PILOT
Sarla Thakral
1914 - 2008
Sarla Thakral
Sarla Thukral (8 August 1914 – 15 March 2008) was among the first Indian women to fly aircraft. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sarla Thakral has received more than 412,928 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sarla Thakral is the 31st most popular pilot (up from 47th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from United Arab Emirates (up from 494th in 2019) and the most popular Emirati Pilot.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
52.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.64
Effective Languages (L*)
2.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Sarla Thakral ranks 31 out of 71. Before her are Amy Johnson, Amet-khan Sultan, Igor Volk, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, and Charles Nungesser. After her are Olga Sanfirova, Pyotr Nesterov, Polina Osipenko, Vladimir Kokkinaki, Jean Mermoz, and Helmut Wick.
Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmy Johnson
1903 - 1941
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 25
Amet-khan Sultan
1920 - 1971
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 26
Igor Volk
1937 - 2017
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 27
Leyla Mammadbeyova
1909 - 1989
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 28
Carl Gustaf von Rosen
1909 - 1977
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 29
Charles Nungesser
1892 - 1927
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 30
Sarla Thakral
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 31
Olga Sanfirova
1917 - 1944
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 32
Pyotr Nesterov
1887 - 1914
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 33
Polina Osipenko
1907 - 1939
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 34
Vladimir Kokkinaki
1904 - 1985
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 35
Jean Mermoz
1901 - 1936
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 36
Helmut Wick
1915 - 1940
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 37
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Sarla Thakral ranks 163. Before her are Taizo Kawamoto, Andrzej Panufnik, Gretel Bergmann, Max Wünsche, Viola Desmond, and Adolf Diekmann. After her are Norman McLaren, Arno Schmidt, Zivia Lubetkin, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Max Manus, and Ehmetjan Qasim. Among people deceased in 2008, Sarla Thakral ranks 140. Before her are Baba Amte, Ken Naganuma, Mikel Laboa, David Foster Wallace, Edna Parker, and Bernie Mac. After her are Philipp von Boeselager, Nina Foch, Emmanuel Sanon, Alfonso López Trujillo, Guillaume Depardieu, and León Febres Cordero.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsTaizo Kawamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 157
Andrzej Panufnik
COMPOSER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 158
Gretel Bergmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 2017
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 159
Max Wünsche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 160
Viola Desmond
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 1965
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 161
Adolf Diekmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 162
Sarla Thakral
PILOT
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 163
Norman McLaren
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1987
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 164
Arno Schmidt
WRITER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 165
Zivia Lubetkin
WRITER
1914 - 1978
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 166
Sisowath Sirik Matak
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1975
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 167
Max Manus
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 1996
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 168
Ehmetjan Qasim
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1949
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 169
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsBaba Amte
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 134
Ken Naganuma
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 135
Mikel Laboa
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 136
David Foster Wallace
WRITER
1962 - 2008
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 137
Edna Parker
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1893 - 2008
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 138
Bernie Mac
COMEDIAN
1957 - 2008
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 139
Sarla Thakral
PILOT
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 140
Philipp von Boeselager
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2008
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 141
Nina Foch
ACTOR
1924 - 2008
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 142
Emmanuel Sanon
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2008
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 143
Alfonso López Trujillo
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2008
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 144
Guillaume Depardieu
ACTOR
1971 - 2008
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 145
León Febres Cordero
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2008
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 146
In United Arab Emirates
Among people born in United Arab Emirates, Sarla Thakral ranks 10 out of 49. Before her are Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943), Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1961), Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1912), Ahmad ibn Mājid (1432), Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi (1939), and Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra (632). After her are Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III (1931), Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1970), Khaldoon Al Mubarak (1975), Adnan Al Talyani (1964), Mohammed Ben Sulayem (1961), and Ali Bujsaim (1959).
Others born in United Arab Emirates
Go to all RankingsMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2006
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 4
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 5
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1990
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 6
Ahmad ibn Mājid
WRITER
1432 - 1500
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 7
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 8
Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
MILITARY PERSONNEL
632 - 702
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 9
Sarla Thakral
PILOT
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 10
Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 11
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 12
Khaldoon Al Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 13
Adnan Al Talyani
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 14
Mohammed Ben Sulayem
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 15
Ali Bujsaim
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 16
Among PILOTS In United Arab Emirates
Among pilots born in United Arab Emirates, Sarla Thakral ranks 1.