ASTRONAUT

Christopher Cassidy

1970 - Today

Photo of Christopher Cassidy

Icon of person Christopher Cassidy

Christopher John "Chris" Cassidy (born January 4, 1970) is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Navy SEAL. He achieved the rank of captain in the U.S. Navy. His first spaceflight was on a Space Shuttle mission in 2009. He was the Chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA from July 2015 until June 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 25 in 2024). Christopher Cassidy is the 519th most popular astronaut (down from 418th in 2024), the 17,414th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,311th in 2019) and the 289th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Christopher Cassidy by language

Loading...

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Christopher Cassidy ranks 519 out of 556. Before him are Thomas David Jones, Stephen Frick, Deng Qingming, Mark T. Vande Hei, Frederick W. Sturckow, and Marcus Wandt. After him are Lee Morin, Michael S. Hopkins, Sergey Ryazansky, Hayley Arceneaux, Charles Camarda, and Paul W. Richards.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Christopher Cassidy ranks 1,065. Before him are Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, Didier Rous, Timur Taymazov, Marie Lindgren, Brian Bloom, and Soner Cagaptay. After him are Derek Parra, Jan Michaelsen, Paqui, Jeff Anderson, Stephen Carpenter, and Lee Bong-ju.

Others Born in 1970

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher Cassidy ranks 17,421 out of 20,380. Before him are Lionel Hollins (1953), Anthony Bowie (1963), Halle Bailey (2000), Brian Bloom (1970), Marcus Chong (1967), and Billy Donovan (1965). After him are Scott Skiles (1964), Aaron Peirsol (1983), Beto O'Rourke (1972), Carrie Steinseifer (1968), Derek Parra (1970), and Robby Ginepri (1982).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Christopher Cassidy ranks 289. Before him are Thomas Marshburn (1960), James D. Halsell (1956), Thomas David Jones (1955), Stephen Frick (1964), Mark T. Vande Hei (1966), and Frederick W. Sturckow (1961). After him are Lee Morin (1952), Michael S. Hopkins (1968), Hayley Arceneaux (1991), Charles Camarda (1952), Paul W. Richards (1964), and Randolph Bresnik (1967).

American born Astronauts

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous