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Ronald John Garan Jr. is a retired NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron (FTS). He first flew in space as a mission specialist on the May 2008 STS-124 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He returned to ISS on April 4, 2011, for a six-month stay as a member of Expedition 27. Garan is a highly decorated former NASA astronaut who flew on the US Space Shuttle, Russian Soyuz, and International Space Station. In total he spent 178 days in space and more than 71 million miles in 2,842 orbits of Earth, 27 hours and 3 minutes of EVA in four spacewalks, and 18 days on the bottom of the ocean during the NEEMO-9 undersea mission.
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On the name Ronald J. Garan Jr., Ronald means Rules with Good Judgement, Counsel Power, Ruler with Counsel, Mighty, Well-advised Ruler, Powerful Might, Wise Ruler, Powerful. Garan means Guardian.
The name Ronald J. Garan Jr. is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Ronald is commonly found in United States of America, Peru, Netherlands, and 94 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Ronald is recorded 97,998 times globally, ranking it as the 593th most common name worldwide.
Ronald is most prevalent in United States of America, with 18,589 occurrences, making it the 301th most popular name in the country.
In Netherlands, the name Ronald is found among 1 in every 30 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #301 | 1 : 97 |
| Peru | #66 | 1 : 74 |
| Netherlands | #36 | 1 : 30 |
| Colombia | #315 | 1 : 153 |
| Bolivia | #52 | 1 : 50 |
| South Africa | #418 | 1 : 498 |
| Costa Rica | #34 | 1 : 36 |
| Chile | #331 | 1 : 193 |
| Saudi Arabia | #1,104 | 1 : 1,002 |
| Germany | #389 | 1 : 151 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Ronald from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ronald John Garan Jr. is a retired NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron (FTS). He first flew in space as a mission specialist on the May 2008 STS-124 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He returned to ISS on April 4, 2011, for a six-month stay as a member of Expedition 27. Garan is a highly decorated former NASA astronaut who flew on the US Space Shuttle, Russian Soyuz, and International Space Station. In total he spent 178 days in space and more than 71 million miles in 2,842 orbits of Earth, 27 hours and 3 minutes of EVA in four spacewalks, and 18 days on the bottom of the ocean during the NEEMO-9 undersea mission.
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