Buzz Aldrin was born in New Jersey and has an estimated net worth of $500 thousand dollars. A fighter pilot, mechanical engineer, and astronaut, Buzz Aldrin is the second man to ever set foot on the moon in 1969. A member of both the Apollo 11 and Gemini 12 crews, he held the record for the most number of EVA (extra-vehicular activity) hours with 8 hours and four minutes for a number of years. He has published two books and continues to teach and speak.