ASTRONAUT
Gennady Sarafanov
1942 - 2005
Gennady Sarafanov
Gennady Vasiliyevich Sarafanov (Russian: Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов; 1 January 1942 – 29 September 2005) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This mission was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but failed to do so after the docking system malfunctioned. Sarafanov was born in Sinenkiye, Saratov Oblast, USSR. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gennady Sarafanov has received more than 7,690 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Gennady Sarafanov is the 135th most popular astronaut (up from 136th in 2019), the 1,453rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,438th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Russian Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
7.7k
Page Views (PV)
50.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
6.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Gennady Sarafanov ranks 135 out of 556. Before him are Georgy Shonin, Oleg Kononenko, Valery Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi Strekalov, Vance D. Brand, and Sunita Williams. After him are Dumitru Prunariu, Roberta Bondar, Mae Jemison, Ulf Merbold, Kenneth Cockrell, and Yuri Gidzenko.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorgy Shonin
1935 - 1997
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 129
Oleg Kononenko
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 130
Valery Rozhdestvensky
1939 - 2011
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 131
Gennadi Strekalov
1940 - 2004
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 132
Vance D. Brand
1931 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 133
Sunita Williams
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 134
Gennady Sarafanov
1942 - 2005
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 135
Dumitru Prunariu
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 136
Roberta Bondar
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 137
Mae Jemison
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 138
Ulf Merbold
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 139
Kenneth Cockrell
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 140
Yuri Gidzenko
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Gennady Sarafanov ranks 359. Before him are Carlos Hathcock, Claude Miller, Werner Teske, Doğu Perinçek, Gerben Karstens, and Ricardo Ezzati Andrello. After him are Sterling Morrison, Billy Bremner, Hannelore Elsner, Pål Tyldum, Norberto Rivera Carrera, and Juan Carlos Sarnari. Among people deceased in 2005, Gennady Sarafanov ranks 179. Before him are Laurel Aitken, Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi, Stanley Williams, Shoji Nishio, Polina Gelman, and Hans Clarin. After him are Eduardo Paolozzi, Wee Kim Wee, Mario David, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dorothy Stang, and Marc Lawrence.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsCarlos Hathcock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 1999
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 353
Claude Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 354
Werner Teske
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 1981
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 355
Doğu Perinçek
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 356
Gerben Karstens
CYCLIST
1942 - 2022
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 357
Ricardo Ezzati Andrello
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 358
Gennady Sarafanov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2005
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 359
Sterling Morrison
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1995
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 360
Billy Bremner
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 1997
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 361
Hannelore Elsner
ACTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 362
Pål Tyldum
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 363
Norberto Rivera Carrera
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 364
Juan Carlos Sarnari
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 365
Others Deceased in 2005
Go to all RankingsLaurel Aitken
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 173
Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2005
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 174
Stanley Williams
EXTREMIST
1953 - 2005
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 175
Shoji Nishio
MARTIAL ARTS
1927 - 2005
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 176
Polina Gelman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2005
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 177
Hans Clarin
ACTOR
1929 - 2005
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 178
Gennady Sarafanov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2005
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 179
Eduardo Paolozzi
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2005
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 180
Wee Kim Wee
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2005
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 181
Mario David
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 182
Geraldine Fitzgerald
ACTOR
1913 - 2005
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 183
Dorothy Stang
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2005
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 184
Marc Lawrence
ACTOR
1910 - 2005
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 185
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Gennady Sarafanov ranks 1,453 out of 3,761. Before him are Gavriil Kachalin (1911), Countess Friederike von Schlieben (1757), Julia Volkova (1985), Fyodor Dan (1871), Aleksandr Gerasimov (1881), and Herman of Alaska (1756). After him are Aleksandr Abdulov (1953), Larin Paraske (1832), Petr Aven (1955), Igor Rodionov (1936), Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov (1935), and Lydia Lopokova (1892).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGavriil Kachalin
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 1,447
Countess Friederike von Schlieben
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1827
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 1,448
Julia Volkova
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 1,449
Fyodor Dan
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1947
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 1,450
Aleksandr Gerasimov
PAINTER
1881 - 1963
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 1,451
Herman of Alaska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1756 - 1837
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 1,452
Gennady Sarafanov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2005
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 1,453
Aleksandr Abdulov
ACTOR
1953 - 2008
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 1,454
Larin Paraske
SINGER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 1,455
Petr Aven
ECONOMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 1,456
Igor Rodionov
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2014
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 1,457
Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov
ASTRONOMER
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 1,458
Lydia Lopokova
DANCER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 1,459
Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia
Among astronauts born in Russia, Gennady Sarafanov ranks 43. Before him are Vitaly Sevastyanov (1935), Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (1940), Boris Yegorov (1937), Aleksei Yeliseyev (1934), Valery Rozhdestvensky (1939), and Gennadi Strekalov (1940). After him are Viktor Savinykh (1940), Vladimir Solovyov (1946), Valeri Tokarev (1952), Pavel Vinogradov (1953), Tatyana Kuznetsova (1941), and Valentin Lebedev (1942).
Vitaly Sevastyanov
1935 - 2010
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 37
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 38
Boris Yegorov
1937 - 1994
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 39
Aleksei Yeliseyev
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 40
Valery Rozhdestvensky
1939 - 2011
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 41
Gennadi Strekalov
1940 - 2004
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 42
Gennady Sarafanov
1942 - 2005
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 43
Viktor Savinykh
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 44
Vladimir Solovyov
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 45
Valeri Tokarev
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 46
Pavel Vinogradov
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 47
Tatyana Kuznetsova
1941 - 2018
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 48
Valentin Lebedev
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 49