ASTRONAUT

Tim Peake

1972 - Today

Tim Peake

Major Timothy Nigel Peake (born 7 April 1972) is a retired British European Space Agency astronaut, Army Air Corps officer and author. He is the first British ESA astronaut, the second astronaut to bear a flag of the United Kingdom patch (following Helen Sharman), the sixth person born in the United Kingdom to go on board the International Space Station, and the seventh UK-born person in space. He began the ESA's intensive astronaut basic training course in September 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Peake is the 221st most popular astronaut (up from 544th in 2024), the 4,124th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,438th in 2019) and the most popular British Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Tim Peake ranks 221 out of 556. Before him are Claudie Haigneré, Mamoru Mohri, Mario Runco Jr., John E. Blaha, Brent W. Jett Jr., and Dale Gardner. After him are Donald H. Peterson, Bernard A. Harris Jr., Mary L. Cleave, Taylor Wang, Frank De Winne, and Salizhan Sharipov.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Claudie Haigneré
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 215
Mamoru Mohri
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 216
Mario Runco Jr.
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 217
John E. Blaha
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 218
Brent W. Jett Jr.
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 219
Dale Gardner
1948 - 2014
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 220
Tim Peake
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 221
Donald H. Peterson
1933 - 2018
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 222
Bernard A. Harris Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 223
Mary L. Cleave
1947 - 2023
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 224
Taylor Wang
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 225
Frank De Winne
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 226
Salizhan Sharipov
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 227

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Tim Peake ranks 202. Before him are Sergei Magnitsky, Viorel Moldovan, Mario Stanić, Maria Mutola, Paula Hawkins, and Giovanni Silva de Oliveira. After him are Goran Vlaović, Leslie Mann, Hera Björk, Wilson Kipketer, Leonor Varela, and Kiko Loureiro.

Others Born in 1972

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Sergei Magnitsky
MAFIOSO
1972 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 196
Viorel Moldovan
COACH
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 197
Mario Stanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 198
Maria Mutola
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 199
Paula Hawkins
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 200
Giovanni Silva de Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 201
Tim Peake
ASTRONAUT
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 202
Goran Vlaović
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 203
Leslie Mann
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 204
Hera Björk
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 205
Wilson Kipketer
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 206
Leonor Varela
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 207
Kiko Loureiro
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 208