1928 - 2023
Frank Frederick Borman II (March 14, 1928 – November 7, 2023) was an American United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman. He was the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William Anders, became the first of 24 humans to do so, for which he was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Four days before he graduated with the West Point Class of 1950, in which he was ranked eighth out of 670, Borman was commissioned in the USAF. He qualified as a fighter pilot and served in the Philippines. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Borman has received more than 1,956,224 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Frank Borman is the 34th most popular astronaut (down from 26th in 2019), the 2,030th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,696th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Frank Borman ranks 34 out of 524. Before him are Ilan Ramon, Michael P. Anderson, Bruce McCandless II, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Roger B. Chaffee, and Alan Bean. After him are John Young, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Kalpana Chawla, Vladislav Volkov, and Valeri Kubasov.
1954 - 2003
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 28
1959 - 2003
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 29
1937 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 30
1928 - 1971
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 31
1935 - 1967
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 32
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 33
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 34
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 35
1946 - 1986
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 36
1948 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 37
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 38
1935 - 1971
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 39
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 40
Among people born in 1928, Frank Borman ranks 126. Before him are Georgy Dobrovolsky, Burt Bacharach, Bo Diddley, Vladimir Beara, Humberto Maturana, and Petr Ginz. After him are Al Lettieri, Fred Rogers, Walter Tevis, Fumihiko Maki, Einojuhani Rautavaara, and Hans Blix. Among people deceased in 2023, Frank Borman ranks 77. Before him are Gianni Vattimo, Mircea Snegur, Milan Milutinović, Burt Bacharach, David Crosby, and Antonio Carbajal. After him are Dubravka Ugrešić, Jan Jongbloed, Roger Whittaker, Kevin Mitnick, Mark Margolis, and Mary Quant.
1928 - 1971
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 120
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 121
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 122
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 123
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 124
1928 - 1944
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 125
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 126
1928 - 1975
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 127
1928 - 2003
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 128
1928 - 1984
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 129
1928 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 130
1928 - 2016
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 131
1928 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 132
1936 - 2023
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 71
1941 - 2023
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 72
1942 - 2023
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 73
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 74
1941 - 2023
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 75
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 76
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 77
1949 - 2023
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 78
1940 - 2023
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 79
1936 - 2023
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 80
1963 - 2023
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 81
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 82
1930 - 2023
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 83
Among people born in United States, Frank Borman ranks 2,030 out of 18,182. Before him are Jesse Livermore (1877), Bob Dole (1923), Christine Baranski (1952), Scottie Pippen (1965), Alice Walker (1944), and Justin Timberlake (1981). After him are Julius Erving (1950), Jerry Reed (1937), James Ellroy (1948), Jef Raskin (1943), Frank Borzage (1894), and Ted Danson (1947).
1877 - 1940
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,024
1923 - 2021
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,025
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,026
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 2,027
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,028
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,029
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,030
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2,031
1937 - 2008
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,032
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,033
1943 - 2005
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2,034
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 2,035
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 2,036
Among astronauts born in United States, Frank Borman ranks 19. Before him are Edgar Mitchell (1930), Ed White (1930), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Bruce McCandless II (1937), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), and Alan Bean (1932). After him are John Young (1930), Ellison Onizuka (1946), Christa McAuliffe (1948), Fred Haise (1933), Ken Mattingly (1936), and Gordon Cooper (1927).
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 13
1930 - 1967
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 14
1959 - 2003
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 15
1937 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 16
1935 - 1967
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 17
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 18
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 19
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 20
1946 - 1986
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 21
1948 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 22
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 23
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 24
1927 - 2004
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 25