ASTRONAUT

Frank De Winne

1961 - Today

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Frank, Viscount De Winne (born 25 April 1961, in Ledeberg, Belgium) is a Belgian Air Component officer and an ESA astronaut. He is Belgium's second person in space (after Dirk Frimout). He was the first ESA astronaut to command a space mission when he served as commander of ISS Expedition 21. He serves currently as Head of the European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency in Cologne/Germany (Köln). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 31 in 2024). Frank De Winne is the 226th most popular astronaut (down from 188th in 2024), the 704th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 652nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Frank De Winne ranks 226 out of 556. Before him are Dale Gardner, Tim Peake, Donald H. Peterson, Bernard A. Harris Jr., Mary L. Cleave, and Taylor Wang. After him are Salizhan Sharipov, Reinhard Furrer, John Casper, William B. Lenoir, Yelena Kondakova, and Piers Sellers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Frank De Winne ranks 318. Before him are Roland Orzabal, Rae Dawn Chong, Josimar, Manuel Estiarte, Mary Barra, and Yannick Stopyra. After him are Mikhail Shishkin, Solveig Dommartin, Kōichi Yamadera, Elena Yakovleva, Darryl Jones, and Alber Elbaz.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Frank De Winne ranks 704 out of 1,190. Before him are Luc Nilis (1967), Thorgan Hazard (1993), Oscar De Cock (1881), Maurice Carême (1899), Paul Deman (1889), and Jacques Duquesne (1940). After him are Toby Alderweireld (1989), Lode Wouters (1929), Jacob van Maerlant (1235), Herman Teirlinck (1879), Victor Leemans (1901), and Frank Brangwyn (1867).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Belgium

Among astronauts born in Belgium, Frank De Winne ranks 2. Before him are Dirk Frimout (1941). After him are Marianne Merchez (1960).

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