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Igor Volk

1937 - 2017

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Igor Petrovich Volk (Russian: Игорь Петрович Волк, Ukrainian: Ігор Петрович Волк; 12 April 1937 – 3 January 2017) was a Russian test pilot and former Soviet cosmonaut in the Buran programme. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Igor Volk has received more than 86,839 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Igor Volk is the 27th most popular pilot, the 361st most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 356th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Pilot.

Memorability Metrics

  • 87k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Igor Volk ranks 27 out of 71. Before him are Claire Lee Chennault, Janina Lewandowska, Vladimir Ilyushin, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Amy Johnson, and Amet-khan Sultan. After him are Leyla Mammadbeyova, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Charles Nungesser, Sarla Thakral, Olga Sanfirova, and Pyotr Nesterov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Igor Volk ranks 175. Before him are Ange-Félix Patassé, Suzanne Pleshette, María Kodama, Erich Ribbeck, Rudi Altig, and Nur Hassan Hussein. After him are Gaston Roelants, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Lusine Zakaryan, Geki, Mikheil Meskhi, and Ron Clarke. Among people deceased in 2017, Igor Volk ranks 169. Before him are Raymond Smullyan, John Wetton, Miloslav Vlk, Christine Keeler, Dionigi Tettamanzi, and Angry Grandpa. After him are Roger Walkowiak, Vito Acconci, Gastone Moschin, Michael Parks, Shashi Kapoor, and Seijun Suzuki.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Igor Volk ranks 361 out of 1,365. Before him are Salo Flohr (1908), Ahatanhel Krymsky (1871), Oleh Protasov (1964), Tekla Juniewicz (1906), Valentin Kataev (1897), and Euphrosyne of Kiev (1130). After him are Fedor Emelianenko (1976), Abba P. Lerner (1903), Mark Bernes (1911), Volodymyr Holubnychy (1936), Anatoly Onoprienko (1959), and Anatoli Polivoda (1947).

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Among PILOTS In Ukraine

Among pilots born in Ukraine, Igor Volk ranks 3. Before him are Ivan Kozhedub (1920), and Janina Lewandowska (1908). After him are Polina Osipenko (1907), and Natalya Meklin (1922).

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