ASTRONAUT

Phạm Tuân

1947 - Today

Phạm Tuân

Phạm Tuân ([faːm˧ˀ˨ʔ twɜn˨˩] born 14 February 1947) is a retired Vietnamese Air Force fighter pilot and cosmonaut. He became the first Vietnamese cosmonaut, and the first person of Asian origin to be in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos research cosmonaut. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phạm Tuân is the 115th most popular astronaut (down from 73rd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 58th in 2019) and the most popular Vietnamese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Phạm Tuân ranks 115 out of 556. Before him are Gennady Padalka, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Gregory Jarvis, Deke Slayton, Steve MacLean, and Wubbo Ockels. After him are Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Pyotr Klimuk, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, Susan Kilrain, Ulf Merbold, and Bertalan Farkas.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Gennady Padalka
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 109
Aleksandr Viktorenko
1947 - 2023
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 110
Gregory Jarvis
1944 - 1986
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 111
Deke Slayton
1924 - 1993
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 112
Steve MacLean
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 113
Wubbo Ockels
1946 - 2014
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 114
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Phạm Tuân ranks 319. Before him are Tim Matheson, Peter Senge, Gerry Rafferty, Brian Herbert, Egberto Gismonti, and Graham Bonnet. After him are George Kobayashi, Sally Oldfield, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Regina Duarte, Salvatore Sciarrino, and Mick Fleetwood.

Others Born in 1947

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Tim Matheson
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 313
Peter Senge
ECONOMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 314
Gerry Rafferty
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2011
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 315
Brian Herbert
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 316
Egberto Gismonti
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 317
Graham Bonnet
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 318
Phạm Tuân
ASTRONAUT
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 319
George Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 320
Sally Oldfield
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 321
Miguel Ángel González Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 322
Regina Duarte
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 323
Salvatore Sciarrino
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 324
Mick Fleetwood
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 325