ASTRONAUT
Phạm Tuân
1947 - Today
Phạm Tuân
Phạm Tuân ([faːm˧ˀ˨ʔ twɜn˨˩] born 14 February 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator and cosmonaut. He became the first Vietnamese citizen and the first person from an Asian country to fly in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos research cosmonaut. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phạm Tuân has received more than 198,639 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Phạm Tuân is the 55th most popular astronaut (up from 69th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 59th in 2019) and the most popular Vietnamese Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
54.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
3.64
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Phạm Tuâns by language
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Phạm Tuân ranks 55 out of 524. Before him are Wally Schirra, Thomas P. Stafford, Mirosław Hermaszewski, Toktar Aubakirov, Michael J. Smith, and Viktor Patsayev. After him are Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, Viktor Gorbatko, Richard F. Gordon Jr., Sally Ride, Judith Resnik, and Ronald Evans.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Wally Schirra
1923 - 2007
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 49
Thomas P. Stafford
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 50
Mirosław Hermaszewski
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 51
Toktar Aubakirov
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 52
Michael J. Smith
1945 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 53
Viktor Patsayev
1933 - 1971
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 54
Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 55
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 56
Viktor Gorbatko
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 57
Richard F. Gordon Jr.
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 58
Sally Ride
1951 - 2012
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 59
Judith Resnik
1949 - 1986
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 60
Ronald Evans
1933 - 1990
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 61
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Phạm Tuân ranks 167. Before him are James Cosmo, Jiro Taniguchi, Jacob Bekenstein, Mitch Mitchell, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, and Dan Quayle. After him are Steve Howe, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Edward Yang, Lois Chiles, and Giorgio Chinaglia.
Others Born in 1947
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James Cosmo
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 161
Jiro Taniguchi
1947 - 2017
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 162
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 163
Mitch Mitchell
1947 - 2008
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 164
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 165
Dan Quayle
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 166
Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 167
Steve Howe
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 168
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 169
Malam Bacai Sanhá
1947 - 2012
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 170
Edward Yang
1947 - 2007
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 171
Lois Chiles
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 172
Giorgio Chinaglia
1947 - 2012
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 173
In Vietnam
Among people born in Vietnam, Phạm Tuân ranks 43 out of 124. Before him are Andrew Dũng-Lạc (1795), Marie-France Pisier (1944), Nguyễn Khánh (1927), Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Nguyễn Du (1765), and Ngô Đình Nhu (1910). After him are Riccardo Cocciante (1946), Trương Tấn Sang (1949), Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915), Lý Thái Tổ (974), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), and Thiệu Trị (1807).
Others born in Vietnam
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Andrew Dũng-Lạc
1795 - 1839
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 37
Marie-France Pisier
1944 - 2011
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 38
Nguyễn Khánh
1927 - 2013
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 39
Văn Tiến Dũng
1917 - 2002
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 40
Nguyễn Du
1765 - 1820
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 41
Ngô Đình Nhu
1910 - 1963
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 42
Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 43
Riccardo Cocciante
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 44
Trương Tấn Sang
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 45
Nguyễn Văn Linh
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 46
Lý Thái Tổ
974 - 1028
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 47
Nguyễn Minh Triết
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 48
Thiệu Trị
1807 - 1847
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 49
Among ASTRONAUTS In Vietnam
Among astronauts born in Vietnam, Phạm Tuân ranks 1. After him are Eugene H. Trinh (1950).
