ASTRONAUT
Thomas Pesquet
1978 - Today

Thomas Pesquet
Thomas Gautier Pesquet (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ɡotje pɛskɛ]; born 27 February 1978) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut, actor, musician, and writer. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010. From November 2016 to June 2017, Pesquet was part of Expedition 50 and Expedition 51 as a flight engineer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Pesquet is the 379th most popular astronaut (down from 311th in 2019), the 5,378th most popular biography from France (down from 5,275th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Thomas Pesquet ranks 379 out of 556. Before him are Byron K. Lichtenberg, Liu Wang, Maurizio Cheli, Aleksandr Skvortsov, Aleksey Ovchinin, and Stephen Robinson. After him are James S. Voss, Jan Davis, Robert J. Cenker, Ed Lu, Nicole Stott, and Kathryn P. Hire.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsByron K. Lichtenberg
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 373
Liu Wang
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 374
Maurizio Cheli
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 375
Aleksandr Skvortsov
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 376
Aleksey Ovchinin
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 377
Stephen Robinson
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 378
Thomas Pesquet
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 379
James S. Voss
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 380
Jan Davis
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 381
Robert J. Cenker
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 382
Ed Lu
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 383
Nicole Stott
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 384
Kathryn P. Hire
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 385
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Thomas Pesquet ranks 384. Before him are Deniz Aytekin, Mista, Shinya Yabusaki, Jamie Clayton, D'Angelo Dinero, and Andrés Velencoso. After him are Tomoe Kato, Simon Webbe, Marisa Miller, Mía Maestro, Héctor Lombard, and Sébastien Grosjean.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsDeniz Aytekin
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 378
Mista
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 379
Shinya Yabusaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 380
Jamie Clayton
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 381
D'Angelo Dinero
WRESTLER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 382
Andrés Velencoso
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 383
Thomas Pesquet
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 384
Tomoe Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 385
Simon Webbe
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 386
Marisa Miller
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 387
Mía Maestro
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 388
Héctor Lombard
MARTIAL ARTS
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 389
Sébastien Grosjean
TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 390
In France
Among people born in France, Thomas Pesquet ranks 5,378 out of 6,770. Before him are Hervé Morin (1961), José Touré (1961), Coralie Trinh Thi (1976), Ana Girardot (1988), Michel Dussuyer (1959), and Youssef El-Arabi (1987). After him are Alain Casanova (1961), Éric Srecki (1964), Yoann Lemoine (1983), David Foenkinos (1974), Marina Hands (1975), and Anthony Lopes (1990).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsHervé Morin
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 5,372
José Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 5,373
Coralie Trinh Thi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 5,374
Ana Girardot
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 5,375
Michel Dussuyer
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 5,376
Youssef El-Arabi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 5,377
Thomas Pesquet
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 5,378
Alain Casanova
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 5,379
Éric Srecki
FENCER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 5,380
Yoann Lemoine
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,381
David Foenkinos
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5,382
Marina Hands
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 5,383
Anthony Lopes
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 5,384
Among ASTRONAUTS In France
Among astronauts born in France, Thomas Pesquet ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Loup Chrétien (1938), Léopold Eyharts (1957), Claudie Haigneré (1957), Jean-Pierre Haigneré (1948), and Jean-François Clervoy (1958).
Jean-Loup Chrétien
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1
Léopold Eyharts
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 2
Claudie Haigneré
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3
Jean-Pierre Haigneré
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 4
Jean-François Clervoy
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 5
Thomas Pesquet
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 6