PILOT
Natalya Meklin
1922 - 2005
Natalya Meklin
Natalya Fyodorovna Kravtsova née Meklin (Russian: Наталья Фёдоровна Меклин; 8 September 1922 – 5 June 2005) was a flight commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, one of the three women's aviation regiments founded by Marina Raskova after the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The regiment later came to be known as the "Night Witches" by German targets. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Natalya Meklin has received more than 122,790 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Natalya Meklin is the 51st most popular pilot (down from 45th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ukrainian Pilot.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
48.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Natalya Meklin ranks 51 out of 71. Before her are Jacqueline Cochran, Maguba Syrtlanova, Nikolai Gastello, Mariya Dolina, Gotthard Handrick, and Jerrie Cobb. After her are Anna Yegorova, Lotfia Elnadi, Tatyana Makarova, Gregorio Fuentes, Viktor Talalikhin, and Mikhail Gromov.
Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacqueline Cochran
1906 - 1980
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 45
Maguba Syrtlanova
1912 - 1971
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 46
Nikolai Gastello
1907 - 1941
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 47
Mariya Dolina
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 48
Gotthard Handrick
1908 - 1978
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 49
Jerrie Cobb
1931 - 2019
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 50
Natalya Meklin
1922 - 2005
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 51
Anna Yegorova
1916 - 2009
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 52
Lotfia Elnadi
1907 - 2002
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 53
Tatyana Makarova
1920 - 1944
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 54
Gregorio Fuentes
1897 - 2002
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 55
Viktor Talalikhin
1918 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 56
Mikhail Gromov
1899 - 1985
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Natalya Meklin ranks 288. Before her are Félix Loustau, Étienne Gailly, Karl-Erik Nilsson, Damon Knight, Stig Sundqvist, and Ester Mägi. After her are Rui Campos, Sid Caesar, Blaga Aleksova, Stanislav Rostotsky, Rory Calhoun, and Yao Lee. Among people deceased in 2005, Natalya Meklin ranks 231. Before her are Julián Marías, Maurice Lafont, Colette Besson, Eugenia Charles, Giuseppe Caprio, and Vladimir Toporov. After her are George Gerbner, Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, Shirley Chisholm, Klara Luchko, Brock Peters, and Ivan Kolev.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsFélix Loustau
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 282
Étienne Gailly
ATHLETE
1922 - 1971
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 283
Karl-Erik Nilsson
ATHLETE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 284
Damon Knight
WRITER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 285
Stig Sundqvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 286
Ester Mägi
COMPOSER
1922 - 2021
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 287
Natalya Meklin
PILOT
1922 - 2005
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 288
Rui Campos
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 289
Sid Caesar
ACTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 290
Blaga Aleksova
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1922 - 2007
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 291
Stanislav Rostotsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2001
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 292
Rory Calhoun
ACTOR
1922 - 1999
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 293
Yao Lee
SINGER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 294
Others Deceased in 2005
Go to all RankingsJulián Marías
PHILOSOPHER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 225
Maurice Lafont
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 226
Colette Besson
ATHLETE
1946 - 2005
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 227
Eugenia Charles
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 228
Giuseppe Caprio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2005
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 229
Vladimir Toporov
LINGUIST
1928 - 2005
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 230
Natalya Meklin
PILOT
1922 - 2005
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 231
George Gerbner
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2005
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 232
Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2005
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 233
Shirley Chisholm
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2005
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 234
Klara Luchko
ACTOR
1925 - 2005
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 235
Brock Peters
ACTOR
1927 - 2005
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 236
Ivan Kolev
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2005
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 237
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Natalya Meklin ranks 734 out of 1,365. Before her are Vladimir Maslachenko (1936), Zellig Harris (1909), Yuri Malenchenko (1961), Pyotr Todorovsky (1925), Zinaida Turchyna (1946), and Konstantin Lopushansky (1947). After her are Vasyl Barvinsky (1888), Mikhail Kheraskov (1733), Stanisław Zaremba (1863), Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch (1891), Dmitry Polyansky (1917), and Yuriy Fedkovych (1834).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsVladimir Maslachenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2010
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 728
Zellig Harris
LINGUIST
1909 - 1992
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 729
Yuri Malenchenko
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 730
Pyotr Todorovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 731
Zinaida Turchyna
HANDBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 732
Konstantin Lopushansky
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 733
Natalya Meklin
PILOT
1922 - 2005
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 734
Vasyl Barvinsky
COMPOSER
1888 - 1963
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 735
Mikhail Kheraskov
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 736
Stanisław Zaremba
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1942
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 737
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 738
Dmitry Polyansky
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 739
Yuriy Fedkovych
WRITER
1834 - 1888
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 740
Among PILOTS In Ukraine
Among pilots born in Ukraine, Natalya Meklin ranks 5. Before her are Ivan Kozhedub (1920), Janina Lewandowska (1908), Igor Volk (1937), and Polina Osipenko (1907).
Ivan Kozhedub
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1
Janina Lewandowska
1908 - 1940
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2
Igor Volk
1937 - 2017
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 3
Polina Osipenko
1907 - 1939
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 4
Natalya Meklin
1922 - 2005
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 5