1948 - 1986
Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.McAuliffe received her bachelor's degree in education and history from Framingham State College in 1970 and her master's degree in education, supervision and administration from Bowie State University in 1978. McAuliffe took a teaching position as a social studies teacher at Concord High School in New Hampshire in 1983. In 1985, McAuliffe was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was scheduled to become the first teacher to fly in space. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christa McAuliffe has received more than 5,081,977 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Christa McAuliffe is the 37th most popular astronaut (up from 42nd in 2019), the 2,135th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,297th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Christa McAuliffe ranks 37 out of 524. Before her are Georgy Dobrovolsky, Roger B. Chaffee, Alan Bean, Frank Borman, John Young, and Ellison Onizuka. After her are Kalpana Chawla, Vladislav Volkov, Valeri Kubasov, Fred Haise, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, and Vladimir Shatalov.
1928 - 1971
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 31
1935 - 1967
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 32
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 33
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 34
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 35
1946 - 1986
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 36
1948 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 37
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 38
1935 - 1971
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 39
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 40
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 41
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 42
1927 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 43
Among people born in 1948, Christa McAuliffe ranks 120. Before her are Ichirou Mizuki, Christopher A. Pissarides, Mark Phillips, Jimmy Choo, Amadou Toumani Touré, and Carel Struycken. After her are Vincent Schiavelli, Michael Kamen, Siim Kallas, Hema Malini, Rubén Blades, and Lluís Llach. Among people deceased in 1986, Christa McAuliffe ranks 67. Before her are Lilli Palmer, Megumu Tamura, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Donna Reed, Ernst Neufert, and Ellison Onizuka. After her are Maurice Duruflé, Alfredo Binda, Arthur Grumiaux, Lyudmila Rudenko, Gia Carangi, and Omar Ali Saifuddien III.
1948 - 2022
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 114
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 115
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 116
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 117
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 118
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 119
1948 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 120
1948 - 2005
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 121
1948 - 2003
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 122
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 123
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 124
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 125
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 126
1914 - 1986
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 61
1927 - 1986
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 62
1927 - 1986
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 63
1921 - 1986
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 64
1900 - 1986
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 65
1946 - 1986
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 66
1948 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 67
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 68
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 69
1921 - 1986
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 70
1904 - 1986
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 71
1960 - 1986
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 72
1914 - 1986
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 73
Among people born in United States, Christa McAuliffe ranks 2,135 out of 18,182. Before her are Marc Anthony (1968), Larry David (1947), Rob Reiner (1947), Florence Owens Thompson (1903), Ving Rhames (1959), and Marie Laveau (1801). After her are Doc Holliday (1851), Frank Lucas (1930), Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Michael Jeter (1952), Jessica Alba (1981), and Denise Richards (1971).
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 2,129
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 2,130
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 2,131
1903 - 1983
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 2,132
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 2,133
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,134
1948 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,135
1851 - 1887
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,136
1930 - 2019
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,137
1948 - 2005
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2,138
1952 - 2003
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2,139
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 2,140
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 2,141
Among astronauts born in United States, Christa McAuliffe ranks 22. Before her are Bruce McCandless II (1937), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), Alan Bean (1932), Frank Borman (1928), John Young (1930), and Ellison Onizuka (1946). After her are Fred Haise (1933), Ken Mattingly (1936), Gordon Cooper (1927), Wally Schirra (1923), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), and Michael J. Smith (1945).
1937 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 16
1935 - 1967
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 17
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 18
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 19
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 20
1946 - 1986
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 21
1948 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 22
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 23
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 24
1927 - 2004
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 25
1923 - 2007
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 26
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 27
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 28