OM wrote:
...This one'll no doubt raise some eyebrows, especially some of the
ties, such as positions 25, 67 and 71, or why some were ranked rather
lower than their contributions deserved, especially Tsiolkovsky. And
lord knows what Buzz will say about position 9 vs position 11 and/or
13.

...Of course, the most important question most of us will have is why
Henry isn't on the list :-)

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20 Jules Verne
32 James Van Allen
46 Will Rogers
67 tie Carl Sagan
71 Gene Roddenberry
84 H.G. Wells
97 William "Bull" Halsey

Why are these guy on the list?

2 authors from the 1800's ( yea I know Wells was also in the 1900's)
2 scientists.
1 humorist
1 TV producer
1 Admiral.

What did any of them have to do with aviation?