Buzz Aldrin : birth_place : Glen Ridge, New Jersey | Buzz Aldrin : alternative_names : "Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr." | Buzz Aldrin : nationality : United States | Buzz Aldrin : was_selected_by_nasa : 1963 | Buzz Aldrin : was_a_crew_member_of : Apollo 11 | Buzz Aldrin : alma_mater : "Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sc.D. 1963" | Buzz Aldrin : date_of_birth : "1930-01-20"
Buzz Aldrin, whose real name was Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., was born an American in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, on January 20,1930. Buzz graduated in 1963 from MIT with a Sc.D, and was selected by NASA the same year. He was a member of the Apollo 11 crew.