhoe (1972), Bruce LaBruce (1964), and Deborah Ellis (1960).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Canada

Among astronauts born in Canada, Robert Thirsk ranks 4. Before him are Steve MacLean (1954), Roberta Bondar (1945), and Chris Hadfield (1959). After him are Dafydd Williams (1954), Gregory Chamitoff (1962), David Saint-Jacques (1970), and Jeremy Hansen (1976).

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