ASTRONAUT
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
1942 - Today
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born 29 January 1942) is a Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space. In 1980, as a member of the crew of Soyuz 38, he became the first Cuban citizen, the first Latin American, the first person of African descent, and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into Earth orbit. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez is the 73rd most popular astronaut (down from 53rd in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ranks 73 out of 556. Before him are Toyohiro Akiyama, Barry E. Wilmore, Georgy Beregovoy, Judith Resnik, Sally Ride, and Toktar Aubakirov. After him are Ken Mattingly, Viktor Gorbatko, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., Muhammed Faris, Pavel Belyayev, and Anatoly Berezovoy.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Toyohiro Akiyama
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 67
Barry E. Wilmore
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 68
Georgy Beregovoy
1921 - 1995
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 69
Judith Resnik
1949 - 1986
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 70
Sally Ride
1951 - 2012
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 71
Toktar Aubakirov
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 72
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 73
Ken Mattingly
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 74
Viktor Gorbatko
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 75
Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 76
Muhammed Faris
1951 - 2024
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 77
Pavel Belyayev
1925 - 1970
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 78
Anatoly Berezovoy
1942 - 2014
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 79
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ranks 209. Before him are Michel Kafando, Aritatsu Ogi, Chris Sarandon, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Brandon deWilde, and Ludmila Savelyeva. After him are Henri Pescarolo, Al Matthews, Frank Zane, Anatoly Berezovoy, Anatoli Bugorski, and Billy Connolly.
Others Born in 1942
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Michel Kafando
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 203
Aritatsu Ogi
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 204
Chris Sarandon
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 205
Ahmed Aboul Gheit
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 206
Brandon deWilde
ACTOR
1942 - 1972
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 207
Ludmila Savelyeva
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 208
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 209
Henri Pescarolo
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 210
Al Matthews
ACTOR
1942 - 2018
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 211
Frank Zane
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 212
Anatoly Berezovoy
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2014
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 213
Anatoli Bugorski
PHYSICIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 214
Billy Connolly
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 215
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ranks 45 out of 300. Before him are Tomas Milian (1933), Carlos Puebla (1917), Steven Bauer (1956), Ana de Armas (1988), Pérez Prado (1916), and Carlos Finlay (1833). After him are Manuel Urrutia Lleó (1901), Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929), Juan García Rodríguez (1948), Ernesto Lecuona (1895), José-Maria de Heredia (1842), and Juanita Castro (1933).
Others born in Cuba
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Tomas Milian
ACTOR
1933 - 2017
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 39
Carlos Puebla
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1989
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 40
Steven Bauer
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 41
Ana de Armas
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 42
Pérez Prado
SINGER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 43
Carlos Finlay
PHYSICIAN
1833 - 1915
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 44
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 45
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1981
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 46
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
WRITER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 47
Juan García Rodríguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 48
Ernesto Lecuona
COMPOSER
1895 - 1963
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 49
José-Maria de Heredia
WRITER
1842 - 1905
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 50
Juanita Castro
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2023
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 51
Among ASTRONAUTS In Cuba
Among astronauts born in Cuba, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ranks 1.
