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William R. Pogue

1930 - 2014

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William Reid "Bill" Pogue (January 23, 1930 – March 3, 2014) was an American astronaut and pilot who served in the United States Air Force (USAF) as a fighter pilot and test pilot, and reached the rank of colonel. He was also a teacher, public speaker and author. Born and educated in Oklahoma, Pogue graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and enlisted in the USAF in 1951 and served for 24 years. He flew combat during the Korean War and with the USAF Thunderbirds, then served as a flight instructor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William R. Pogue is the 22nd most popular astronaut (up from 145th in 2019), the 1,243rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,435th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, William R. Pogue ranks 22 out of 556. Before him are Alexei Leonov, Richard F. Gordon Jr., Alan Shepard, Gherman Titov, Robert Crippen, and Dennis Tito. After him are Anna Lee Fisher, Sigmund Jähn, Harrison Schmitt, Jack Lousma, David M. Brown, and Svetlana Savitskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, William R. Pogue ranks 71. Before him are Gena Rowlands, Jesús Franco, Derek Walcott, Johan Galtung, Robert Wagner, and Ivan Silayev. After him are Mary Quant, Adunis, Moustapha Akkad, Stanley Miller, Gaafar Nimeiry, and Sonia Rykiel. Among people deceased in 2014, William R. Pogue ranks 42. Before him are H. R. Giger, Richard Kiel, Masaru Emoto, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Gerald Edelman, and Tito Vilanova. After him are Mickey Rooney, Dobrica Ćosić, Luise Rainer, Karlheinz Böhm, Daniel Keyes, and Kim Song-ae.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William R. Pogue ranks 1,243 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Jarmusch (1953), James Hetfield (1963), Daniel Nathans (1928), Matthew McConaughey (1969), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), and R. Lee Ermey (1944). After him are John Goodman (1952), Betty Ford (1918), Brendan Fraser (1968), Eliot Ness (1903), Mickey Rooney (1920), and Leon Festinger (1919).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, William R. Pogue ranks 15. Before him are Ronald Evans (1933), Michael J. Smith (1945), Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), Alan Shepard (1923), Robert Crippen (1937), and Dennis Tito (1940). After him are Anna Lee Fisher (1949), Harrison Schmitt (1935), Jack Lousma (1936), David M. Brown (1956), Gerald Carr (1932), and Owen Garriott (1930).

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