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Ronald J. Garan Jr.

1961 - Today

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Ronald John Garan Jr. (born October 30, 1961) is a retired NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald J. Garan Jr. has received more than 92,990 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ronald J. Garan Jr. is the 483rd most popular astronaut (down from 481st in 2019), the 15,713th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,811th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 93k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 483 out of 556. Before him are Michael Foreman, Victor J. Glover, Charles E. Brady Jr., James M. Kelly, Kjell N. Lindgren, and Sergey Ryzhikov. After him are Thomas Marshburn, William Frederick Fisher, Kathleen Rubins, Steven Swanson, G. David Low, and Timothy Creamer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 775. Before him are Stephen Hough, Suhasini Maniratnam, Frederick W. Sturckow, Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Dan Frost, and Kokichi Kimura. After him are Robert J. Lang, Salahdine Hmied, Sabine Everts, Tom Emmer, Janet Jones, and Vermin Supreme.

Others Born in 1961

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 15,713 out of 20,380. Before him are Jake T. Austin (1994), Sam Jones III (1983), Danny Everett (1966), Joel Madden (1979), Andrew Koenig (1968), and Jeff Tarango (1968). After him are Peggy Knudsen (1923), Robert J. Lang (1961), Patrick Ness (1971), Mackenzie Rosman (1989), Kimberly Guilfoyle (1969), and Deanna Russo (1979).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Ronald J. Garan Jr. ranks 263. Before him are Terry Hart (1946), Frederick W. Sturckow (1961), Michael Foreman (1957), Victor J. Glover (1976), Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951), and James M. Kelly (1964). After him are Thomas Marshburn (1960), William Frederick Fisher (1946), Kathleen Rubins (1978), Steven Swanson (1960), G. David Low (1956), and Timothy Creamer (1959).

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