Astronauts from Russia

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Russians Astronauts of all time. This list of famous Russians Astronauts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Russians Astronauts.

1. #1

   

   Yuri Gagarin

   1934 - 1968

   HPI 87.19171 langs

   Yuri Gagarin was the first human to travel into space.

2. #2

   

   Valentina Tereshkova

   b. 1937

   HPI 80.96112 langs

   Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She was a Soviet cosmonaut and a textile worker. She was selected to be part of the first...Read moreShow less

   Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She was a Soviet cosmonaut and a textile worker. She was selected to be part of the first all-female group of astronauts in 1963.

3. #3

   

   Vladimir Komarov

   1927 - 1967

   HPI 74.6759 langs

   Vladimir Komarov was a Soviet cosmonaut who was killed during the mission Soyuz 1.

4. #4

   

   Alexei Leonov

   1934 - 2019

   HPI 71.1576 langs

   Alexei Leonov is most famous for being the first human to conduct a spacewalk.

5. #5

   

   Gherman Titov

   1935 - 2000

   HPI 70.4056 langs

   Gherman Titov was the second human in space. He orbited the Earth for twenty-four hours and seventeen minutes. He was also the first person...Read moreShow less

   Gherman Titov was the second human in space. He orbited the Earth for twenty-four hours and seventeen minutes. He was also the first person to sleep in space.

6. #6

   

   Svetlana Savitskaya

   b. 1948

   HPI 67.5565 langs

   Svetlana Savitskaya is most famous for being the first woman to go to space. She was a Russian cosmonaut and spent three days in space.

7. #7

   

   Andriyan Nikolayev

   1929 - 2004

   HPI 66.5446 langs

   Andriyan Nikolayev is most famous for being the first human to orbit the Earth in space.

8. #8

   

   Valery Bykovsky

   1934 - 2019

   HPI 65.8841 langs

   Soviet cosmonaut

9. #9

   

   Valeri Polyakov

   1942 - 2022

   HPI 65.1346 langs

   Soviet and Russian cosmonaut

10. #10

    

    Sergei Krikalev

    b. 1958

    HPI 65.0037 langs

    Soviet and Russian cosmonaut