ASTRONAUT

William S. McArthur

1951 - Today

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William Surles McArthur Jr. (born July 26, 1951) is a retired United States Army colonel and NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station via the Russian Soyuz capsule. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William S. McArthur is the 331st most popular astronaut (up from 381st in 2019), the 11,874th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,446th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, William S. McArthur ranks 331 out of 556Before him are Umberto Guidoni, Lee Archambault, Ronald J. Grabe, Jing Haipeng, Loren Shriver, and Anthony W. England. After him are Catherine Coleman, Robert L. Gibson, Joseph M. Acaba, Sergei Treshchov, Vladimir Dezhurov, and George D. Zamka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, William S. McArthur ranks 617Before him are Jürgen Rüttgers, Steve Walsh, Piet Kleine, Grażyna Gęsicka, Rodger Bumpass, and Ellen Nikolaysen. After him are Jaime Mayor Oreja, Simon Dickie, Al Franken, Christine Muzio, Corneliu Ion, and Piotr Mowlik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William S. McArthur ranks 11,876 out of 20,380Before him are Alonzo Mourning (1970), Hampton Fancher (1938), LeRoy Pope Walker (1817), Beverly Cleary (1916), James Barbour (1775), and David Lindley (1944). After him are Bob Kenney (1931), Patrick Leonard (1956), Molly Picon (1898), Raylene (1977), Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906), and Macy Gray (1967).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, William S. McArthur ranks 160Before him are Serena Auñón-Chancellor (1976), Lisa Nowak (1963), Lee Archambault (1960), Ronald J. Grabe (1945), Loren Shriver (1944), and Anthony W. England (1942). After him are Catherine Coleman (1960), Robert L. Gibson (1946), Joseph M. Acaba (1967), George D. Zamka (1962), Tamara E. Jernigan (1959), and Mike Mullane (1945).