1961 - 2003
William Cameron "Willie" McCool (born William Cameron Graham September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, who was the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the atmosphere. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William C. McCool has received more than 769,304 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). William C. McCool is the 203rd most popular astronaut (up from 210th in 2019), the 8,108th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,038th in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, William C. McCool ranks 203 out of 524. Before him are Mary L. Cleave, Chris Hadfield, Oleg Atkov, Taylor Wang, Pedro Duque, and Yelena Kondakova. After him are Millie Hughes-Fulford, Hans Schlegel, Marsha Ivins, Daniel Brandenstein, James C. Adamson, and Franco Malerba.
1947 - 2023
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 197
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 198
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 199
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 200
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 201
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 202
1961 - 2003
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 203
1945 - 2021
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 204
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 205
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 206
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 207
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 208
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 209
Among people born in 1961, William C. McCool ranks 302. Before him are Wally Pfister, Dan Marino, Karin Enke, Jesper Olsen, Noriyuki Abe, and Aldo Costa. After him are Frank Bruno, Jon Ola Sand, Vik Muniz, Richard Garriott, Kim Deal, and Rebecca Solnit. Among people deceased in 2003, William C. McCool ranks 253. Before him are Joseph Saidu Momoh, Jim Siedow, Mike Larrabee, Sven Fahlman, Emil Pažický, and Felix Kaspar. After him are Warren Zevon, Armand Borel, Conrad Hall, Jonathan Brandis, Daijiro Kato, and Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak.
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 296
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 297
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 298
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 299
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 300
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 301
1961 - 2003
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 302
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 303
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 304
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 305
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 306
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 307
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 308
1937 - 2003
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 247
1920 - 2003
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 248
1933 - 2003
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 249
1914 - 2003
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 250
1927 - 2003
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 251
1915 - 2003
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 252
1961 - 2003
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 253
1947 - 2003
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 254
1923 - 2003
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 255
1926 - 2003
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 256
1976 - 2003
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 257
1976 - 2003
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 258
1929 - 2003
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 259
Among people born in United States, William C. McCool ranks 8,108 out of 18,182. Before him are John Buscema (1927), Jeff Hardy (1977), Wyomia Tyus (1945), Regina Hall (1970), Michael Shermer (1954), and Jaime Pressly (1977). After him are Tom DeLonge (1975), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), George Ariyoshi (1926), and Michael Badalucco (1954).
1927 - 2002
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 8,102
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 8,103
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 8,104
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 8,105
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,106
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,107
1961 - 2003
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,108
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,109
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,110
1914 - 2007
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,111
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,112
1926 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,113
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,114
Among astronauts born in United States, William C. McCool ranks 81. Before him are Joseph P. Kerwin (1932), Michael J. Adams (1930), John E. Blaha (1942), Gerald Carr (1932), Robert A. Parker (1936), and Mary L. Cleave (1947). After him are Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945), Marsha Ivins (1951), Daniel Brandenstein (1943), James C. Adamson (1946), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), and Jerry L. Ross (1948).
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 75
1930 - 1967
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 76
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 77
1932 - 2020
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 78
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 79
1947 - 2023
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 80
1961 - 2003
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 81
1945 - 2021
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 82
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 83
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 84
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 85
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 86
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 87