Astronaut
Roy D. Bridges Jr.
United States Air Force general and NASA astronaut
1943 - today
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Roy D. Bridges Jr.
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2024). Roy D. Bridges Jr. is the 179th most popular astronaut (up from 399th in 2024), the 6,628th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,970th in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Astronaut.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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+32k
Roy D. Bridges Jr. climbed 31,750 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #82,749 to #51,089.
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Among Astronauts
Among astronauts, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 179 out of 573. Before him are Yi So-yeon, Edward Gibson, Boris Morukov, Valentina Ponomaryova, Lodewijk van den Berg, and Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov. After him are Christer Fuglesang, William H. Dana, Donald Pettit, Viktor Savinykh, Vladimir Solovyov, and Theodore Freeman.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Yi So-yeon
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 173
Edward Gibson
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 174
Boris Morukov
1950 - 2015
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 175
Valentina Ponomaryova
1933 - 2023
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 176
Lodewijk van den Berg
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 177
Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 178
Roy D. Bridges Jr.
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 179
Christer Fuglesang
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 180
William H. Dana
1930 - 2014
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 181
Donald Pettit
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 182
Viktor Savinykh
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 183
Vladimir Solovyov
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 184
Theodore Freeman
1930 - 1964
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 185
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 434. Before him are Ion Ciubuc, Heloísa Pinheiro, Gianni Motta, Giuseppe Gentile, Nahas Angula, and Yawovi Agboyibo. After him are Annette Messager, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, Peter Carey, Jaak Panksepp, Michael Morpurgo, and Lee Aaker.
Others Born in 1943
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Ion Ciubuc
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2018
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 428
Heloísa Pinheiro
MODEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 429
Gianni Motta
CYCLIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 430
Giuseppe Gentile
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 431
Nahas Angula
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 432
Yawovi Agboyibo
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 433
Roy D. Bridges Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 434
Annette Messager
ARTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 435
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 436
Peter Carey
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 437
Jaak Panksepp
PSYCHOLOGIST
1943 - 2017
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 438
Michael Morpurgo
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 439
Lee Aaker
ACTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 440
In United States
Among people born in United States, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 6,628 out of 23,232. Before him are William Bonin (1947), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Louis Leon Thurstone (1887), Kristin Chenoweth (1968), Eugene McCarthy (1916), and Nita Naldi (1894). After him are Paul W. Merrill (1887), Joe Lieberman (1942), Simon Helberg (1980), Mimi Leder (1952), Steve Bullock (1966), and Albert Collins (1932).
Others born in United States
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William Bonin
EXTREMIST
1947 - 1996
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,622
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1977
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,623
Louis Leon Thurstone
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,624
Kristin Chenoweth
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,625
Eugene McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,626
Nita Naldi
ACTOR
1894 - 1961
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,627
Roy D. Bridges Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,628
Paul W. Merrill
ASTRONOMER
1887 - 1961
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,629
Joe Lieberman
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2024
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,630
Simon Helberg
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,631
Mimi Leder
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,632
Steve Bullock
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,633
Albert Collins
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1993
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6,634
Among Astronauts In United States
Among astronauts born in United States, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 80. Before him are Mike Massimino (1962), Michael Foreman (1957), Paul J. Weitz (1932), Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935), Ronald McNair (1950), and Edward Gibson (1936). After him are William H. Dana (1930), Donald Pettit (1955), Theodore Freeman (1930), Robert L. Behnken (1970), William Shepherd (1949), and Rick Husband (1957).
Mike Massimino
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 74
Michael Foreman
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 75
Paul J. Weitz
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 76
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.
1935 - 1967
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 77
Ronald McNair
1950 - 1986
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 78
Edward Gibson
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 79
Roy D. Bridges Jr.
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 80
William H. Dana
1930 - 2014
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 81
Donald Pettit
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 82
Theodore Freeman
1930 - 1964
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 83
Robert L. Behnken
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 84
William Shepherd
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 85
Rick Husband
1957 - 2003
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 86
