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Thomas P. Stafford

1930 - 2024

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Thomas Patten Stafford (September 17, 1930 – March 18, 2024) was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon. He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, Stafford was commissioned in the United States Air Force, flying the F-86 Sabre before becoming a test pilot. He was selected to become an astronaut in 1962, and flew aboard Gemini 6A in 1965 and Gemini 9A in 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas P. Stafford is the 13th most popular astronaut (up from 70th in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,036th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Thomas P. Stafford ranks 13 out of 556. Before him are Pete Conrad, John Young, William Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, and Vladimir Komarov. After him are Ronald Evans, Michael J. Smith, Alexei Leonov, Richard F. Gordon Jr., Alan Shepard, and Gherman Titov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Thomas P. Stafford ranks 35. Before him are Ion Iliescu, Frank Lucas, Silvana Mangano, Maximilian Schell, Philippe Noiret, and Yves Chauvin. After him are George E. Smith, Leon Cooper, Niki de Saint Phalle, Claude Chabrol, Carlos Menem, and Jerome Isaac Friedman. Among people deceased in 2024, Thomas P. Stafford ranks 28. Before him are Akira Toriyama, Françoise Hardy, Louis Gossett Jr., Arnold Rüütel, Sven-Göran Eriksson, and Paul Alexander. After him are Roger Guillemin, Jim Simons, Leon Cooper, Herbert Kroemer, Dési Bouterse, and Alice Munro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas P. Stafford ranks 580 out of 20,380. Before him are Prince (1958), Paul Alexander (1946), Irving Langmuir (1881), Dusty Rhodes (1945), Viggo Mortensen (1958), and Brian De Palma (1940). After him are Charlie Parker (1920), John Wayne Gacy (1942), Melvin Calvin (1911), Tim Walz (1964), Divine (1945), and Chester A. Arthur (1829).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Thomas P. Stafford ranks 8. Before him are John Glenn (1921), Gene Cernan (1934), Pete Conrad (1930), John Young (1930), Buzz Aldrin (1930), and Ed White (1930). After him are Ronald Evans (1933), Michael J. Smith (1945), Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), Alan Shepard (1923), Robert Crippen (1937), and Dennis Tito (1940).

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