ASTRONAUT

Richard R. Arnold

1963 - Today

Richard R. Arnold

Richard Robert "Ricky" Arnold II (born November 26, 1963, in Cheverly, Maryland) is an American educator and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119, which launched March 15, 2009, and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. He launched again in 2018 to the ISS, onboard Soyuz MS-08. Arnold was raised in Bowie, Maryland and is married to Eloise Miller Arnold of Bowie. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2024). Richard R. Arnold is the 469th most popular astronaut (down from 441st in 2024), the 15,787th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,817th in 2019) and the 252nd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Richard R. Arnold ranks 469 out of 556. Before him are Marianne Merchez, Mark N. Brown, David C. Hilmers, Wendy B. Lawrence, Alan G. Poindexter, and K. Megan McArthur. After him are Philippe Perrin, Robert Curbeam, Jasmin Moghbeli, Sherwood C. Spring, Steven Smith, and Chen Dong.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Marianne Merchez
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 463
Mark N. Brown
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 464
David C. Hilmers
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 465
Wendy B. Lawrence
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 466
Alan G. Poindexter
1961 - 2012
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 467
K. Megan McArthur
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 468
Richard R. Arnold
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 469
Philippe Perrin
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 470
Robert Curbeam
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 471
Jasmin Moghbeli
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 472
Sherwood C. Spring
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 473
Steven Smith
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 474
Chen Dong
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 475

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Richard R. Arnold ranks 946. Before him are Li Huifen, Mark Bowen, Lassina Zerbo, Jess Harnell, Jeff Abbott, and Domingos Castro. After him are Iqbal Theba, Maria Lundqvist, Philippe Perrin, Michael Cuesta, Per Johansson, and José Gabriel Funes.

Others Born in 1963

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Li Huifen
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 940
Mark Bowen
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 941
Lassina Zerbo
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 942
Jess Harnell
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 943
Jeff Abbott
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 944
Domingos Castro
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 945
Richard R. Arnold
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 946
Iqbal Theba
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 947
Maria Lundqvist
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 948
Philippe Perrin
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 949
Michael Cuesta
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 950
Per Johansson
SWIMMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 951
José Gabriel Funes
ASTRONOMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 952

In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard R. Arnold ranks 15,794 out of 20,380. Before him are Josh Ritter (1976), B. J. Armstrong (1967), Brittany Daniel (1976), Jimmy Yang (1981), Curt Schilling (1966), and Deron Williams (1984). After him are Michelle Clunie (1969), Dave Abbruzzese (1968), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969), Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (1996), Jamie Luner (1971), and Tammy Baldwin (1962).

Others born in United States

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Josh Ritter
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 15,788
B. J. Armstrong
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 15,789
Brittany Daniel
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 15,790
Jimmy Yang
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 15,791
Curt Schilling
BASEBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 15,792
Deron Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 15,793
Richard R. Arnold
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 15,794
Michelle Clunie
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 15,795
Dave Abbruzzese
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 15,796
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 15,797
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 15,798
Jamie Luner
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 15,799
Tammy Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 15,800