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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 60,323 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). G. David Low is the 457th most popular astronaut (down from 429th in 2019), the 14,502nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,737th in 2019) and the 242nd most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 32.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, G. David Low ranks 457 out of 524. Before him are Sherwood C. Spring, Kimiya Yui, John D. Olivas, Richard N. Richards, Dafydd Williams, and David Leestma. After him are Paul Lockhart, Stephen Bowen, Raja Chari, Jeffrey Ashby, Terry Hart, and James H. Newman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, G. David Low ranks 633. Before him are John Naber, Jeff Merkley, John Carney, Kevin Burnham, Dan Stanca, and Salma Agha. After him are Larry Christiansen, Maurice Cheeks, Paul Lockhart, Annise Parker, Kathleen Beller, and James H. Newman. Among people deceased in 2008, G. David Low ranks 345. Before him are B. R. Chopra, Hrvoje Ćustić, François Sterchele, Rob Knox, Karen Asrian, and Larry Norman. After him are György Kolonics, Eudy Simelane, Jonathan James, Tim Russert, Jacob Lekgetho, and Agata Mróz-Olszewska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, G. David Low ranks 14,502 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert Lopez (1975), Dorothy Tree (1906), Jim Parrack (1981), David Leestma (1949), Christy Mack (1991), and Clayton Kershaw (1988). After him are Larry Christiansen (1956), Claire McCaskill (1953), Blake Jenner (1992), Lawton Chiles (1930), Faith Ford (1964), and Wynonna Judd (1964).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, G. David Low ranks 242. Before him are Jeanette J. Epps (1970), Michael Foreman (1957), Sherwood C. Spring (1944), John D. Olivas (1966), Richard N. Richards (1946), and David Leestma (1949). After him are Paul Lockhart (1956), Stephen Bowen (1964), Raja Chari (1977), Jeffrey Ashby (1954), Terry Hart (1946), and Charles O. Hobaugh (1961).

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