Captain

He was born on July 13, 2305 (Maurice and Yvette Picard) in LaBarre, France. He attended SFA from 2322-2327 ("Conundrum"). According to Star Trek Chronology - The History of the Future, Picard applied to Starfleet Academy in the year 2322, but was rejected. He the reapplied the following year (2323) and was accepted. He was captain of the Stargazer for 22 years. Nine years elapsed between the destruction of the Stargazer and Picard's assignment to the Enterprise-D (which would make Picard's years at captain's rank at least 31 years).

He is responsible for the death of Jack Crusher ("Coming of Age," as well as a few other episodes). The full story is given in the 1991 novel "Reunion" on pages 193-198, where Wesley asks his professor about Jack's death. The Stargazer was going to blow up; Jack and another crewman had to go out and cut through the nacelle; they passed out; Picard went out, but could only save one of them, and Jack was not the one. The novel "Encounter at Farpoint" gives a different explanation.

(Aside: Patrick Stewart left school at the age of 15 because he was "not interested".)

He is 59 years old in "The Neutral Zone" (current year minus birth year), but somehow only 51 years old in "Tapestry" (send back 30 years to age 21).

He resides in deck 8, room 3601.