1929 - 2021
William Edgar Thornton (April 14, 1929 – January 11, 2021) was an American NASA astronaut. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from University of North Carolina and a doctorate in medicine, also from UNC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William E. Thornton has received more than 75,855 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). William E. Thornton is the 151st most popular astronaut (up from 244th in 2019), the 6,296th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,988th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Astronaut.
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Among astronauts, William E. Thornton ranks 151 out of 524. Before him are Michael R. Clifford, Roberta Bondar, Vitaly Sevastyanov, David M. Brown, Pavel Vinogradov, and Valentina Ponomaryova. After him are Chiaki Mukai, Elliot See, Charles Bassett, Story Musgrave, Owen Garriott, and Yury Malyshev.
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
1933 - 2023
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 150
1929 - 2021
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 151
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 152
1927 - 1966
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 153
1931 - 1966
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 154
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 155
1930 - 2019
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 156
1941 - 1999
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 157
Among people born in 1929, William E. Thornton ranks 335. Before him are Marcel Amont, Marilyn French, André Darrigade, Milan Panić, Thomas Remengesau Sr., and Abderrahmane Mahjoub. After him are Mikhail Simonov, George Moscone, Birgitta Trotzig, Ernesto Grillo, Germain Derycke, and Zbigniew Messner. Among people deceased in 2021, William E. Thornton ranks 442. Before him are Murray Walker, Keri Hulme, Christa Stubnick, Joseph Benz, Cara Williams, and Monte Hellman. After him are Ryszard Szurkowski, Dani Shmulevich-Rom, Markie Post, Ivo Trumbić, Jean-François Stévenin, and John Richardson.
1929 - 2023
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 329
1929 - 2009
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 330
1929 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 331
1929 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 332
1929 - 2019
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 333
1929 - 2011
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 334
1929 - 2021
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 335
1929 - 2011
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 336
1929 - 1978
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 337
1929 - 2011
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 338
1929 - 1998
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 339
1929 - 1978
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 340
1929 - 2014
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 341
1923 - 2021
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 436
1947 - 2021
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 437
1933 - 2021
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 438
1944 - 2021
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 439
1925 - 2021
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 440
1932 - 2021
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 441
1929 - 2021
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 442
1946 - 2021
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 443
1940 - 2021
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 444
1950 - 2021
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 445
1935 - 2021
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 446
1944 - 2021
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 447
1934 - 2021
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 448
Among people born in United States, William E. Thornton ranks 6,296 out of 18,182. Before him are Sarah Childress Polk (1803), Richard Bong (1920), Randy Brecker (1945), William Cullen Bryant (1794), Judd Nelson (1959), and Paul H. O'Neill (1935). After him are Gary Gygax (1938), John Podesta (1949), Christopher Judge (1964), Jorge Garcia (1973), Lucius Shepard (1943), and James B. Conant (1893).
1803 - 1891
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,290
1920 - 1945
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,291
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 6,292
1794 - 1878
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,293
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,294
1935 - 2020
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,295
1929 - 2021
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,296
1938 - 2008
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,297
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,298
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,299
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,300
1943 - 2014
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,301
1893 - 1978
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 6,302
Among astronauts born in United States, William E. Thornton ranks 57. Before him are William Shepherd (1949), Peggy Whitson (1960), Vance D. Brand (1931), Ronald McNair (1950), Michael R. Clifford (1952), and David M. Brown (1956). After him are Elliot See (1927), Charles Bassett (1931), Story Musgrave (1935), Owen Garriott (1930), Edward Gibson (1936), and Paul J. Weitz (1932).
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
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 60
1930 - 2019
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 61
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 62
1932 - 2017
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 63