ASTRONAUT

Richard A. Searfoss

1956 - 2018

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Richard Alan "Rick" Searfoss (June 5, 1956 – September 29, 2018) was an American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard A. Searfoss is the 489th most popular astronaut (up from 501st in 2024), the 16,424th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,146th in 2019) and the 265th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Richard A. Searfoss ranks 489 out of 556Before him are Michael J. Bloomfield, Francisco Rubio, Richard M. Linnehan, Terry Hart, Gregory H. Johnson, and Sergey Ryzhikov. After him are William Oefelein, Aleksandr Samokutyayev, Hazza Al Mansouri, Victor J. Glover, Roger K. Crouch, and Tang Hongbo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Richard A. Searfoss ranks 763Before him are Ruth Ozeki, Tara Buckman, David Narey, Charlie Adler, Don Letts, and Andy Gill. After him are Chuy Bravo, Shawn Colvin, Sue Barker, Frank Stapleton, Kevin Cogan, and Jay Nixon. Among people deceased in 2018, Richard A. Searfoss ranks 615Before him are Audrey Wells, Cyrille Regis, Kevin Beattie, Michele Monti, John Allen Chau, and Rouzan al-Najjar. After him are Ken Dodd, Vlatko Ilievski, Peter Thomson, Jung Jae-sung, Ralph Santolla, and Markus Beyer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard A. Searfoss ranks 16,431 out of 20,380Before him are Tim Sylvia (1976), Roger Goodell (1959), Stephanie Niznik (1967), Snatam Kaur (1972), Ryan Merriman (1983), and Devin Hester (1982). After him are Steve Agee (1969), Mathew St. Patrick (1968), Tripp Eisen (1965), Mary Scheer (1963), Nanci Griffith (1953), and Kenny Smith (1965).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Richard A. Searfoss ranks 265Before him are James F. Reilly (1954), David Leestma (1949), Michael J. Bloomfield (1959), Francisco Rubio (1975), Richard M. Linnehan (1957), and Terry Hart (1946). After him are William Oefelein (1965), Victor J. Glover (1976), Roger K. Crouch (1940), Kenneth Ham (1964), Michael T. Good (1962), and Gregory J. Harbaugh (1956).