ASTRONAUT

Sonny Carter

1947 - 1991

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Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr., M.D. (August 15, 1947 – April 5, 1991), (Capt, USN), was an American physician, professional soccer player, naval officer, aviator, and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Carter is the 394th most popular astronaut (up from 411th in 2019), the 13,802nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,142nd in 2019) and the 199th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Sonny Carter ranks 394 out of 556. Before him are Eric Boe, David Wolf, Michael Barratt, Aidyn Aimbetov, Luca Parmitano, and Andrew M. Allen. After him are John M. Grunsfeld, Shannon Walker, Michael A. Baker, Scott Altman, Scott J. Horowitz, and F. Drew Gaffney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Sonny Carter ranks 853. Before him are Bob Weir, Tamara Dobson, John Stossel, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Ajit Pal Singh, and Jon Corzine. After him are Táňa Fischerová, Ronnie Montrose, Judith Heumann, P. A. Sangma, James K. Morrow, and John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan. Among people deceased in 1991, Sonny Carter ranks 285. Before him are Abel Kiviat, Natalie Kingston, Magnus Goodman, Natalie Schafer, Joan Caulfield, and Lino Brocka. After him are Roberto Rojas, John Tower, Durga Khote, Mudashiru Lawal, Red Grange, and Cyril Knowles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Carter ranks 13,806 out of 20,380. Before him are Zelina Vega (1990), Dennis Miller (1953), Anthony Doerr (1973), Wendy Moniz (1969), Lauren Weisberger (1977), and Andrew M. Allen (1955). After him are Mark Metcalf (1946), Nathan Deal (1942), Archie Kao (1969), Ashley Scott (1977), Daniel Carroll (1730), and Jeffrey Chiesa (1965).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Sonny Carter ranks 199. Before him are Kathryn P. Hire (1959), Linda M. Godwin (1952), Eric Boe (1964), David Wolf (1956), Michael Barratt (1959), and Andrew M. Allen (1955). After him are John M. Grunsfeld (1958), Shannon Walker (1965), Michael A. Baker (1953), Scott Altman (1959), Scott J. Horowitz (1957), and F. Drew Gaffney (1946).

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