ASTRONAUT

Theodore Freeman

1930 - 1964

Theodore Freeman

Theodore Cordy Freeman (February 18, 1930 – October 31, 1964), was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected in the third group of NASA astronauts in 1963, he was killed a year later in the crash of a T-38 jet, marking the first fatality among the NASA Astronaut Corps. At the time of his death, he held the rank of captain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodore Freeman is the 185th most popular astronaut (down from 166th in 2019), the 6,699th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,233rd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Theodore Freeman ranks 185 out of 556. Before him are Roy D. Bridges Jr., Christer Fuglesang, William H. Dana, Donald Pettit, Viktor Savinykh, and Vladimir Solovyov. After him are Robert L. Behnken, Anatoly Levchenko, Léopold Eyharts, Anatoly Artsebarsky, William Shepherd, and Aleksandr Kaleri.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Roy D. Bridges Jr.
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 179
Christer Fuglesang
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 180
William H. Dana
1930 - 2014
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 181
Donald Pettit
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 182
Viktor Savinykh
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 183
Vladimir Solovyov
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 184
Theodore Freeman
1930 - 1964
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 185
Robert L. Behnken
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 186
Anatoly Levchenko
1941 - 1988
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 187
Léopold Eyharts
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 188
Anatoly Artsebarsky
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 189
William Shepherd
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 190
Aleksandr Kaleri
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 191

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Theodore Freeman ranks 388. Before him are Edward Woodward, Kurt Nielsen, Jeannette Altwegg, Hank Mobley, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, and David Amram. After him are Hector Bianciotti, John Alcott, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, Little Walter, Liviu Librescu, and Egon Bondy. Among people deceased in 1964, Theodore Freeman ranks 135. Before him are Anita Malfatti, Adolfo Díaz, Felisberto Hernández, Reg Parnell, Brendan Behan, and Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt. After him are Agnes Miegel, Erik Malmberg, Lauge Koch, Werner Bergengruen, Luis Batlle Berres, and Giuseppe Amato.

Others Born in 1930

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Edward Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 382
Kurt Nielsen
TENNIS PLAYER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 383
Jeannette Altwegg
SKATER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 384
Hank Mobley
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1986
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 385
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 386
David Amram
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 387
Theodore Freeman
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1964
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 388
Hector Bianciotti
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 389
John Alcott
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1986
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 390
Christian Schwarz-Schilling
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 391
Little Walter
SINGER
1930 - 1968
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 392
Liviu Librescu
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2007
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 393
Egon Bondy
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2007
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 394