1930 - 1991
James Benson "Jim" Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Irwin has received more than 898,226 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). James Irwin is the 24th most popular astronaut (down from 23rd in 2019), the 1,522nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,616th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, James Irwin ranks 24 out of 524. Before him are Sigmund Jähn, Andriyan Nikolayev, Sergei Krikalev, Valeri Polyakov, Pavel Popovich, and Gus Grissom. After him are Edgar Mitchell, Ed White, Valery Bykovsky, Ilan Ramon, Michael P. Anderson, and Bruce McCandless II.
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 18
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 19
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 20
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 21
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 22
1926 - 1967
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 23
1930 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 24
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 25
1930 - 1967
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 26
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 27
1954 - 2003
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 28
1959 - 2003
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 29
1937 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 30
Among people born in 1930, James Irwin ranks 87. Before him are Omara Portuondo, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Pavel Popovich, Michal Kováč, Sonny Rollins, and Mario Adorf. After him are Friedrich Gulda, Edgar Mitchell, Ed White, Frank Drake, Choe Yong-rim, and Toru Takemitsu. Among people deceased in 1991, James Irwin ranks 47. Before him are Ivan Kozhedub, Tony Richardson, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Princess Ileana of Romania, Salvador Luria, and Tom of Finland. After him are Jerzy Kosiński, Ralph Bellamy, George Stigler, W. Arthur Lewis, Lee Remick, and Eric Carr.
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 81
1930 - 2020
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 82
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 83
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 84
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 85
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 86
1930 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 87
1930 - 2000
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 88
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 89
1930 - 1967
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 90
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 91
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 92
1930 - 1996
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 93
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 41
1928 - 1991
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 42
1916 - 1991
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 43
1909 - 1991
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 44
1912 - 1991
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 45
1920 - 1991
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 46
1930 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 47
1933 - 1991
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 48
1904 - 1991
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 49
1911 - 1991
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 50
1915 - 1991
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 51
1935 - 1991
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 52
1950 - 1991
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 53
Among people born in United States, James Irwin ranks 1,522 out of 18,182. Before him are Jack Dempsey (1895), Richard Fleischer (1916), Stephen Lang (1952), James Avery (1945), Conrad Hilton (1887), and David Gross (1941). After him are William Lipscomb (1919), John Zorn (1953), Marvin Minsky (1927), William Westmoreland (1914), Steve Ditko (1927), and Peter Weller (1947).
1895 - 1983
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,516
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,517
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,518
1945 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,519
1887 - 1979
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,520
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,521
1930 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,522
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,523
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,524
1927 - 2016
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,525
1914 - 2005
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,526
1927 - 2018
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,527
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,528
Among astronauts born in United States, James Irwin ranks 12. Before him are John Glenn (1921), Dennis Tito (1940), David Scott (1932), Jim Lovell (1928), Harrison Schmitt (1935), and Gus Grissom (1926). After him are Edgar Mitchell (1930), Ed White (1930), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Bruce McCandless II (1937), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), and Alan Bean (1932).
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 6
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 7
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 8
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 9
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 10
1926 - 1967
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 11
1930 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 12
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 13
1930 - 1967
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 14
1959 - 2003
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 15
1937 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 16
1935 - 1967
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 17
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 18