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Wubbo Ockels

1946 - 2014

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Wubbo Johannes Ockels (28 March 1946 – 18 May 2014) was a Dutch physicist and astronaut with the European Space Agency who, in 1985, became the first Dutch citizen in space when he flew on STS-61-A as a payload specialist. He later became professor of aerospace engineering at Delft University of Technology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wubbo Ockels is the 114th most popular astronaut (up from 142nd in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 634th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Wubbo Ockels ranks 114 out of 556. Before him are Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, Gennady Padalka, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Gregory Jarvis, Deke Slayton, and Steve MacLean. After him are Phạm Tuân, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Pyotr Klimuk, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, Susan Kilrain, and Ulf Merbold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Wubbo Ockels ranks 323. Before him are Kiril Ivkov, Óscar Berger, Vazgen Manukyan, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Gerrie Mühren, and Stan Winston. After him are Doug Russell, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, László Polgár, Andrea Dworkin, Jo Bonfrère, and Farag Foda. Among people deceased in 2014, Wubbo Ockels ranks 186. Before him are Rudolph Rummel, Viscera, Edward Clancy, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Bernard Agré, and Rafael Addiego Bruno. After him are Sulejman Tihić, Henning Carlsen, Jean-Jacques Marcel, Angéla Németh, Josep Maria Subirachs, and Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wubbo Ockels ranks 507 out of 1,646. Before him are Memphis Depay (1994), Gerrie Mühren (1946), Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900), Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927), Gysbert Japiks (1603), and Willem Kes (1856). After him are Albert Eckhout (1610), Jan Gies (1905), Lodewijk van Heiden (1773), Hendrik van Gent (1900), Michael van Langren (1598), and Jo Bonfrère (1946).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Netherlands

Among astronauts born in Netherlands, Wubbo Ockels ranks 1. After him are Lodewijk van den Berg (1932), and André Kuipers (1958).

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