1931 - Today
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975, and as commander of three Space Shuttle missions. Brand’s flight experience includes 9,669 flying hours, which includes 8,089 hours in jets, 391 hours in helicopters, 746 hours in spacecraft, and checkout in more than 30 types of military aircraft. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vance D. Brand has received more than 269,576 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Vance D. Brand is the 143rd most popular astronaut (down from 130th in 2019), the 5,848th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,045th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, Vance D. Brand ranks 143 out of 524. Before him are Barbara Morgan, Vitaly Zholobov, Anatoly Levchenko, Rick Husband, William Shepherd, and Peggy Whitson. After him are Ronald McNair, Michael R. Clifford, Roberta Bondar, Vitaly Sevastyanov, David M. Brown, and Pavel Vinogradov.
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 137
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 138
1941 - 1988
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 139
1957 - 2003
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 140
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 141
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 142
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 143
1950 - 1986
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 144
1952 - 2021
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 145
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 146
1935 - 2010
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 147
1956 - 2003
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 148
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 149
Among people born in 1931, Vance D. Brand ranks 301. Before him are Elias M. Stein, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Ivan Toplak, Yuriy Voynov, Vlastimil Bubník, and Mady Mesplé. After him are Shunichiro Okano, Sergio Sebastiani, Hans Alfredson, Mike Parkes, Emam-Ali Habibi, and John Norman.
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 295
1931 - 2014
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 296
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 297
1931 - 2003
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 298
1931 - 2015
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 299
1931 - 2020
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 300
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 301
1931 - 2017
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 302
1931 - 2024
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 303
1931 - 2017
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 304
1931 - 1977
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 305
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 306
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 307
Among people born in United States, Vance D. Brand ranks 5,848 out of 18,182. Before him are Tim Blake Nelson (1964), Charles Jewtraw (1900), Shannon Elizabeth (1973), Julian Jaynes (1920), Amanda Righetti (1983), and John D. MacDonald (1916). After him are Joshua Bell (1967), Paul Arizin (1928), Liao Zhongkai (1877), Vincent Pastore (1946), Lee Pace (1979), and Frank Loomis (1896).
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 5,842
1900 - 1996
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 5,843
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 5,844
1920 - 1997
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 5,845
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 5,846
1916 - 1986
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 5,847
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5,848
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5,849
1928 - 2006
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5,850
1877 - 1925
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5,851
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5,852
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5,853
1896 - 1971
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5,854
Among astronauts born in United States, Vance D. Brand ranks 53. Before him are Anna Lee Fisher (1949), Mae Jemison (1956), Barbara Morgan (1951), Rick Husband (1957), William Shepherd (1949), and Peggy Whitson (1960). After him are Ronald McNair (1950), Michael R. Clifford (1952), David M. Brown (1956), William E. Thornton (1929), Elliot See (1927), and Charles Bassett (1931).
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 47
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 48
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 49
1957 - 2003
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 50
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 51
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 52
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 53
1950 - 1986
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 54
1952 - 2021
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 55
1956 - 2003
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 56
1929 - 2021
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 57
1927 - 1966
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 58
1931 - 1966
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 59