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James D. Halsell

1956 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James D. Halsell has received more than 143,891 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). James D. Halsell is the 529th most popular astronaut (down from 512th in 2019), the 16,925th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,662nd in 2019) and the 298th most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, James D. Halsell ranks 529 out of 556. Before him are Michael S. Hopkins, Sidney M. Gutierrez, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Gregory H. Johnson, Hayley Arceneaux, and Stephen Frick. After him are Rayyanah Barnawi, Garrett Reisman, Anne McClain, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Randolph Bresnik, and Lawrence J. DeLucas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, James D. Halsell ranks 789. Before him are Greg Joy, Davie Cooper, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Patricia Davies, Diana Edulji, and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. After him are Vijay Rupani, Howard Benson, Ashoke Sen, Pat McCrory, Ann Curry, and Carol V. Robinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James D. Halsell ranks 16,925 out of 20,380. Before him are Johnny Rapid (1992), Toby Wing (1915), Benson Henderson (1983), Will Clyburn (1990), Audrey Marie Anderson (1975), and John O'Brien (1977). After him are Jim Bridenstine (1975), Edwin Hodge (1985), Scottie Thompson (1981), Joni Ernst (1970), June Clyde (1909), and Cathy Cavadini (1961).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, James D. Halsell ranks 298. Before him are Scott E. Parazynski (1961), Michael S. Hopkins (1968), Sidney M. Gutierrez (1951), Gregory J. Harbaugh (1956), Hayley Arceneaux (1991), and Stephen Frick (1964). After him are Garrett Reisman (1968), Anne McClain (1979), Serena Auñón-Chancellor (1976), Randolph Bresnik (1967), Lawrence J. DeLucas (1950), and Kenneth Ham (1964).

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