How many people have walked on the Moon?

The Apollo programme first landed a crew on the Moon in July 1969 and flew its last mission in December 1972. How many people set foot on the surface?

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Twelve, across six landings. Twenty-four astronauts flew to the Moon in all, but half of them stayed in orbit or flew past without landing.

— Wikipedia contributors, List of Apollo astronauts

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