1943 - Today
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 48,787 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy D. Bridges Jr. is the 377th most popular astronaut (up from 379th in 2019), the 12,818th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,839th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 377 out of 524. Before him are Jon McBride, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., James S. Voss, Brent W. Jett Jr., Stephanie Wilson, and Kenneth Cockrell. After him are William Oefelein, Liu Wang, Michael L. Gernhardt, Bjarni Tryggvason, Roman Romanenko, and Donald Pettit.
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 371
1949 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 372
1949 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 373
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 374
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 375
1950 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 376
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 377
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 378
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 379
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 380
1945 - 2022
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 381
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 382
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 383
Among people born in 1943, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 601. Before him are Charles Murray, Donald Kalpokas, Wendy Richard, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Tommy Gemmell, and Jon McBride. After him are Mike Barrett, George Woods, Dick Van Arsdale, Howard Wilkinson, John Bryson, and Michael J. McCulley.
1943 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 595
1943 - 2019
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 596
1943 - 2009
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 597
1943 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 598
1943 - 2017
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 599
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 600
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 601
1943 - 2011
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 602
1943 - 2022
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 603
1943 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 604
1943 - Present
HPI: 35.93
Rank: 605
1943 - Present
HPI: 35.69
Rank: 606
1943 - Present
HPI: 35.64
Rank: 607
Among people born in United States, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 12,818 out of 18,182. Before him are Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Barney Frank (1940), Joseph Atiyeh (1957), Shelley Fabares (1944), Eddie McClintock (1967), and Scott Porter (1979). After him are Michael O'Shea (1906), Gayle Forman (1970), John August (1970), Justin Cronin (1962), Pete Buttigieg (1982), and Amy Chua (1962).
1941 - 2002
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 12,812
1940 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 12,813
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 12,814
1944 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 12,815
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12,816
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12,817
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12,818
1906 - 1973
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12,819
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12,820
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12,821
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12,822
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12,823
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 12,824
Among astronauts born in United States, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 182. Before him are Jon McBride (1943), Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), James S. Voss (1949), Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), Stephanie Wilson (1966), and Kenneth Cockrell (1950). After him are William Oefelein (1965), Michael L. Gernhardt (1956), Donald Pettit (1955), Mark C. Lee (1952), Charles L. Veach (1944), and Daniel M. Tani (1961).
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 176
1949 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 177
1949 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 178
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 179
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 180
1950 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 181
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 182
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 183
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 184
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 185
1952 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 186
1944 - 1995
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 187
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 188