ASTRONAUTS from Belarus

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belarusian Astronauts of all time. This list of famous Belarusian Astronauts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Pyotr Klimuk (b. 1942)

With an HPI of 52.61, Pyotr Klimuk is the most famous Belarusian Astronaut.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.

Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk (Belarusian: Пётр Ільіч Клімук; Russian: Пётр Ильич Климу́к; born 10 July 1942) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and the first Belarusian to perform space travel. Klimuk made three flights into space. From 1991 to 2003, he headed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

2. Vladimir Kovalyonok (b. 1942)

With an HPI of 49.80, Vladimir Kovalyonok is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Astronaut.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok (Belarusian: Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак; Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок; born 3 March 1942) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut. He entered the Soviet space programme on July 5, 1967, and was commander of three missions. Together with Aleksandr Ivanchenkov he flew the long-endurance mission EO-2 which set a new record of 139 days in space. He retired from the cosmonaut team on June 23, 1984. From 1990 to 1992 he was a Director of the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence (Russia).

3. Oleg Novitsky (b. 1971)

With an HPI of 40.87, Oleg Novitsky is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Astronaut.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Oleg Viktorovich Novitsky (Russian: Олег Викторович Новицкий; also tr. Novitskiy; born October 12, 1971) is a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Russian Air Force who logged over 700 hours of flight time and was awarded for bravery. He is currently serving as a Russian cosmonaut with Roscosmos and has participated in multiple expeditions, during which he has spent over 545 days in space.