1942 - 2016
Donald Edward Williams (February 13, 1942 – February 23, 2016) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald E. Williams has received more than 64,702 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald E. Williams is the 272nd most popular astronaut (down from 270th in 2019), the 10,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,736th in 2019) and the 115th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Donald E. Williams ranks 272 out of 524. Before him are S. David Griggs, Robert F. Overmyer, Vladimir Vasyutin, Nie Haisheng, John M. Fabian, and Vasily Tsibliyev. After him are Robert L. Gibson, Susan Helms, Mike Melvill, Don L. Lind, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, and Loren Shriver.
1939 - 1989
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 266
1936 - 1996
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 267
1952 - 2002
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 268
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 269
1939 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 270
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 271
1942 - 2016
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 272
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 273
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 274
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 275
1930 - 2022
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 276
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 277
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 278
Among people born in 1942, Donald E. Williams ranks 576. Before him are Rubén Marcos, Harry Chapin, Honorino Landa, Susan Hill, Walter Rodney, and Frankie Lymon. After him are Mario Savio, Lesley Turner Bowrey, Pedro Araya Toro, Dick Butkus, Jan Halvarsson, and Ama Ata Aidoo. Among people deceased in 2016, Donald E. Williams ranks 463. Before him are Nancy Mackay, Medea Jugeli, Donald Henderson, Sharon Jones, Sándor Csoóri, and Velimir Sombolac. After him are Gardnar Mulloy, Gloria DeHaven, Tommy Kono, Lou Pearlman, Sydney Schanberg, and Elizaveta Glinka.
1942 - 2006
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 570
1942 - 1981
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 571
1942 - 1987
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 572
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 573
1942 - 1980
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 574
1942 - 1968
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 575
1942 - 2016
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 576
1942 - 1996
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 577
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 578
1942 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 579
1942 - 2023
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 580
1942 - 2020
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 581
1942 - 2023
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 582
1922 - 2016
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 457
1925 - 2016
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 458
1928 - 2016
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 459
1956 - 2016
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 460
1930 - 2016
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 461
1939 - 2016
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 462
1942 - 2016
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 463
1913 - 2016
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 464
1925 - 2016
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 465
1930 - 2016
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 466
1954 - 2016
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 467
1934 - 2016
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 468
1962 - 2016
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 469
Among people born in United States, Donald E. Williams ranks 10,339 out of 18,182. Before him are Jack Smith (1932), Nick Stahl (1979), Scott Cawthon (1971), Crane Wilbur (1886), Shiri Appleby (1978), and Adolphus Greely (1844). After him are Paul Douglas (1907), Ernie Kovacs (1919), Thane Baker (1931), Robert L. Gibson (1946), Christian Pulisic (1998), and Marguerite Clark (1883).
1932 - 1989
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 10,333
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,334
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,335
1886 - 1973
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,336
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,337
1844 - 1935
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,338
1942 - 2016
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,339
1907 - 1959
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,340
1919 - 1962
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,341
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,342
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 10,343
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 10,344
1883 - 1940
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 10,345
Among astronauts born in United States, Donald E. Williams ranks 115. Before him are William B. Lenoir (1939), Joseph P. Allen (1937), Thomas Marshburn (1960), S. David Griggs (1939), Robert F. Overmyer (1936), and John M. Fabian (1939). After him are Robert L. Gibson (1946), Susan Helms (1958), Don L. Lind (1930), Loren Shriver (1944), Joseph M. Acaba (1967), and David M. Walker (1944).
1939 - 2010
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 109
1937 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 110
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 111
1939 - 1989
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 112
1936 - 1996
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 113
1939 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 114
1942 - 2016
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 115
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 116
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 117
1930 - 2022
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 118
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 119
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 120
1944 - 2001
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 121