1955 - Today
Donald Roy Pettit (born April 20, 1955) is an American astronaut and chemical engineer best known for his orbital astrophotography and in-space inventions such as the microgravity coffee cup, which received the first ever patent for an object invented in space. He is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station, one Space Shuttle mission and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in Antarctica. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald Pettit has received more than 215,978 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Pettit is the 383rd most popular astronaut (down from 374th in 2019), the 12,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,750th in 2019) and the 185th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Donald Pettit ranks 383 out of 524. Before him are Roy D. Bridges Jr., William Oefelein, Liu Wang, Michael L. Gernhardt, Bjarni Tryggvason, and Roman Romanenko. After him are Mark C. Lee, Charles L. Veach, Daniel M. Tani, F. Drew Gaffney, Oleg Artemyev, and George D. Zamka.
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 377
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 378
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 379
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 380
1945 - 2022
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 381
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 382
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 383
1952 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 384
1944 - 1995
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 385
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 386
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 387
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 388
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 389
Among people born in 1955, Donald Pettit ranks 558. Before him are Carol Ann Duffy, Mike Parson, Steven Wright, Gernot Jurtin, Patrizio Sala, and Mary Black. After him are Polly Draper, Rosario Fernández, S. Jaishankar, Wilhelm Molterer, Rob Portman, and Michael O'Keefe.
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 552
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 553
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 554
1955 - 2006
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 555
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 556
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 557
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 558
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 559
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 560
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 561
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 562
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 563
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 564
Among people born in United States, Donald Pettit ranks 12,960 out of 18,182. Before him are Dane Clark (1912), Derek Fisher (1974), Mercy Otis Warren (1728), Miles Heizer (1994), Evan Spiegel (1990), and Frank Murphy (1890). After him are Max Greenfield (1980), Katherine Schwarzenegger (1989), Joey Lauren Adams (1968), Frank Mir (1979), Alexa Bliss (1991), and Nicholas Gilman (1755).
1912 - 1998
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 12,954
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 12,955
1728 - 1814
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 12,956
1994 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 12,957
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 12,958
1890 - 1949
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 12,959
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 12,960
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 12,961
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 12,962
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 12,963
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 12,964
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 12,965
1755 - 1814
HPI: 36.27
Rank: 12,966
Among astronauts born in United States, Donald Pettit ranks 185. Before him are Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), Stephanie Wilson (1966), Kenneth Cockrell (1950), Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), William Oefelein (1965), and Michael L. Gernhardt (1956). After him are Mark C. Lee (1952), Charles L. Veach (1944), Daniel M. Tani (1961), F. Drew Gaffney (1946), George D. Zamka (1962), and Joseph R. Tanner (1950).
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 179
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 180
1950 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 181
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 182
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 183
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 184
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 185
1952 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 186
1944 - 1995
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 187
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 188
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 189
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 190
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 191