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Richard H. Truly

1937 - 2024

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Richard Harrison Truly (November 12, 1937 – February 27, 2024) was an American fighter pilot, engineer and astronaut who served as a vice admiral in the United States Navy and as the eighth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to head the space agency. After his departure from NASA, he led the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 1992 to 1997, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory from 1997 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard H. Truly is the 14,824th most popular politician, the 7,160th most popular biography from United States and the 465th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard H. Truly ranks 14,824 out of 19,576. Before him are Ecgfrith of Northumbria, Mikio Aoki, Tomás Villalba, Clifford Husbands, Helene Lange, and Jean-Louis Debré. After him are Lucius Postumius Albinus, Gerhard Stoltenberg, Gaius Atilius Regulus Serranus, Lucius Gellius Publicola, Lea Ahlborn, and Ashok Gehlot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Richard H. Truly ranks 382. Before him are Jan Kaplický, Joanna Russ, René Kollo, Frans De Mulder, Barbara Windsor, and David Acevedo. After him are Lucinda Williams, Polly Holliday, Hans Cieslarczyk, Imerio Massignan, Robert Crippen, and Luiz Bueno. Among people deceased in 2024, Richard H. Truly ranks 314. Before him are Ron Ely, Zdeněk Pecka, Barbara Rush, Jacques Roubaud, Mokhtar Hasni, and Dieter Burdenski. After him are Alex Salmond, Andrea Kékesy, Şerif Gören, Franciszek Smuda, Imerio Massignan, and Tony Lo Bianco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard H. Truly ranks 7,160 out of 20,380. Before him are Ed Hamm (1906), Jean Parker (1915), Mr. Lawrence (1969), Brad Fiedel (1951), Jed Allan (1935), and Jacob L. Devers (1887). After him are Frederick Schule (1879), David Twohy (1955), Robert Jay Lifton (1926), Courtney B. Vance (1960), Kathryn Hahn (1974), and Tress MacNeille (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Richard H. Truly ranks 465. Before him are Gavin Newsom (1967), William M. Tweed (1823), Thaddeus Stevens (1792), Larry O'Brien (1917), Lucien Carr (1925), and Little Crow (1810). After him are Harry Reid (1939), Bob Menendez (1954), Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), Oliver Ellsworth (1745), William J. Casey (1913), and Jane Pierce (1806).

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