Astronaut
Valentina Tereshkova
1937 - today
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Valentina Tereshkova
Her biography is available in 112 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 105 in 2024). Valentina Tereshkova is the 5th most popular astronaut (down from 4th in 2024), the 37th most popular biography from Russia (down from 35th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Astronaut.
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She was a Soviet cosmonaut and a textile worker. She was selected to be part of the first all-female group of astronauts in 1963.
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Among Astronauts
Among astronauts, Valentina Tereshkova ranks 5 out of 556. Before her are Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, and Michael Collins. After her are Gene Cernan, Pete Conrad, John Young, William Anders, Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, and Vladimir Komarov.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Yuri Gagarin
1934 - 1968
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 1
Neil Armstrong
1930 - 2012
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 2
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 3
Michael Collins
1930 - 2021
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 4
Valentina Tereshkova
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 5
Gene Cernan
1934 - 2017
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 6
Pete Conrad
1930 - 1999
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 7
John Young
1930 - 2018
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 8
William Anders
1933 - 2024
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 9
Buzz Aldrin
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 10
Ed White
1930 - 1967
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 11
Vladimir Komarov
1927 - 1967
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Valentina Tereshkova ranks 5. Before her are Saddam Hussein, Harald V, Anthony Hopkins, and Morgan Freeman. After her are Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ridley Scott, Boris Spassky, Ahmed Yassin, and Martti Ahtisaari.
Others Born in 1937
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Saddam Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 85.93
Rank: 1
Harald V
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 85.45
Rank: 2
Anthony Hopkins
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 3
Morgan Freeman
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 4
Valentina Tereshkova
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 5
Jack Nicholson
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 6
Dustin Hoffman
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 7
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 8
Ridley Scott
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 9
Boris Spassky
CHESS PLAYER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 10
Ahmed Yassin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2004
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 11
Martti Ahtisaari
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valentina Tereshkova ranks 37 out of NaN. Before her are Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918), Alexander III of Russia (1845), Konstantin Chernenko (1911), David Hilbert (1862), Yul Brynner (1920), and Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873). After her are Georgy Zhukov (1896), Nicholas I of Russia (1796), Alexander I of Russia (1777), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844), Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), and Boris Pasternak (1890).
Others born in Russia
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
WRITER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 31
Alexander III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1894
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 32
Konstantin Chernenko
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1985
HPI: 81.23
Rank: 33
David Hilbert
MATHEMATICIAN
1862 - 1943
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 34
Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 35
Sergei Rachmaninoff
COMPOSER
1873 - 1943
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 36
Valentina Tereshkova
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 37
Georgy Zhukov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 38
Nicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 39
Alexander I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1825
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 40
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 41
Vyacheslav Molotov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1986
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 42
Boris Pasternak
WRITER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 43
Among Astronauts In Russia
Among astronauts born in Russia, Valentina Tereshkova ranks 2. Before her are Yuri Gagarin (1934). After her are Vladimir Komarov (1927), Alexei Leonov (1934), Gherman Titov (1935), Svetlana Savitskaya (1948), Andriyan Nikolayev (1929), Valery Bykovsky (1934), Valeri Polyakov (1942), Sergei Krikalev (1958), Valeri Kubasov (1935), and Vladislav Volkov (1935).
Yuri Gagarin
1934 - 1968
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 1
Valentina Tereshkova
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 2
Vladimir Komarov
1927 - 1967
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 3
Alexei Leonov
1934 - 2019
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 4
Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 5
Svetlana Savitskaya
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 6
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 7
Valery Bykovsky
1934 - 2019
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 8
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 9
Sergei Krikalev
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 10
Valeri Kubasov
1935 - 2014
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 11
Vladislav Volkov
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 12
