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Joseph R. Tanner

1950 - Today

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Joseph Richard Tanner (born January 21, 1950) is an American instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder, mechanical engineer, a former naval officer and aviator, and a former NASA astronaut. He was born in Danville, Illinois. He is unusual among astronauts as he did not have a background in flight test nor did he earn any advanced academic degrees. Typically those who did not do military flight test have an M.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph R. Tanner has received more than 72,040 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph R. Tanner is the 426th most popular astronaut (down from 391st in 2019), the 14,430th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,172nd in 2019) and the 218th most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Joseph R. Tanner ranks 426 out of 556. Before him are Kimiya Yui, F. Drew Gaffney, Robert Thirsk, Kenneth D. Cameron, Oleg Skripochka, and Michael L. Gernhardt. After him are William G. Gregory, Jack D. Fischer, Aleksandr Samokutyayev, Andrew J. Feustel, Daniel M. Tani, and Francisco Rubio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Joseph R. Tanner ranks 718. Before him are David Ignatius, Jackie Speier, Barbara Barrett, Malcolm Macdonald, Parveen Sultana, and Filippos Petsalnikos. After him are Mitch Kapor, Megumi Torigoe, Mike Johanns, Howard Finkel, Carl J. Meade, and Anna Tibaijuka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph R. Tanner ranks 14,430 out of 20,380. Before him are Vanessa Marquez (1968), Daniel Carroll (1730), Jim Gilmore (1949), Melba Moore (1940), Mae Whitman (1988), and Sandy Martin (1949). After him are Ti West (1980), Jack Ragland (1913), Anita Hill (1956), Mike O'Malley (1966), Barry Mann (1939), and Chris Adler (1972).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Joseph R. Tanner ranks 218. Before him are Michael E. Fossum (1957), Bruce E. Melnick (1949), Christopher Cassidy (1970), F. Drew Gaffney (1946), Kenneth D. Cameron (1949), and Michael L. Gernhardt (1956). After him are William G. Gregory (1957), Jack D. Fischer (1974), Andrew J. Feustel (1965), Daniel M. Tani (1961), Francisco Rubio (1975), and Stephanie Wilson (1966).

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