Julie Payette

29th governor general of Canada, former CSA Astronaut (born 1963)
Person Human Q240769

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[24]
Date of birth
October 20, 1963
Place of birth
Montreal
Country of citizenship
Canada[5]
Occupation
astronaut, engineer, politician (2017–2021)
Position held
Governor General of Canada (2017–2021)
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English, German, Italian[30][31][32][33]
Family name
Payette[26]
Given name
Julie[27]
Member of the crew of
STS-96, STS-127[36][37]
Name in native language
Julie Payette[34]
Native language
French[6]
Residence
Rideau Hall (2017–2021)
Significant event
2020–21 Rideau Hall workplace review, Resignation of Julie Payette[28][29]
Social media followers
82,915 (2021), 66,914 (2018)[38][39]
Time in space
36,717 min[35]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
105091216
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Julie Payette 2017.jpg ↗
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
julie-payette-profile, julie-payette
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0060B8465
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Julie-Payette
Freebase ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01z6pq
IdRef ID
224505777
JRC Names ID
204405
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Munzinger person ID
00000031121
NASA biographical ID
payette
Olympedia people ID
1100131
OpenSanctions ID
Julie Payette
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-9516
Ordre national du Québec ID
1157
Prabook ID
101644
Vikidia article ID
fr:Julie_Payette
WikiKids ID
Julie_Payette
WikiTree person ID
Payette-259
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxMhP7QX3cC36mcGPR3Qq

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Award received 9
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
Educated at 3
Employer 3
Occupation 3
Astronaut mission 2
← Crew members 2
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Member of the crew of 1
Named after 1
Native language 1
OpenSanctions ID 1
Part of 1
Place of birth 1
Position held 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Julie Payette was born on October 20, 1963[1], in Montreal[2]. She has worked as an astronaut[3] and engineer[4].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Julie Payette include 14574 Payette[40], an asteroid[41].

Why It Matters

Entities named for her include 14574 Payette[40], an asteroid[41].

FAQs

Where was Julie Payette born?

Julie Payette was born in Montreal[2].

What did Julie Payette do for work?

Julie Payette worked as an astronaut[3] and engineer[4].

Where did Julie Payette go to school?

Julie Payette was educated at UWC Atlantic College[11] and Collège Regina Assumpta[12].

What awards did Julie Payette receive?

Honors received include Knight of the National Order of Quebec[13], NASA Exceptional Service Medal[14], NASA Space Flight Medal[15], and honorary doctorate at the Laval University[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . ulaval.ca. ulaval.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . rsc-src.ca. rsc-src.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . fondation.ydesfemmesmtl.org. fondation.ydesfemmesmtl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 27w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of the crew of → STS-96, STS-127
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    "Created claim: Member of the crew of: STS-127, batch #257287"
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