ASTRONAUT
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
Valeri Polyakov
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov, Russian: Валерий Иванович Коршунов, 27 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. He is the record holder for the longest single stay in space, staying aboard the Mir space station for more than 14 months (437 days 18 hours) during one trip. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valeri Polyakov has received more than 900,077 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Valeri Polyakov is the 15th most popular astronaut (up from 21st in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Russia (up from 429th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Russian Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
62.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
7.26
Effective Languages (L*)
3.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Valeri Polyakov ranks 15 out of 556. Before him are Alexei Leonov, John Glenn, Gherman Titov, Alan Shepard, Dennis Tito, and Svetlana Savitskaya. After him are Andriyan Nikolayev, David Scott, Harrison Schmitt, James Irwin, Frank Borman, and Sigmund Jähn.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexei Leonov
1934 - 2019
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 9
John Glenn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 10
Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 11
Alan Shepard
1923 - 1998
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
Dennis Tito
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 13
Svetlana Savitskaya
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 14
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 15
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 16
David Scott
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 17
Harrison Schmitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 18
James Irwin
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 19
Frank Borman
1928 - 2023
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 20
Sigmund Jähn
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Valeri Polyakov ranks 85. Before him are Peter Greenaway, Hissène Habré, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, John Cale, Jean-Claude Trichet, and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. After him are George Jung, Donna Leon, Maria Kaczyńska, Amine Gemayel, Pál Schmitt, and Bert Sakmann. Among people deceased in 2022, Valeri Polyakov ranks 54. Before him are Angelo Badalamenti, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Louise Fletcher, Meat Loaf, Antonio Inoki, and Arata Isozaki. After him are James Lovelock, Hardy Krüger, Stanislav Shushkevich, Issei Sagawa, Robert Curl, and Siniša Mihajlović.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsPeter Greenaway
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 79
Hissène Habré
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 80
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 81
John Cale
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 82
Jean-Claude Trichet
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 83
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 84
Valeri Polyakov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 85
George Jung
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 86
Donna Leon
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 87
Maria Kaczyńska
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 88
Amine Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 89
Pál Schmitt
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 90
Bert Sakmann
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 91
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsAngelo Badalamenti
COMPOSER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 48
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 49
Louise Fletcher
ACTOR
1934 - 2022
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 50
Meat Loaf
SINGER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 51
Antonio Inoki
WRESTLER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 52
Arata Isozaki
ARCHITECT
1931 - 2022
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 53
Valeri Polyakov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 54
James Lovelock
GEOGRAPHER
1919 - 2022
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 55
Hardy Krüger
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 56
Stanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 57
Issei Sagawa
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2022
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 58
Robert Curl
CHEMIST
1933 - 2022
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 59
Siniša Mihajlović
COACH
1969 - 2022
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 60
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Valeri Polyakov ranks 337 out of 3,761. Before him are Dmitry of Uglich (1582), Simeon of Moscow (1316), Svetlana Savitskaya (1948), Mikhail Khodorkovsky (1963), Alexander Griboyedov (1795), and Vasily Blokhin (1895). After him are Nikolay Karamzin (1766), Lev Gumilyov (1912), Tamara Karsavina (1885), Andriyan Nikolayev (1929), Genndy Tartakovsky (1970), and Anatoly Sobchak (1937).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsDmitry of Uglich
NOBLEMAN
1582 - 1591
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 331
Simeon of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1353
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 332
Svetlana Savitskaya
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 333
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 334
Alexander Griboyedov
WRITER
1795 - 1829
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 335
Vasily Blokhin
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1955
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 336
Valeri Polyakov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 337
Nikolay Karamzin
WRITER
1766 - 1826
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 338
Lev Gumilyov
HISTORIAN
1912 - 1992
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 339
Tamara Karsavina
DANCER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 340
Andriyan Nikolayev
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2004
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 341
Genndy Tartakovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 342
Anatoly Sobchak
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 343
Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia
Among astronauts born in Russia, Valeri Polyakov ranks 7. Before him are Yuri Gagarin (1934), Valentina Tereshkova (1937), Vladimir Komarov (1927), Alexei Leonov (1934), Gherman Titov (1935), and Svetlana Savitskaya (1948). After him are Andriyan Nikolayev (1929), Valery Bykovsky (1934), Vladislav Volkov (1935), Valeri Kubasov (1935), Yury Romanenko (1944), and Sergei Krikalev (1958).
Yuri Gagarin
1934 - 1968
HPI: 84.53
Rank: 1
Valentina Tereshkova
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 2
Vladimir Komarov
1927 - 1967
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 3
Alexei Leonov
1934 - 2019
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 4
Gherman Titov
1935 - 2000
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 5
Svetlana Savitskaya
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 6
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 7
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 8
Valery Bykovsky
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 9
Vladislav Volkov
1935 - 1971
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 10
Valeri Kubasov
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 11
Yury Romanenko
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 12
Sergei Krikalev
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 13