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Roy D. Bridges Jr.

1943 - Today

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Roy Dubard Bridges Jr. (born July 19, 1943) is an American pilot, engineer, retired United States Air Force officer, test pilot, former NASA astronaut and the former director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center and Langley Research Center. As a command pilot, he has over 4,460 flying hours, and is a decorated veteran of 262 combat missions during the Vietnam War. He retired as a U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy D. Bridges Jr. has received more than 53,800 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Roy D. Bridges Jr. is the 399th most popular astronaut (down from 377th in 2019), the 13,966th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,788th in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 38.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 399 out of 556. Before him are Brent W. Jett Jr., Michael R. Clifford, Clayton Anderson, Wang Yaping, Helen Sharman, and Jerome Apt. After him are Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Richard N. Richards, Mario Runco Jr., Mark L. Polansky, Byron K. Lichtenberg, and Daniel W. Bursch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 702. Before him are Mickey Hart, Phil Bredesen, Valerie Thomas, Barry Evans, Rosemarie Frankland, and Mike Fisher. After him are Jon McBride, Ronnie Milsap, Wayne Allard, Jeff Bingaman, Michael Witzel, and Doris Kearns Goodwin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 13,966 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Wagner (1918), Greg Berlanti (1972), Brandon Teena (1972), David DeLuise (1971), Charles Oakley (1963), and Norman Thomas (1884). After him are Gillian Jacobs (1982), Beth Heiden (1959), Walter Donaldson (1893), Wyatt Russell (1986), Walter Reuther (1907), and Bill Kristol (1952).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 197. Before him are Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), Frederick Hauck (1941), Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), Michael R. Clifford (1952), Clayton Anderson (1959), and Jerome Apt (1949). After him are Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935), Richard N. Richards (1946), Mario Runco Jr. (1952), Mark L. Polansky (1956), Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948), and Daniel W. Bursch (1957).

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