ASTRONAUT
Viktor Gorbatko
1934 - 2017

Viktor Gorbatko
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горбатко́; 3 December 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viktor Gorbatko has received more than 62,046 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Viktor Gorbatko is the 69th most popular astronaut (down from 57th in 2019), the 881st most popular biography from Russia (down from 817th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Russian Astronaut.
Memorability Metrics
62k
Page Views (PV)
61.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
5.47
Effective Languages (L*)
3.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Viktor Gorbatko ranks 69 out of 556. Before him are Christa McAuliffe, Vyacheslav Zudov, Aleksei Gubarev, Karol J. Bobko, Gordon Cooper, and Claude Nicollier. After him are Thomas P. Stafford, Michael J. Smith, Mary L. Cleave, Phạm Tuân, Yuri Artyukhin, and Sally Ride.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChrista McAuliffe
1948 - 1986
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 63
Vyacheslav Zudov
1942 - 2024
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 64
Aleksei Gubarev
1931 - 2015
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 65
Karol J. Bobko
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 66
Gordon Cooper
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 67
Claude Nicollier
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 68
Viktor Gorbatko
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 69
Thomas P. Stafford
1930 - 2024
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 70
Michael J. Smith
1945 - 1986
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 71
Mary L. Cleave
1947 - 2023
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 72
Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 73
Yuri Artyukhin
1930 - 1998
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 74
Sally Ride
1951 - 2012
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 75
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Viktor Gorbatko ranks 156. Before him are Nadine Trintignant, Tatiana Samoilova, Jean Ziegler, Manfred Wörner, Ronald Inglehart, and Kate Millett. After him are Anatoly Solonitsyn, Nino Ferrer, Gleb Panfilov, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Nicéphore Soglo, and Linda Cristal. Among people deceased in 2017, Viktor Gorbatko ranks 160. Before him are Ludmila Belousova, Mildred Dresselhaus, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Ulf Stark, Étienne Tshisekedi, and Kate Millett. After him are Maryam Mirzakhani, Predrag Matvejević, Raymond Smullyan, John Wetton, Miloslav Vlk, and Christine Keeler.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsNadine Trintignant
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 150
Tatiana Samoilova
ACTOR
1934 - 2014
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 151
Jean Ziegler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 152
Manfred Wörner
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1994
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 153
Ronald Inglehart
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 154
Kate Millett
WRITER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 155
Viktor Gorbatko
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 156
Anatoly Solonitsyn
ACTOR
1934 - 1982
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 157
Nino Ferrer
SINGER
1934 - 1998
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 158
Gleb Panfilov
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 159
Dionigi Tettamanzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2017
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 160
Nicéphore Soglo
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 161
Linda Cristal
ACTOR
1934 - 2020
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 162
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsLudmila Belousova
SKATER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 154
Mildred Dresselhaus
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 155
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 156
Ulf Stark
WRITER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 157
Étienne Tshisekedi
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2017
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 158
Kate Millett
WRITER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 159
Viktor Gorbatko
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 160
Maryam Mirzakhani
MATHEMATICIAN
1977 - 2017
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 161
Predrag Matvejević
WRITER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 162
Raymond Smullyan
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2017
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 163
John Wetton
SINGER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 164
Miloslav Vlk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 165
Christine Keeler
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2017
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 166
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Viktor Gorbatko ranks 881 out of 3,761. Before him are Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg (1868), George Volkoff (1914), Sergei Korsakoff (1854), Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov (1907), Natalia Makarova (1940), and Eugene Botkin (1865). After him are Noor Inayat Khan (1914), Malyuta Skuratov (1600), Patriarch Sergius of Moscow (1867), Catherine of Brandenburg (1604), Vasily Livanov (1935), and Grigory Margulis (1946).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsDuke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 875
George Volkoff
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2000
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 876
Sergei Korsakoff
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1900
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 877
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1907 - 1970
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 878
Natalia Makarova
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 879
Eugene Botkin
PHYSICIAN
1865 - 1918
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 880
Viktor Gorbatko
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 881
Noor Inayat Khan
WRITER
1914 - 1944
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 882
Malyuta Skuratov
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1573
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 883
Patriarch Sergius of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1944
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 884
Catherine of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1649
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 885
Vasily Livanov
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 886
Grigory Margulis
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 887
Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia
Among astronauts born in Russia, Viktor Gorbatko ranks 19. Before him are Sergei Krikalev (1958), Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (1933), Pavel Belyayev (1925), Valentina Ponomaryova (1933), Vyacheslav Zudov (1942), and Aleksei Gubarev (1931). After him are Yuri Artyukhin (1930), Konstantin Feoktistov (1926), Viktor Afanasyev (1948), Boris Volynov (1934), Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (1943), and Yevgeny Khrunov (1933).
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
Yuri Artyukhin
1930 - 1998
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 20
Konstantin Feoktistov
1926 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 21
Viktor Afanasyev
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 22
Boris Volynov
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 23
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 24
Yevgeny Khrunov
1933 - 2000
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 25