1945 - 1986
Michael John Smith (April 30, 1945 – January 28, 1986), (Capt USN) was an American engineer and astronaut. He served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission, when it broke up 73 seconds into the flight, and at an altitude of 48,000 feet (14.6 km), killing all seven crew members. Smith's voice was the last one heard on the Challenger voice recorder.During his Naval career, Smith flew 28 different types of civilian and military aircraft and logged 4,867 hours of flying time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael J. Smith has received more than 62,027 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Michael J. Smith is the 53rd most popular astronaut (down from 43rd in 2019), the 2,772nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,300th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Michael J. Smith ranks 53 out of 524. Before him are Ken Mattingly, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Thomas P. Stafford, Mirosław Hermaszewski, and Toktar Aubakirov. After him are Viktor Patsayev, Phạm Tuân, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, Viktor Gorbatko, Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Sally Ride.
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 47
1927 - 2004
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 48
1923 - 2007
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 49
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 50
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 51
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 52
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 53
1933 - 1971
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 54
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 55
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 56
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 57
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 58
1951 - 2012
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 59
Among people born in 1945, Michael J. Smith ranks 158. Before him are Brenda Fricker, Daniel Davis, Hugh Fraser, Edoardo Reja, Jarno Saarinen, and Vladislav Ardzinba. After him are Lee Jong-wook, Barbara Carrera, Princess Michael of Kent, Vinko Puljić, Curtis Hanson, and Ilija Petković. Among people deceased in 1986, Michael J. Smith ranks 92. Before him are Jacques Henri Lartigue, Jorge Alessandri, Hermann Gmeiner, Henri Toivonen, Mart Stam, and Ding Ling. After him are Elsa Lanchester, Princess Anne of Orléans, Vitaly Abalakov, Helen B. Taussig, Valentin Kataev, and Judith Resnik.
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 152
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 153
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 154
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 155
1945 - 1973
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 156
1945 - 2010
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 157
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 158
1945 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 159
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 160
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 161
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 162
1945 - 2016
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 163
1945 - 2020
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 164
1894 - 1986
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 86
1896 - 1986
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 87
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 88
1956 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 89
1899 - 1986
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 90
1904 - 1986
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 91
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 92
1902 - 1986
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 93
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 94
1906 - 1986
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 95
1898 - 1986
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 96
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 97
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 98
Among people born in United States, Michael J. Smith ranks 2,772 out of 18,182. Before him are Sally Kellerman (1937), Joseph Stilwell (1883), Bobby Darin (1936), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), William Henry Pickering (1858), and Patrick Duffy (1949). After him are Harold Bloom (1930), Carl Andre (1935), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), Daniel Boone (1734), Suzanne Collins (1962), and James Remar (1953).
1937 - 2022
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2,766
1883 - 1946
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2,767
1936 - 1973
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2,768
1854 - 1925
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2,769
1858 - 1938
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2,770
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2,771
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2,772
1930 - 2019
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2,773
1935 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2,774
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2,775
1734 - 1820
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2,776
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2,777
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,778
Among astronauts born in United States, Michael J. Smith ranks 28. Before him are Christa McAuliffe (1948), Fred Haise (1933), Ken Mattingly (1936), Gordon Cooper (1927), Wally Schirra (1923), and Thomas P. Stafford (1930). After him are Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929), Sally Ride (1951), Judith Resnik (1949), Ronald Evans (1933), Dick Scobee (1939), and Charles Duke (1935).
1948 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 22
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 23
1936 - 2023
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 24
1927 - 2004
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 25
1923 - 2007
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 26
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 27
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 28
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 29
1951 - 2012
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 30
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 31
1933 - 1990
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 32
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 33
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 34