ASTRONAUT
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
1953 - Today
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
Aleksandr Fyodorovich Poleshchuk (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Полещук, born October 30, 1953) is a former Russian cosmonaut. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksandr Poleshchuk has received more than 16,752 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Aleksandr Poleshchuk is the 249th most popular astronaut (up from 341st in 2019), the 2,301st most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,331st in 2019) and the 59th most popular Russian Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
17k
Page Views (PV)
51.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Aleksandr Poleshchuk ranks 249 out of 556. Before him are Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Samuel T. Durrance, Andreas Mogensen, Daniel Brandenstein, and Jan Davis. After him are Aleksandr Laveykin, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Steven R. Nagel, Timothy Kopra, Nicole Stott, and Mikhail Kornienko.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 243
Millie Hughes-Fulford
1945 - 2021
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 244
Samuel T. Durrance
1943 - 2023
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 245
Andreas Mogensen
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 246
Daniel Brandenstein
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 247
Jan Davis
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 248
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 249
Aleksandr Laveykin
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 250
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 251
Steven R. Nagel
1946 - 2014
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 252
Timothy Kopra
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 253
Nicole Stott
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 254
Mikhail Kornienko
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 255
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Aleksandr Poleshchuk ranks 460. Before him are Giannina Braschi, Lesley Nicol, Álex Angulo, Valerie Mahaffey, Jürgen Kurths, and Franco Selvaggi. After him are Pedro López Quintana, Albert Pyun, Andy Hertzfeld, Desiré Wilson, Sally Menke, and Ricky Steamboat.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsGiannina Braschi
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 454
Lesley Nicol
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 455
Álex Angulo
ACTOR
1953 - 2014
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 456
Valerie Mahaffey
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 457
Jürgen Kurths
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 458
Franco Selvaggi
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 459
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 460
Pedro López Quintana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 461
Albert Pyun
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2022
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 462
Andy Hertzfeld
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 463
Desiré Wilson
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 464
Sally Menke
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2010
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 465
Ricky Steamboat
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 466
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Aleksandr Poleshchuk ranks 2,301 out of 3,761. Before him are Lyubov Kozyreva (1929), Vyacheslav Bykov (1960), Oleg Mityaev (1974), Yuri Falin (1937), Roman Dmitriyev (1949), and Alexey Okladnikov (1908). After him are Aleksandr Laveykin (1951), Andrey Rublev (1997), Dmitry Petrov (1958), Victor Chizhikov (1935), Kirill Serebrennikov (1969), and Yekaterina Gamova (1980).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLyubov Kozyreva
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 2,295
Vyacheslav Bykov
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 2,296
Oleg Mityaev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2022
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 2,297
Yuri Falin
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2003
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 2,298
Roman Dmitriyev
WRESTLER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 2,299
Alexey Okladnikov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1908 - 1981
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 2,300
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,301
Aleksandr Laveykin
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,302
Andrey Rublev
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,303
Dmitry Petrov
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,304
Victor Chizhikov
PAINTER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,305
Kirill Serebrennikov
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,306
Yekaterina Gamova
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 2,307
Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia
Among astronauts born in Russia, Aleksandr Poleshchuk ranks 59. Before him are Yuri Baturin (1949), Valery Korzun (1953), Yelena Kondakova (1957), Mikhail Tyurin (1960), Nikolai Budarin (1953), and Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin (1953). After him are Aleksandr Laveykin (1951), Mikhail Kornienko (1960), Yury Usachov (1957), Vasily Tsibliyev (1954), Sergei Treshchov (1958), and Vladimir Dezhurov (1962).
Yuri Baturin
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 53
Valery Korzun
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 54
Yelena Kondakova
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 55
Mikhail Tyurin
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 56
Nikolai Budarin
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 57
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 58
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 59
Aleksandr Laveykin
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 60
Mikhail Kornienko
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 61
Yury Usachov
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 62
Vasily Tsibliyev
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 63
Sergei Treshchov
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 64
Vladimir Dezhurov
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 65