ASTRONAUT

James D. Halsell

1956 - Today

Photo of James D. Halsell

Icon of person James D. Halsell

James Donald Halsell Jr. (born September 29, 1956) is a retired United States Air Force officer, a former NASA astronaut. The veteran of five Space Shuttle missions pled guilty in 2021 to two counts of manslaughter and two counts of assault as a result of a motor vehicle accident in 2016. He is the second American astronaut to spend time in jail after Lisa Nowak. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. James D. Halsell is the 512th most popular astronaut (up from 529th in 2024), the 17,142nd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,919th in 2019) and the 284th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of James D. Halsell by language

Loading...

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, James D. Halsell ranks 512 out of 556. Before him are Jay C. Buckey, Terry W. Virts, Ronald M. Sega, Kathleen Rubins, Peter Wisoff, and Thomas Marshburn. After him are Thomas David Jones, Stephen Frick, Deng Qingming, Mark T. Vande Hei, Frederick W. Sturckow, and Marcus Wandt.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, James D. Halsell ranks 787. Before him are Joni Huntley, Garry Birtles, Jay C. Buckey, Peter Shumlin, Rachid Harkouk, and Gillian Rolton. After him are Allan Evans, Kevin Moran, Howard Benson, Mukesh Rishi, David Lidington, and Damian Green.

Others Born in 1956

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, James D. Halsell ranks 17,149 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Evans (1985), Taylor Dent (1981), Shani Davis (1982), Caleb McLaughlin (2001), Shane Douglas (1964), and Steven Holcomb (1980). After him are Joel Spolsky (1965), Dorothy Peterson (1897), Nicole Arendt (1969), Lisa Fernandez (1971), CeCe Winans (1964), and Michele Greene (1962).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, James D. Halsell ranks 284. Before him are Jay C. Buckey (1956), Terry W. Virts (1967), Ronald M. Sega (1952), Kathleen Rubins (1978), Peter Wisoff (1958), and Thomas Marshburn (1960). After him are Thomas David Jones (1955), Stephen Frick (1964), Mark T. Vande Hei (1966), Frederick W. Sturckow (1961), Christopher Cassidy (1970), and Lee Morin (1952).

American born Astronauts

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous