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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 63,893 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Joseph R. Tanner is the 391st most popular astronaut (down from 389th in 2019), the 13,205th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,023rd in 2019) and the 191st most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 35.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Joseph R. Tanner ranks 391 out of 524. Before him are Charles L. Veach, Daniel M. Tani, F. Drew Gaffney, Oleg Artemyev, George D. Zamka, and Oleg Skripochka. After him are Roger K. Crouch, Robert L. Behnken, Michael J. McCulley, Nicole Stott, Sandra Magnus, and Ed Lu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Joseph R. Tanner ranks 608. Before him are John Boozman, Leonard Maltin, Mary Pat Gleason, Mitch Kapor, Eshetu Tura, and Khandu Wangchuk. After him are Debbie Stabenow, Christiane Krause, Charles Krauthammer, Volker Fischer, Pamela Franklin, and Parveen Sultana.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph R. Tanner ranks 13,205 out of 18,182. Before him are Richard Hamilton (1978), Kevin Willis (1962), Carol Moseley Braun (1947), Barbara Cook (1927), Paul Weitz (1965), and Ja Morant (1999). After him are Caleb Landry Jones (1989), Jonathan Adams (1967), Steve Johnson (1989), Roger K. Crouch (1940), Samuel Bodman (1938), and Dick Gregory (1932).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Joseph R. Tanner ranks 191. Before him are Donald Pettit (1955), Mark C. Lee (1952), Charles L. Veach (1944), Daniel M. Tani (1961), F. Drew Gaffney (1946), and George D. Zamka (1962). After him are Roger K. Crouch (1940), Robert L. Behnken (1970), Michael J. McCulley (1943), Nicole Stott (1962), Sandra Magnus (1964), and Ed Lu (1963).

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