1944 - Today
James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften (born June 11, 1944) is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James van Hoften has received more than 70,829 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James van Hoften is the 317th most popular astronaut (down from 314th in 2019), the 11,743rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,759th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, James van Hoften ranks 317 out of 524. Before him are Thomas Akers, Liu Boming, Sergei Treshchov, Aleksandr Lazutkin, Anthony W. England, and Brewster H. Shaw. After him are Douglas G. Hurley, Luca Parmitano, Robert D. Cabana, Roberto Vittori, James Buchli, and K. Megan McArthur.
1951 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 311
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 312
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 313
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 314
1942 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 315
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 316
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 317
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 318
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 319
1949 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 320
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 321
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 322
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 323
Among people born in 1944, James van Hoften ranks 610. Before him are Ann Sidney, Mel Daniels, Bernie Worrell, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Mario Tullio Montano, and Chris Dodd. After him are Celeste Yarnall, Richard A. Muller, Neil Young, John-David F. Bartoe, Richard Robarts, and Barrie M. Osborne.
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 604
1944 - 2015
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 605
1944 - 2016
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 606
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 607
1944 - 2017
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 608
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 609
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 610
1944 - 2018
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 611
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 612
1944 - 2011
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 613
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 614
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 615
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 616
Among people born in United States, James van Hoften ranks 11,743 out of 18,182. Before him are Joseph Story (1779), Charles F. Kettering (1958), Andrea Anders (1975), G-Eazy (1989), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), and Elliott Coues (1842). After him are John Kiffmeyer (1969), Charles Murray (1943), Daws Butler (1916), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Wayne C. Booth (1921), and Marc Andreessen (1971).
1779 - 1845
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 11,737
1958 - 1958
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 11,738
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 11,739
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 11,740
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 11,741
1842 - 1899
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 11,742
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 11,743
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 11,744
1943 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11,745
1916 - 1988
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11,746
1788 - 1879
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11,747
1921 - 2005
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11,748
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 11,749
Among astronauts born in United States, James van Hoften ranks 143. Before him are Steven Hawley (1951), John M. Lounge (1946), Tracy Caldwell Dyson (1969), Thomas Akers (1951), Anthony W. England (1942), and Brewster H. Shaw (1945). After him are Douglas G. Hurley (1966), Robert D. Cabana (1949), James Buchli (1945), K. Megan McArthur (1971), John-David F. Bartoe (1944), and Mike Mullane (1945).
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 137
1946 - 2011
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 138
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 139
1951 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 140
1942 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 141
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 142
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 143
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 144
1949 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 145
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 146
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 147
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 148
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 149