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David Scott

1932 - Today

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David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15, the fourth lunar landing; he is one of four surviving Moon walkers and the only living commander of a spacecraft that landed on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Scott graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the Air Force. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Scott has received more than 1,618,959 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). David Scott is the 17th most popular astronaut (down from 14th in 2019), the 1,123rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,109th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Astronaut.

David Scott is most famous for being the first American to walk in space.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, David Scott ranks 17 out of 556. Before him are Gherman Titov, Alan Shepard, Dennis Tito, Svetlana Savitskaya, Valeri Polyakov, and Andriyan Nikolayev. After him are Harrison Schmitt, James Irwin, Frank Borman, Sigmund Jähn, Jim Lovell, and Alan Bean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, David Scott ranks 66. Before him are Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Piper Laurie, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Stephen Covey, Robert Vaughn, and Meir Kahane. After him are Nagisa Oshima, Gunter Sachs, Hiroaki Sato, Benigno Aquino Jr., Little Richard, and Pier Angeli.

Others Born in 1932

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Scott ranks 1,123 out of 20,380. Before him are Lewis A. Swift (1820), Suzi Quatro (1950), James Gandolfini (1961), Lawrence Klein (1920), Charlie Munger (1924), and Richard F. Heck (1931). After him are Elisha Otis (1811), Jim Belushi (1954), Donna Leon (1942), Stanley Tucci (1960), James M. Buchanan (1919), and Richard S. Castellano (1933).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, David Scott ranks 8. Before him are Gene Cernan (1934), Buzz Aldrin (1930), Pete Conrad (1930), John Glenn (1921), Alan Shepard (1923), and Dennis Tito (1940). After him are Harrison Schmitt (1935), James Irwin (1930), Frank Borman (1928), Jim Lovell (1928), Alan Bean (1932), and Gus Grissom (1926).

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