Astronaut
Wubbo Ockels
Dutch physicist and astronaut
1946 - 2014
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Wubbo Ockels
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Wubbo Ockels is the 114th most popular astronaut (up from 142nd in 2024), the 512th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 634th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Astronaut.
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Among Astronauts
Among astronauts, Wubbo Ockels ranks 114 out of 556. Before him are Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov, Gennady Padalka, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Gregory Jarvis, Deke Slayton, and Steve MacLean. After him are Phạm Tuân, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Pyotr Klimuk, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, Susan Kilrain, and Ulf Merbold.
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Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 108
Gennady Padalka
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 109
Aleksandr Viktorenko
1947 - 2023
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 110
Gregory Jarvis
1944 - 1986
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 111
Deke Slayton
1924 - 1993
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 112
Steve MacLean
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 113
Wubbo Ockels
1946 - 2014
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 114
Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 115
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
1932 - 2002
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 116
Pyotr Klimuk
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 117
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 118
Susan Kilrain
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 119
Ulf Merbold
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 120
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Wubbo Ockels ranks 327. Before him are Herman Brood, Óscar Berger, Vazgen Manukyan, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Gerrie Mühren, and Stan Winston. After him are Doug Russell, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, László Polgár, Andrea Dworkin, Jo Bonfrère, and Farag Foda. Among people deceased in 2014, Wubbo Ockels ranks 187. Before him are Rudolph Rummel, Viscera, Edward Clancy, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Bernard Agré, and Rafael Addiego Bruno. After him are Sulejman Tihić, Henning Carlsen, Jean-Jacques Marcel, Angéla Németh, Josep Maria Subirachs, and Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani.
Others Born in 1946
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Herman Brood
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2001
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 321
Óscar Berger
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 322
Vazgen Manukyan
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 323
Alexander Kaidanovsky
ACTOR
1946 - 1995
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 324
Gerrie Mühren
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2013
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 325
Stan Winston
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2008
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 326
Wubbo Ockels
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 2014
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 327
Doug Russell
SWIMMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 328
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2005
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 329
László Polgár
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 330
Andrea Dworkin
WRITER
1946 - 2005
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 331
Jo Bonfrère
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 332
Farag Foda
WRITER
1946 - 1992
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 333
Others Deceased in 2014
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Rudolph Rummel
HISTORIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 181
Viscera
WRESTLER
1971 - 2014
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 182
Edward Clancy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 183
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2014
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 184
Bernard Agré
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2014
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 185
Rafael Addiego Bruno
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 186
Wubbo Ockels
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 2014
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 187
Sulejman Tihić
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 188
Henning Carlsen
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 189
Jean-Jacques Marcel
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 190
Angéla Németh
ATHLETE
1946 - 2014
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 191
Josep Maria Subirachs
PAINTER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 192
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 193
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Wubbo Ockels ranks 512 out of NaN. Before him are Memphis Depay (1994), Gerrie Mühren (1946), Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900), Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927), Gysbert Japiks (1603), and Willem Kes (1856). After him are Albert Eckhout (1610), Jan Gies (1905), Lodewijk van Heiden (1773), Hendrik van Gent (1900), Michael van Langren (1598), and Jo Bonfrère (1946).
Others born in Netherlands
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Memphis Depay
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 506
Gerrie Mühren
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2013
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 507
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1987
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 508
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
PILOT
1927 - 1977
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 509
Gysbert Japiks
WRITER
1603 - 1666
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 510
Willem Kes
CONDUCTOR
1856 - 1934
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 511
Wubbo Ockels
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 2014
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 512
Albert Eckhout
PAINTER
1610 - 1666
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 513
Jan Gies
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 514
Lodewijk van Heiden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1773 - 1850
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 515
Hendrik van Gent
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 516
Michael van Langren
ASTRONOMER
1598 - 1675
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 517
Jo Bonfrère
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 518
Among Astronauts In Netherlands
Among astronauts born in Netherlands, Wubbo Ockels ranks 1. After him are Lodewijk van den Berg (1932), and André Kuipers (1958).
Wubbo Ockels
1946 - 2014
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 1
Lodewijk van den Berg
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 2
André Kuipers
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 3
