ASTRONAUT

Bertalan Farkas

1949 - Today

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Bertalan Farkas (Hungarian: [ˈfɒrkɒʃ ˈbɛrtɒlɒn], born August 2, 1949) is the first Hungarian cosmonaut, space explorer and fighter pilot. Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space by him. Farkas is also the first Esperantist cosmonaut. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bertalan Farkas has received more than 111,800 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Bertalan Farkas is the 109th most popular astronaut (down from 106th in 2019), the 353rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 346th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Astronaut.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

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  • 58.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Bertalan Farkas ranks 109 out of 556. Before him are Pyotr Klimuk, Vladimir Lyakhov, Georgy Grechko, Lev Dyomin, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, and Yury Glazkov. After him are Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Talgat Musabayev, Gennady Padalka, Gregory Jarvis, Joseph A. Walker, and Vladimir Aksyonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bertalan Farkas ranks 266. Before him are Tony Cragg, Flora Brovina, Lawrence Kasdan, Arturo Sandoval, Hennie Kuiper, and Herman Rarebell. After him are Michael Brecker, Ivan Patzaichin, Bernhard Cullmann, Åse Kleveland, Eric Carmen, and William Forsythe.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Bertalan Farkas ranks 353 out of 1,077. Before him are Ferenc Hirzer (1902), Simon of Kéza (1250), Lajos Baróti (1914), Vilma Bánky (1901), Gyula Károlyi (1871), and Peter Lax (1926). After him are József Eötvös (1813), Nándor Dáni (1871), Isidor Gunsberg (1854), Ervin Zádor (1935), Vilmos Zsigmond (1930), and Pál Kovács (1912).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Hungary

Among astronauts born in Hungary, Bertalan Farkas ranks 1. 

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