Astronauts from Germany

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Astronauts of all time. This list of famous Germans Astronauts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Astronauts.

1. #1

   

   Sigmund Jähn

   1937 - 2019

   HPI 68.3645 langs

   Sigmund Jähn is most famous for being the last person on Earth to have been born before the start of the 20th century.

2. #2

   

   Ulf Merbold

   b. 1941

   HPI 59.8629 langs

   German astronaut

3. #3

   

   Hans Schlegel

   b. 1951

   HPI 54.1824 langs

   German astronaut

4. #4

   

   Thomas Reiter

   b. 1958

   HPI 54.1830 langs

   European astronaut

5. #5

   

   Ernst Messerschmid

   b. 1945

   HPI 53.5717 langs

   German astronaut

6. #6

   

   Jean-Jacques Favier

   1949 - 2023

   HPI 52.6516 langs

   French astronaut (1949–2023)

7. #7

   

   Klaus-Dietrich Flade

   b. 1952

   HPI 52.5018 langs

   German astronaut

8. #8

   

   Ulrich Walter

   b. 1954

   HPI 50.0419 langs

   German physicist, engineer and a former DFVLR astronaut

9. #9

   

   Reinhold Ewald

   b. 1956

   HPI 49.8319 langs

   German physicist and ESA astronaut

10. #10

    

    Gerhard Thiele

    b. 1953

    HPI 49.3017 langs

    German astronaut