Profile of the Day: Buzz Aldrin

Posted January 20, 2023 by Amanda | No Comment

Happy 93rd birthday to Buzz Aldrin!

Image: Buzz Aldrin / NASA

On January 20, 1930, Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey to Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Sr. and Marion Gaddys. His nickname “Buzz” originated in his childhood; his younger sister mispronounced the word “brother” as “buzzer” and the name stuck. The family later shortened it to Buzz.

As the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, Aldrin made the first manned lunar landing in history and was the second person to ever step foot on the Moon. Upon the Apollo crew’s successful return to Earth, Aldrin and his fellow astronauts were decorated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Explore Buzz Aldrin’s family tree and share your connection to the astronaut!

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