ASTRONAUT

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez

1942 - Today

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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born 29 January 1942) is a Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez has received more than 368,903 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez is the 53rd most popular astronaut (up from 62nd in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 49th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ranks 53 out of 556. Before him are Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Ellison Onizuka, Walter Cunningham, Vladimir Shatalov, Kalpana Chawla, and Wally Schirra. After him are Valentin Bondarenko, Ronald Evans, Pavel Belyayev, Valentina Ponomaryova, Musa Manarov, and Georgy Beregovoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ranks 187. Before him are Milton Nascimento, Ann Dunham, Richard Roundtree, Fraser Stoddart, Mike Markkula, and Susan Sullivan. After him are Edward Luttwak, Fradique de Menezes, Daliah Lavi, Pascal Couchepin, Iolu Abil, and Samuel R. Delany.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ranks 38 out of 300. Before him are Ramón Grau (1881), Pérez Prado (1916), Tomás Estrada Palma (1835), Huber Matos (1918), Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819), and Nicolás Guillén (1902). After him are Ana de Armas (1988), Carlos Puebla (1917), Leo Brouwer (1939), Bebo Valdés (1918), José-Maria de Heredia (1842), and Rita Marley (1946).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Cuba

Among astronauts born in Cuba, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ranks 1. 

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