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Taylor Wang

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Taylor Gun-Jin Wang (simplified Chinese: 王赣骏; traditional Chinese: 王贛駿; pinyin: Wáng Gànjùn; born June 16, 1940) is a Chinese-born Taiwanese-American scientist and in 1985, became the first person of Chinese origin to go into space. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Taylor Wang is the 225th most popular astronaut (up from 228th in 2019), the 925th most popular biography from China (up from 971st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Taylor Wang ranks 225 out of 556. Before him are Brent W. Jett Jr., Dale Gardner, Tim Peake, Donald H. Peterson, Bernard A. Harris Jr., and Mary L. Cleave. After him are Frank De Winne, Salizhan Sharipov, Reinhard Furrer, John Casper, William B. Lenoir, and Yelena Kondakova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Taylor Wang ranks 425. Before him are Ghulam Ali, Friedel Rausch, Yambo Ouologuem, Donna Mills, Dorrit Willumsen, and John Finnis. After him are Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Marju Lauristin, Jacques Duquesne, Slaven Zambata, Barbara Boxer, and Richard D. Ryder.

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In China

Among people born in China, Taylor Wang ranks 925 out of 1,610. Before him are Qin Jiwei (1914), Wei Fenghe (1954), He Guoqiang (1943), Nina Li Chi (1961), John Hersey (1914), and Zhang Zhilei (1983). After him are Yang Zhongjian (1897), Gu Chaohao (1926), Vivian Wu (1966), Hui Liangyu (1944), Li Shangfu (1958), and Qiao Guanhua (1913).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In China

Among astronauts born in China, Taylor Wang ranks 4. Before him are Shannon Lucid (1943), Yang Liwei (1965), and Liu Yang (1978). After him are Fei Junlong (1965), Nie Haisheng (1964), Jing Haipeng (1966), Liu Boming (1966), Zhai Zhigang (1966), Liu Wang (1969), Wang Yaping (1980), and Chen Dong (1978).

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