Космонавт

Alan Shepard

1923 - 1998

Alan Shepard

А́лан Ба́ртлет (Эл) Ше́пард-младший (англ. Alan Bartlett «Al» Shepard, Jr.; 18 ноября 1923, Дерри, штат Нью-Гэмпшир, США — 21 июля 1998, округ Монтерей, шт. Калифорния, США) — американский астронавт, контр-адмирал американских ВМС. Первый американец, совершивший суборбитальный космический полёт. Второй человек в космосе по версии ФАИ. Второй космический полёт Шепард выполнил в качестве командира космического корабля «Аполлон-14», один из 12 человек, побывавших на Луне. Подробнее в Википедии

His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Shepard is the 18th most popular космонавт (down from 12th in 2024), the 921st most popular biography from United States (down from 744th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Космонавт.

Alan Shepard is most famous for being the first American in space.

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Among Космонавт

Among космонавт, Alan Shepard ranks 18 out of 556. Before him are Vladimir Komarov, Thomas P. Stafford, Ronald Evans, Michael J. Smith, Alexei Leonov, and Richard F. Gordon Jr.. After him are Gherman Titov, Robert Crippen, Dennis Tito, William R. Pogue, Anna Lee Fisher, and Sigmund Jähn.

Most Popular Космонавт in Wikipedia

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Vladimir Komarov
1927 - 1967
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 12
Thomas P. Stafford
1930 - 2024
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 13
Ronald Evans
1933 - 1990
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 14
Michael J. Smith
1945 - 1986
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 15
Alexei Leonov
1934 - 2019
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 16
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
1929 - 2017
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 17
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 18
Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 19
Robert Crippen
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 20
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 21
William R. Pogue
1930 - 2014
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 22
Anna Lee Fisher
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 23
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 24

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Alan Shepard ranks 30. Before him are Val Logsdon Fitch, Jack Kilby, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Attenborough, Arvid Carlsson, and Mauno Koivisto. After him are Morris, Yma Sumac, Lee Teng-hui, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Antoni Tàpies, and Anne Baxter. Among people deceased in 1998, Alan Shepard ranks 21. Before him are Yang Shangkun, Florence Griffith Joyner, Derek Barton, Niklas Luhmann, Conrad Schumann, and Frederick Reines. After him are Konstantinos Karamanlis, Tameo Ide, Theodore Schultz, George H. Hitchings, Raymond Cattell, and Falco.

Others Born in 1923

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Val Logsdon Fitch
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 24
Jack Kilby
ENGINEER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 25
Roy Lichtenstein
ARTIST
1923 - 1997
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 26
Richard Attenborough
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 27
Arvid Carlsson
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 28
Mauno Koivisto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 29
Alan Shepard
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 1998
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 30
Morris
COMIC ARTIST
1923 - 2001
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 31
Yma Sumac
SINGER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 32
Lee Teng-hui
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 33
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2012
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 34
Antoni Tàpies
PAINTER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 35
Anne Baxter
ACTOR
1923 - 1985
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 36