Name an Apollo astronaut who walked on the Moon.
The twelve moonwalkers from Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Merely orbiting the Moon does not count.
Six successful Apollo landings put two astronauts each on the surface, for twelve moonwalkers.
Reveal all 12 checked answers and scores
Points are editorial tiers. The source supports membership in the set, not how many people know an answer.
- Neil Armstrong 25 · Familiar
- Neil Armstrong is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Armstrong
- Buzz Aldrin 25 · Familiar
- Buzz Aldrin is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Aldrin · Edwin Aldrin · Edwin E. Aldrin
- Alan Shepard 25 · Familiar
- Alan Shepard is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Shepard
- Gene Cernan 50 · Less common
- Gene Cernan is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Cernan · Eugene A. Cernan · Eugene Cernan
- Pete Conrad 50 · Less common
- Pete Conrad is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Charles Conrad · Charles Conrad Jr. · Conrad
- Alan Bean 50 · Less common
- Alan Bean is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Bean
- David Scott 75 · Uncommon
- David Scott is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Scott
- John Young 75 · Uncommon
- John Young is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Young
- Harrison Schmitt 75 · Uncommon
- Harrison Schmitt is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Schmitt
- Edgar Mitchell 100 · Rare
- Edgar Mitchell is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Mitchell
- James Irwin 100 · Rare
- James Irwin is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Irwin · Jim Irwin
- Charles Duke 100 · Rare
- Charles Duke is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Charlie Duke · Duke
Checked exclusions
- Michael Collins: Collins remained in lunar orbit on Apollo 11 and did not walk on the Moon.
Sources for this question
- The Apollo Program - NASA
Apollo astronaut surface-walker table has twelve people across six missions; orbit-only crew excluded.
www.nasa.gov · Checked 2026-11-02
- List of Apollo astronauts - Wikipedia
Apollo astronaut surface-walker table has twelve people across six missions; orbit-only crew excluded.
en.wikipedia.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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