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Valery Chkalov

1904 - 1938

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Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (Russian: Вале́рий Па́влович Чка́лов; IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕkaləf]; 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1904 – 15 December 1938) was a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valery Chkalov is the 16th most popular pilot (up from 18th in 2019), the 685th most popular biography from Russia (down from 646th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Valery Chkalov ranks 16 out of 71. Before him are Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, Ivan Kozhedub, Hermann Graf, Chuck Yeager, and Marina Raskova. After him are Mathias Rust, Joseph Kittinger, Amy Johnson, René Fonck, Igor Volk, and Sarla Thakral.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Valery Chkalov ranks 92. Before him are Greer Garson, Hans Hartung, Shunryū Suzuki, Walther Hewel, Oskar R. Lange, and Anna Mahler. After him are Margaret Bourke-White, Nikolai Berzarin, Heinrich von Brentano, Mihai Antonescu, Heinz Jost, and Christopher Isherwood. Among people deceased in 1938, Valery Chkalov ranks 73. Before him are William McDougall, Emile Vandervelde, Francis Jammes, Axel Paulsen, Cao Kun, and Nikolai Krylenko. After him are Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, David Riazanov, Jukums Vācietis, Edwin Hall, Gillis Grafström, and Christen C. Raunkiær.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valery Chkalov ranks 685 out of 3,761. Before him are Bella Akhmadulina (1937), Fedor Tokarev (1871), Nikolai Krylenko (1885), Vasily Kalinnikov (1866), Andor Lilienthal (1911), and Mikhail Zoshchenko (1894). After him are Sergey Naryshkin (1954), Alexei Savrasov (1830), Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (1861), Dersu Uzala (1849), Andrey Belousov (1959), and Ladislas Starevich (1882).

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Among PILOTS In Russia

Among pilots born in Russia, Valery Chkalov ranks 2. Before him are Marina Raskova (1912). After him are Vladimir Ilyushin (1927), Pyotr Nesterov (1887), Olga Sanfirova (1917), Nikolai Gastello (1907), Vladimir Kokkinaki (1904), Maguba Syrtlanova (1912), Anna Yegorova (1916), Nikolai Kamanin (1908), Mariya Dolina (1922), and Tatyana Makarova (1920).

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