| Full Name |
John Herschel Glenn Jr. |
| Date of Birth |
18 July 1921 |
| Place of Birth |
Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. |
| Date of Death |
08 December 2016 |
| Place of Death |
Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
Muskingum College (attended) |
| Profession |
Astronaut, Marine Corps aviator, Engineer, Politician (U.S. Senator) |
| Years of Activity |
1943-1965 (Military); 1959-1964 (Astronaut); 1974-1999 (Senator); 1998 (Spaceflight) |
| Brief Information |
John Glenn was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft. Glenn later served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio for 24 years and, at age 77, became the oldest person to fly in space in 1998. |