ASTRONAUT
Bertalan Farkas
1949 - Today
Bertalan Farkas
Bertalan Farkas (Hungarian: [ˈfɒrkɒʃ ˈbɛrtɒlɒn], born August 2, 1949) is the first Hungarian cosmonaut, space explorer and fighter pilot. Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space by him. Farkas is also the first Esperantist cosmonaut. He is currently the president of Airlines Service and Trade. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bertalan Farkas is the 121st most popular astronaut (down from 109th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 353rd in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Bertalan Farkas ranks 121 out of 556. Before him are Phạm Tuân, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Pyotr Klimuk, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, Susan Kilrain, and Ulf Merbold. After him are Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, Mary Ellen Weber, Georgy Shonin, Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, Dirk Frimout, and Talgat Musabayev.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
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Phạm Tuân
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 115
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
1932 - 2002
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 116
Pyotr Klimuk
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 117
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 118
Susan Kilrain
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 119
Ulf Merbold
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 120
Bertalan Farkas
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 121
Nancy J. Currie-Gregg
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 122
Mary Ellen Weber
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 123
Georgy Shonin
1935 - 1997
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 124
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 125
Dirk Frimout
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 126
Talgat Musabayev
1951 - 2025
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 127
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Bertalan Farkas ranks 273. Before him are Lawrence Kasdan, Carlos Gomes Júnior, Bernhard Cullmann, Frank Beard, Rawhi Fattouh, and Joaquín Sabina. After him are Sotiris Kaiafas, Daniel Lavoie, Jorge Bucay, Antônio Fagundes, Ric Ocasek, and Mircea Diaconu.
Others Born in 1949
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Lawrence Kasdan
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 267
Carlos Gomes Júnior
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 268
Bernhard Cullmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 269
Frank Beard
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 270
Rawhi Fattouh
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 271
Joaquín Sabina
PAINTER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 272
Bertalan Farkas
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 273
Sotiris Kaiafas
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 274
Daniel Lavoie
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 275
Jorge Bucay
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 276
Antônio Fagundes
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 277
Ric Ocasek
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2019
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 278
Mircea Diaconu
ACTOR
1949 - 2024
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 279
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Bertalan Farkas ranks 363 out of 1,077. Before him are Vilmos Aba-Novák (1894), Béla Király (1912), Péter Szondi (1929), Angéla Németh (1946), István Kertész (1929), and Géza Gárdonyi (1863). After him are Lajos Werkner (1883), Ottó Bláthy (1860), Jenő Fock (1916), Mickey Hargitay (1926), István Bárány (1907), and Ferenc Farkas (1905).
Others born in Hungary
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Vilmos Aba-Novák
PAINTER
1894 - 1941
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 357
Béla Király
WRITER
1912 - 2009
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 358
Péter Szondi
WRITER
1929 - 1971
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 359
Angéla Németh
ATHLETE
1946 - 2014
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 360
István Kertész
COMPOSER
1929 - 1973
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 361
Géza Gárdonyi
WRITER
1863 - 1922
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 362
Bertalan Farkas
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 363
Lajos Werkner
FENCER
1883 - 1943
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 364
Ottó Bláthy
INVENTOR
1860 - 1939
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 365
Jenő Fock
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2001
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 366
Mickey Hargitay
ACTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 367
István Bárány
SWIMMER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 368
Ferenc Farkas
COMPOSER
1905 - 2000
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 369
Among ASTRONAUTS In Hungary
Among astronauts born in Hungary, Bertalan Farkas ranks 1.
