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William Anders

1933 - 2024

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William Alison Anders (17 October 1933 – 7 June 2024) was an American United States Air Force (USAF) major general, electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman. In December 1968, he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8, the first three people to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the Moon. Along with fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, he circled the Moon ten times, and broadcast live images and commentary back to Earth, including the Christmas Eve Genesis reading. During one of the mission's lunar orbits, he took the iconic Earthrise photograph. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Anders is the 9th most popular astronaut (up from 87th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, William Anders ranks 9 out of 556. Before him are John Glenn, Michael Collins, Valentina Tereshkova, Gene Cernan, Pete Conrad, and John Young. After him are Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, Vladimir Komarov, Thomas P. Stafford, Ronald Evans, and Michael J. Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, William Anders ranks 13. Before him are Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Michael Caine, Lina Medina, Claudio Abbado, and Francisco Gento. After him are Heinrich Rohrer, Jalal Talabani, Tinto Brass, James Brown, H. D. Deve Gowda, and Just Fontaine. Among people deceased in 2024, William Anders ranks 12. Before him are Donald Sutherland, O. J. Simpson, Fethullah Gülen, Paul Auster, Mário Zagallo, and Ismail Kadare. After him are Alberto Fujimori, Peter Higgs, Maria Branyas, Daniel Kahneman, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, and Anouk Aimée.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, William Anders ranks 2 out of 115. Before him are Jackie Chan (1954). After him are Sammo Hung (1952), Chow Yun-fat (1955), Ma Ying-jeou (1950), Leslie Cheung (1956), Stephen Chow (1962), Stanley Ho (1921), Margaret Chan (1947), John Lone (1952), Andy Lau (1961), and Katrina Kaif (1983).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Hong Kong

Among astronauts born in Hong Kong, William Anders ranks 1. 

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