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Ronald J. Garan Jr.

1961 - Today

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Ronald John Garan Jr. (born October 30, 1961) is a retired NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronald J. Garan Jr. is the 206th most popular astronaut (up from 483rd in 2019), the 7,526th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,726th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 206 out of 556. Before him are Oleg Kononenko, Yury Malyshev, Elliot See, Laurel Clark, James C. Adamson, and Karol J. Bobko. After him are Koichi Wakata, Michael J. Adams, Gennady Sarafanov, Jon McBride, Loren Acton, and Clifton Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 268. Before him are Marc-André Hamelin, Manuel Merino, Yang Mi-kyung, Tom Byron, George Wassouf, and Timur Bekmambetov. After him are Claude Puel, Eric van de Poele, Eric Chu, Greg Egan, Birol Ünel, and Antonia San Juan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 7,528 out of 20,380. Before him are Gene Haas (1952), Steve Schirripa (1958), Madison Grant (1865), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), Zero Mostel (1915), and Darlanne Fluegel (1953). After him are Blind Blake (1893), Red Garland (1923), Marcia Wallace (1942), Melina Kanakaredes (1967), Rene Bond (1950), and Pruitt Taylor Vince (1960).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 93. Before him are C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), Paul Lockhart (1956), Elliot See (1927), Laurel Clark (1961), James C. Adamson (1946), and Karol J. Bobko (1937). After him are Michael J. Adams (1930), Jon McBride (1943), Loren Acton (1936), Clifton Williams (1932), Mario Runco Jr. (1952), and John E. Blaha (1942).

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