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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. The commander of Apollo 15, Scott was selected as an astronaut as part of the third group in 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Scott has received more than 1,077,397 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. David Scott is the 17th most popular astronaut, the 1,135th most popular biography from United States (down from 915th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Astronaut.

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

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  • 41

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  • 5.69

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  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, David Scott ranks 17 out of 524. Before him are John Glenn, Gherman Titov, Dennis Tito, Jim Lovell, John Young, and Sigmund Jähn. After him are Harrison Schmitt, Andriyan Nikolayev, Edgar Mitchell, Svetlana Savitskaya, Ed White, and James Irwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, David Scott ranks 65. Before him are Anatoliy Solovianenko, Peter Eisenman, Robert Mundell, Khaled al-Asaad, Nagisa Oshima, and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. After him are Sonny Liston, Hiroaki Sato, Algirdas Brazauskas, Lalo Schifrin, Rainer Weiss, and Petula Clark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Scott ranks 1,135 out of 15,968. Before him are Julian Schwinger (1918), Daniel Goleman (1946), Dean Reed (1938), Jennifer Grey (1960), George C. Scott (1927), and Peter Dinklage (1969). After him are James Earl Ray (1928), Robert Englund (1947), Geena Davis (1956), Mark Felt (1913), Hiram Maxim (1840), and Kelly Preston (1962).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, David Scott ranks 10. Before him are Pete Conrad (1930), Alan Shepard (1923), John Glenn (1921), Dennis Tito (1940), Jim Lovell (1928), and John Young (1930). After him are Harrison Schmitt (1935), Edgar Mitchell (1930), Ed White (1930), James Irwin (1930), Fred Haise (1933), and Gus Grissom (1926).

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