The Most Famous
ASTRONAUTS from Bulgaria
This page contains a list of the greatest Bulgarian Astronauts. The pantheon dataset contains 556 Astronauts, 2 of which were born in Bulgaria. This makes Bulgaria the birth place of the 16th most number of Astronauts behind Latvia, and India.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bulgarian Astronauts of all time. This list of famous Bulgarian Astronauts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Georgi Ivanov (b. 1940)
With an HPI of 54.28, Georgi Ivanov is the most famous Bulgarian Astronaut. His biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.
Major general Georgi Ivanov Kakalov (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Какалов; born July 2, 1940) is a Bulgarian former military officer who was the first Bulgarian cosmonaut. He was a member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria in 1990.
2. Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (b. 1951)
With an HPI of 48.51, Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov is the 2nd most famous Bulgarian Astronaut. His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Александър Панайотов Александров; born December 1, 1951) is a retired Bulgarian cosmonaut. He is the second Bulgarian to have flown to space, behind Georgi Ivanov.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Bulgarian astronauts born between 1940 and 1951. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Bulgarian astronauts include Georgi Ivanov, and Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov.
