What is Anousheh Ansari known for?

Anousheh Ansari is known for being the first self-funded woman to travel to space in 2004 and for co-founding the XPRIZE Foundation, which promotes technological innovation through prize competitions.

Where did Anousheh Ansari study?

Ansari earned her Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran, her Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, and her Master of Business Administration from George Washington University in the United States.

What company did Anousheh Ansari help found?

Ansari co-founded the XPRIZE Foundation in 1995, which organizes large-scale prize competitions to encourage technological and scientific advancements.

Has Anousheh Ansari received any awards or recognition?

Yes, Ansari has received several awards, including the Horatio Alger Award, the Great Immigrants Award, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, recognizing her contributions to American life and innovation.

Anousheh Ansari

Iranian-American engineer and entrepreneur (born 1966)

Person Human Q17519

Anousheh Ansari — NASA · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[17]
Date of birth: September 12, 1966
Place of birth: Mashhad
Country of citizenship: United States, Iran^[8]^[9]
Occupation: businessperson, astronaut, engineer, astronomer, entrepreneur, space tourist, business executive^[10]^[11]
Educated at: George Mason University, George Washington University^[12]^[13]
Award received: Horatio Alger Award, Great Immigrants Award, Ellis Island Medal of Honor^[14]^[15]^[16]
Official website: www.anoushehansari.com^[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[24]
Affiliation string: XPRIZE Foundation, X-Prize^[29]^[30]
Family name: Ansari^[19]
Member of the crew of: Soyuz TMA-9, Soyuz TMA-8^[27]^[28]
Name in native language: Anousheh Ansari^[25]
Participant in: FII 6th Edition in Riyadh, Global Conference 2019, Global Conference 2022^[21]^[22]^[23]
Residence: Plano^[18]
Significant event: spaceflight
Social media followers: 46k (32k–46k, n=4)^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]
Time in space: +15665^[26]

🏷️ Also known as

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VIAF cluster ID: 90449194
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n2009038828
GND ID: 133790754
C-SPAN person numeric ID: 9267209
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated): anoushehansari
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Anousheh-Ansari
FAST ID: 1923445
Freebase ID: /m/038jsd
IMDb ID: nm2435080
IdRef ID: 159069297
J9U entity ID: 987007402676405171

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JRC Names ID: 495007
LinkedIn personal profile ID: anousheh-ansari-4a40929
NL CR AUT ID: js20070209001
NNDB people ID: 397/000119040
NUKAT ID: n2011142170
Obálky knih ID: js20070209001
Prabook ID: 1660334
TMDB person ID: 549570
Topic's main category: Category:Anousheh Ansari
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJktqgYwWK7rvWphKfW4bd
X (Twitter) username: anoushehansari
Yale LUX ID: person/7ab2fd71-6574-4c9d-bfdd-6554946dffce
ČSFD person ID: 192867

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 6

astronaut, engineer, astronomer, entrepreneur, businessperson, business executive

Award received 3

Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Horatio Alger Award, Great Immigrants Award

Astronaut mission 2

Soyuz TMA-9, Soyuz TMA-8

Country of citizenship 2

United States, Iran

Educated at 2

George Washington University, George Mason University

← Cast member 2

Sepideh, Space Tourists

← Crew members 2

Soyuz TMA-9, Soyuz TMA-8

Family name 1

Ansari

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

Mashhad

Residence 1

Plano

Sex or gender 1

female

Significant event 1

spaceflight

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St Teilo's Church

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Anousheh Ansari was born on September 12, 1966, in Mashhad. She holds citizenship in the United States and Iran.

FAQs

Where was Anousheh Ansari born?

Anousheh Ansari was born in Mashhad^[2].

What did Anousheh Ansari do for work?

Anousheh Ansari worked as a businessperson^[3], astronaut^[4], engineer^[5], astronomer^[6], and entrepreneur^[7].

Where did Anousheh Ansari go to school?

Anousheh Ansari was educated at George Mason University^[12] and George Washington University^[13].

What awards did Anousheh Ansari receive?

Honors received include Horatio Alger Award^[14], Great Immigrants Award^[15], and Ellis Island Medal of Honor^[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — place of birth (P19): Mashhad. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — sex or gender (P21): female. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — country of citizenship (P27): Iran. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — educated at (P69): George Mason University. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — educated at (P69): George Washington University. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — occupation (P106): businessperson. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — occupation (P106): astronaut. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — occupation (P106): engineer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — occupation (P106): astronomer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — occupation (P106): entrepreneur. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — occupation (P106): private astronaut. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — occupation (P106): business executive. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — award received (P166): Horatio Alger Award. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — award received (P166): Great Immigrants Award. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — award received (P166): Ellis Island Medal of Honor. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — residence (P551): Plano. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — date of birth (P569): September 12, 1966. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — family name (P734): Ansari. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — official website (P856): http://www.anoushehansari.com/. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — participant in (P1344): FII 6th Edition in Riyadh. FII 6th Edition in Riyadh Program. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — participant in (P1344): Global Conference 2019. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — participant in (P1344): Global Conference 2022. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-03-21. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — name in native language (P1559): Anousheh Ansari. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — time in space (P2873): 15,665 minutes. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — member of the crew of (P5096): Soyuz TMA-9. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — member of the crew of (P5096): Soyuz TMA-8. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — affiliation string (P6424): XPRIZE Foundation. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — affiliation string (P6424): X-Prize. Global Conference 2022 - Speakers. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — social media followers (P8687): 34,033. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — social media followers (P8687): 32,298. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — social media followers (P8687): 37,060. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Anousheh Ansari — social media followers (P8687): 45,782. wikidata.org.

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