1929 - 2004
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev (Chuvash and Russian: Андриян Григорьевич Николаев; 5 September 1929 – 3 July 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andriyan Nikolayev has received more than 230,093 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Andriyan Nikolayev is the 19th most popular astronaut, the 395th most popular biography from Russia (down from 373rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Russian Astronaut.
Andriyan Nikolayev is most famous for being the first human to orbit the Earth in space.
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Among astronauts, Andriyan Nikolayev ranks 19 out of 524. Before him are Dennis Tito, David Scott, Jim Lovell, Svetlana Savitskaya, Harrison Schmitt, and Sigmund Jähn. After him are Sergei Krikalev, Valeri Polyakov, Pavel Popovich, Gus Grissom, James Irwin, and Edgar Mitchell.
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 13
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 14
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 15
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 16
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 17
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 18
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 19
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 20
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 21
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 22
1926 - 1967
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 23
1930 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 24
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 25
Among people born in 1929, Andriyan Nikolayev ranks 84. Before him are Vera Miles, Chadli Bendjedid, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Gordon Moore, Hebe Camargo, and Ed Asner. After him are Michael Atiyah, Christos Sartzetakis, Imelda Marcos, Omar Torrijos, Bob Newhart, and Gerald Edelman. Among people deceased in 2004, Andriyan Nikolayev ranks 39. Before him are Gérard Debreu, John Vane, Thomas Klestil, Robert Merle, Matthäus Hetzenauer, and Julius Axelrod. After him are Edward B. Lewis, Theo van Gogh, Arthur Hailey, Norberto Bobbio, John Pople, and Herbert C. Brown.
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 78
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 79
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 80
1929 - 2023
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 81
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 82
1929 - 2021
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 83
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 84
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 85
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 86
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 87
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 88
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 89
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 90
1921 - 2004
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 33
1927 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 34
1932 - 2004
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 35
1908 - 2004
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 36
1924 - 2004
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 37
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 38
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 39
1918 - 2004
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 40
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 41
1920 - 2004
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 42
1909 - 2004
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 43
1925 - 2004
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 44
1912 - 2004
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 45
Among people born in Russia, Andriyan Nikolayev ranks 395 out of 3,262. Before him are Pavel Nakhimov (1802), Lev Kuleshov (1899), Vladimir Bekhterev (1857), Mengu-Timur (1235), Andrei Bely (1880), and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819). After him are Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848), Vasili Kuznetsov (1901), Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191), Lyudmila Ulitskaya (1943), Valery Leontiev (1949), and Roza Shanina (1924).
1802 - 1855
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 389
1899 - 1970
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 390
1857 - 1927
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 391
1235 - 1282
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 392
1880 - 1934
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 393
1819 - 1876
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 394
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 395
1848 - 1909
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 396
1901 - 1990
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 397
1191 - 1246
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 398
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 399
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 400
1924 - 1945
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 401
Among astronauts born in Russia, Andriyan Nikolayev ranks 7. Before him are Yuri Gagarin (1934), Valentina Tereshkova (1937), Vladimir Komarov (1927), Alexei Leonov (1934), Gherman Titov (1935), and Svetlana Savitskaya (1948). After him are Sergei Krikalev (1958), Valeri Polyakov (1942), Valery Bykovsky (1934), Vladislav Volkov (1935), Valeri Kubasov (1935), and Pavel Belyayev (1925).
1934 - 1968
HPI: 85.94
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 2
1927 - 1967
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 3
1934 - 2019
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 4
1935 - 2000
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 5
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 6
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 8
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 9
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 10
1935 - 1971
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 11
1935 - 2014
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 12
1925 - 1970
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 13