The Most Famous
ASTRONAUTS from Saudi Arabia
This page contains a list of the greatest Saudi Arabian Astronauts. The pantheon dataset contains 556 Astronauts, 1 of which were born in Saudi Arabia. This makes Saudi Arabia the birth place of the 51st most number of Astronauts behind Taiwan, and Greece.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Saudi Arabian Astronauts of all time. This list of famous Saudi Arabian Astronauts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Rayyanah Barnawi (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 40.94, Rayyanah Barnawi is the most famous Saudi Arabian Astronaut. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Rayyanah Barnawi (Arabic: ريانة برناوي; born September 1988) is a biomedical researcher and astronaut. She is the first Saudi female astronaut, selected for Axiom Mission 2 as a mission specialist by the Saudi Space Commission; her selection was officially announced on February 12, 2023.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Saudi Arabian astronauts born between 1988 and 1988. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Saudi Arabian astronauts include Rayyanah Barnawi. As of April 2024, 1 new Saudi Arabian astronauts have been added to Pantheon including Rayyanah Barnawi.
