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William Shepherd

1949 - Today

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William McMichael "Bill" Shepherd (born July 26, 1949), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is an American former Navy SEAL, aerospace, ocean, and mechanical engineer, and NASA astronaut, who served as commander of Expedition 1, the first crew on the International Space Station. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Shepherd is the 190th most popular astronaut (down from 154th in 2019), the 6,954th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,717th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, William Shepherd ranks 190 out of 556. Before him are Vladimir Solovyov, Theodore Freeman, Robert L. Behnken, Anatoly Levchenko, Léopold Eyharts, and Anatoly Artsebarsky. After him are Aleksandr Kaleri, Rick Husband, C. Gordon Fullerton, Paul Lockhart, Michael López-Alegría, and Oleg Atkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, William Shepherd ranks 419. Before him are Tom Verlaine, Peter Maffay, Jessica Harper, Stan Hansen, Ebi, and José Graziano da Silva. After him are Wendy O. Williams, William Lane Craig, Gil Scott-Heron, Jean Asselborn, Keith Rowley, and Irena Degutienė.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Shepherd ranks 6,956 out of 20,380. Before him are Louie Anderson (1953), George Bancroft (1882), Buckethead (1969), India Arie (1975), Tarana Burke (1973), and Kaitlyn Ashley (1971). After him are Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Justin Chambers (1970), Krista Allen (1971), Yvette Mimieux (1942), Chris Mulkey (1948), and Edith McGuire (1944).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, William Shepherd ranks 85. Before him are Edward Gibson (1936), Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), William H. Dana (1930), Donald Pettit (1955), Theodore Freeman (1930), and Robert L. Behnken (1970). After him are Rick Husband (1957), C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), Paul Lockhart (1956), Elliot See (1927), Laurel Clark (1961), and James C. Adamson (1946).

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