1963 - Today
Edward Tsang "Ed" Lu (simplified Chinese: 卢杰; traditional Chinese: 盧傑; pinyin: Lú Jié; born July 1, 1963) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut. He flew on two Space Shuttle flights, and made an extended stay aboard the International Space Station.In 2007, Lu retired from NASA to become the program manager of Google's Advanced Projects Team. In 2002, while still at NASA, Lu co-founded the B612 Foundation, dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroid strikes, later serving as its chairman. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Lu has received more than 129,118 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ed Lu is the 397th most popular astronaut (down from 336th in 2019), the 13,300th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,041st in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Ed Lu ranks 397 out of 524. Before him are Joseph R. Tanner, Roger K. Crouch, Robert L. Behnken, Michael J. McCulley, Nicole Stott, and Sandra Magnus. After him are Mark N. Brown, Andy Thomas, Carl E. Walz, Christopher Ferguson, Robert J. Cenker, and Clayton Anderson.
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 391
1940 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 392
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 393
1943 - Present
HPI: 35.64
Rank: 394
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 395
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 396
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 397
1951 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 398
1951 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 399
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 400
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 401
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 402
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 403
Among people born in 1963, Ed Lu ranks 676. Before him are Arnold Vanderlyde, Nigel Winterburn, Luca Fusi, Daphne Ashbrook, Neil LaBute, and Mogens Krogh. After him are Brian Kemp, Donato Sabia, Noodles, Vadym Tyshchenko, Marian Keyes, and Chris Ferguson.
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 670
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 671
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 672
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 673
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 674
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 675
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 676
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 677
1963 - 2020
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 678
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.46
Rank: 679
1963 - 2015
HPI: 35.42
Rank: 680
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 681
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 682
Among people born in United States, Ed Lu ranks 13,300 out of 18,182. Before him are Mýa (1979), Gale Storm (1922), Ad-Rock (1966), Leigh-Allyn Baker (1972), Justin Verlander (1983), and Sandra Magnus (1964). After him are Debbie Stabenow (1950), Jill Flint (1977), Jennifer Gareis (1970), Bob Riley (1944), John Hencken (1954), and Diana Taurasi (1982).
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 13,294
1922 - 2009
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 13,295
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 13,296
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 13,297
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 13,298
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 13,299
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 13,300
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.57
Rank: 13,301
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.57
Rank: 13,302
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.57
Rank: 13,303
1944 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 13,304
1954 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 13,305
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 13,306
Among astronauts born in United States, Ed Lu ranks 197. Before him are Joseph R. Tanner (1950), Roger K. Crouch (1940), Robert L. Behnken (1970), Michael J. McCulley (1943), Nicole Stott (1962), and Sandra Magnus (1964). After him are Mark N. Brown (1951), Carl E. Walz (1955), Christopher Ferguson (1961), Robert J. Cenker (1948), Clayton Anderson (1959), and Samuel T. Durrance (1943).
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 191
1940 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 192
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 193
1943 - Present
HPI: 35.64
Rank: 194
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 195
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 196
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.58
Rank: 197
1951 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 198
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 199
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 200
1948 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 201
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 202
1943 - 2023
HPI: 35.37
Rank: 203