ASTRONAUT

G. David Low

1956 - 2008

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George David Low (February 19, 1956 – March 15, 2008) was an American aerospace executive and a NASA astronaut. With undergraduate degrees in physics and mechanical engineering and a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics, he worked in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology in the early 80's, before being picked as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1984. In addition to holding some technical assignments, he logged more than 700 hours in space (including stints on the Columbia, the Atlantis, and the Endeavour Space Shuttles), before he left NASA in 1996 to pursue a career in the private sector. He was the son of George M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of G. David Low has received more than 64,216 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. G. David Low is the 488th most popular astronaut (down from 457th in 2019), the 15,773rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,463rd in 2019) and the 268th most popular American Astronaut.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, G. David Low ranks 488 out of 556. Before him are Sergey Ryzhikov, Ronald J. Garan Jr., Thomas Marshburn, William Frederick Fisher, Kathleen Rubins, and Steven Swanson. After him are Timothy Creamer, Jerry M. Linenger, David C. Hilmers, Sergei Revin, John D. Olivas, and James H. Newman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, G. David Low ranks 742. Before him are Betsy Nagelsen, Julie Bishop, Brigitte Kraus, Howard Davis Jr., Susumu Katsumata, and Maurice Cheeks. After him are Chenjerai Hove, Frank McGarvey, John Naber, Charlie Adler, Shawn Colvin, and Joni Huntley. Among people deceased in 2008, G. David Low ranks 397. Before him are Larry Norman, Hrvoje Ćustić, Karen Asrian, François Sterchele, Malalai Kakar, and Eudy Simelane. After him are Es'kia Mphahlele, Tim Russert, György Kolonics, Bill Brown, Jacob Lekgetho, and Tony Snow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, G. David Low ranks 15,773 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Nichols (1978), Lindsey Shaw (1989), Ty Simpkins (2001), Vinny Del Negro (1966), Jill Scott (1972), and Judson Mills (1969). After him are Robert C. O'Brien (1966), Nargis Fakhri (1979), Brianna Brown (1979), Tom Emmer (1961), Amandla Stenberg (1998), and Shawn Fanning (1980).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, G. David Low ranks 268. Before him are James M. Kelly (1964), Ronald J. Garan Jr. (1961), Thomas Marshburn (1960), William Frederick Fisher (1946), Kathleen Rubins (1978), and Steven Swanson (1960). After him are Timothy Creamer (1959), Jerry M. Linenger (1955), David C. Hilmers (1950), John D. Olivas (1966), David Leestma (1949), and Paul Lockhart (1956).

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