ASTRONAUT
Sergei Krikalev
1958 - Today
Sergei Krikalev
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Russian: Сергей Константинович Крикалёв, also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov; born 27 August 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut and head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. As a prominent rocket scientist, he is a veteran of six space flights and ranks fourth to Oleg Kononenko, Gennady Padalka, and Yuri Malenchenko for the most time spent in space: a total of 803 days, 9 hours, and 39 minutes. Krikalev was stranded on board the Mir during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sergei Krikalev has received more than 1,427,253 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Sergei Krikalev is the 44th most popular astronaut (down from 20th in 2019), the 626th most popular biography from Russia (down from 428th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Russian Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
63.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
5.56
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Sergei Krikalev ranks 44 out of 556. Before him are Mirosław Hermaszewski, Toktar Aubakirov, Vladislav Volkov, Valeri Kubasov, Yury Romanenko, and John Young. After him are Viktor Patsayev, Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Ellison Onizuka, Walter Cunningham, and Vladimir Shatalov.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMirosław Hermaszewski
1941 - 2022
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 38
Toktar Aubakirov
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 39
Vladislav Volkov
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 40
Valeri Kubasov
1935 - 2014
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 41
Yury Romanenko
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 42
John Young
1930 - 2018
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 43
Sergei Krikalev
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 44
Viktor Patsayev
1933 - 1971
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 45
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
1933 - 2003
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 46
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 47
Ellison Onizuka
1946 - 1986
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 48
Walter Cunningham
1932 - 2023
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 49
Vladimir Shatalov
1927 - 2021
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Sergei Krikalev ranks 57. Before him are Lambert Wilson, Andie MacDowell, Patrice Talon, Rabah Madjer, Javier Aguirre, and Ghassan Massoud. After him are Marg Helgenberger, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, Adrian Newey, Elio de Angelis, Holly Hunter, and Bernardo Arévalo.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsLambert Wilson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 51
Andie MacDowell
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 52
Patrice Talon
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 53
Rabah Madjer
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 54
Javier Aguirre
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 55
Ghassan Massoud
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 56
Sergei Krikalev
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 57
Marg Helgenberger
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 58
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 59
Adrian Newey
ENGINEER
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 60
Elio de Angelis
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 1986
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 61
Holly Hunter
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 62
Bernardo Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 63
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Sergei Krikalev ranks 626 out of 3,761. Before him are Maria Miloslavskaya (1624), Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813), Konstantin Ushinsky (1823), Alexander Godunov (1949), Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (1782), and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (1826). After him are Ivan Sechenov (1829), Alexandre Benois (1870), Yuri Temirkanov (1938), Lev Pontryagin (1908), Vasily Shukshin (1929), and Viktor Chernov (1873).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsMaria Miloslavskaya
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1669
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 620
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
COMPOSER
1813 - 1869
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 621
Konstantin Ushinsky
WRITER
1823 - 1870
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 622
Alexander Godunov
DANCER
1949 - 1995
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 623
Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1856
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 624
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 625
Sergei Krikalev
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 626
Ivan Sechenov
ENGINEER
1829 - 1905
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 627
Alexandre Benois
WRITER
1870 - 1960
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 628
Yuri Temirkanov
CONDUCTOR
1938 - 2023
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 629
Lev Pontryagin
MATHEMATICIAN
1908 - 1988
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 630
Vasily Shukshin
WRITER
1929 - 1974
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 631
Viktor Chernov
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1952
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 632
Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia
Among astronauts born in Russia, Sergei Krikalev ranks 13. Before him are Valeri Polyakov (1942), Andriyan Nikolayev (1929), Valery Bykovsky (1934), Vladislav Volkov (1935), Valeri Kubasov (1935), and Yury Romanenko (1944). After him are Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (1933), Pavel Belyayev (1925), Valentina Ponomaryova (1933), Vyacheslav Zudov (1942), Aleksei Gubarev (1931), and Viktor Gorbatko (1934).
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 7
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 8
Valery Bykovsky
1934 - 2019
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 9
Vladislav Volkov
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 10
Valeri Kubasov
1935 - 2014
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 11
Yury Romanenko
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 12
Sergei Krikalev
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 13
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
1933 - 2003
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 14
Pavel Belyayev
1925 - 1970
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 15
Valentina Ponomaryova
1933 - 2023
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 16
Vyacheslav Zudov
1942 - 2024
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 17
Aleksei Gubarev
1931 - 2015
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 18
Viktor Gorbatko
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 19