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Vladimir Ilyushin

1927 - 2010

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Vladimir Sergeyevich Ilyushin (Russian: Владимир Серге́евич Ильюшин; 31 March 1927 – 1 March 2010) was a Russian military officer and a test pilot in the former Soviet space program. Ilyushin was a son of the famous aviation designer Sergey Ilyushin, and whose career was mostly as a test pilot for the Sukhoi OKB (a rival of Ilyushin OKB). After retiring from the space program, Ilyushin became a sports administrator and was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame (then known as the IRB Hall of Fame) in 2013. In 1961, Ilyushin was the subject of a conspiracy theory that he, rather than Yuri Gagarin, was the first cosmonaut in space. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Ilyushin is the 24th most popular pilot (down from 23rd in 2019), the 839th most popular biography from Russia (up from 862nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Vladimir Ilyushin ranks 24 out of 71. Before him are Joseph Kittinger, Amy Johnson, René Fonck, Igor Volk, Sarla Thakral, and Carl Gustaf von Rosen. After him are Amet-khan Sultan, Claire Lee Chennault, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Charles Nungesser, Janina Lewandowska, and Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Vladimir Ilyushin ranks 149. Before him are Vladimir Shatalov, Juan Alonso, Allen Newell, Pierre Henry, Laura Betti, and Bernard Vukas. After him are Halton Arp, Theodor Wagner, Christian Marquand, Andy Williams, Emmanuel III Delly, and Varkey Vithayathil. Among people deceased in 2010, Vladimir Ilyushin ranks 117. Before him are Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Charlie Wilson, Alexander McQueen, Solomon Burke, Nasr Abu Zayd, and Philippa Foot. After him are Girija Prasad Koirala, Alain Corneau, Jonathan Motzfeldt, Steingrímur Hermannsson, Luigi Poggi, and Fud Leclerc.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Ilyushin ranks 839 out of 3,761. Before him are Nikolai Amosov (1913), Vasily of Kostroma (1241), Friedrich Konrad Beilstein (1838), Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (1827), Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg (1847), and Söyembikä of Kazan (1516). After him are Slava Metreveli (1936), Iona Nikitchenko (1895), Alexander Novikov (1900), Vladimir Sofronitsky (1901), Tanya Savicheva (1930), and Prince Paul of Württemberg (1785).

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Among PILOTS In Russia

Among pilots born in Russia, Vladimir Ilyushin ranks 3. Before him are Marina Raskova (1912), and Valery Chkalov (1904). After him are 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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