ASTRONAUT
Vladislav Volkov
1935 - 1971

Vladislav Volkov
Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: Владислав Николаевич Волков; 23 November 1935 – 30 June 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions. The second mission terminated fatally. Volkov and the two other crew members were asphyxiated on reentry, the only three people to have died in outer space. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladislav Volkov is the 54th most popular astronaut (down from 40th in 2019), the 631st most popular biography from Russia (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Russian Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Vladislav Volkov ranks 54 out of 556. Before him are Valeri Polyakov, Sergei Krikalev, Charles Duke, Don L. Lind, Valeri Kubasov, and Frank Borman. After him are Mirosław Hermaszewski, Gordon Cooper, Ellison Onizuka, Wally Schirra, Fred Haise, and Viktor Patsayev.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsValeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 48
Sergei Krikalev
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 49
Charles Duke
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 50
Don L. Lind
1930 - 2022
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 51
Valeri Kubasov
1935 - 2014
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 52
Frank Borman
1928 - 2023
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 53
Vladislav Volkov
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 54
Mirosław Hermaszewski
1941 - 2022
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 55
Gordon Cooper
1927 - 2004
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 56
Ellison Onizuka
1946 - 1986
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 57
Wally Schirra
1923 - 2007
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 58
Fred Haise
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 59
Viktor Patsayev
1933 - 1971
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 60
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Vladislav Volkov ranks 116. Before him are Dick McTaggart, Agne Simonsson, Tsutomu Hata, Dominique Venner, Bruno Sammartino, and Mário Coluna. After him are Julian Glover, Michael Walzer, Judd Hirsch, Fabio Cudicini, Terry Riley, and Gene Vincent. Among people deceased in 1971, Vladislav Volkov ranks 59. Before him are Carlos P. Garcia, Edie Sedgwick, Ub Iwerks, Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa, Philippe Thys, and Archduchess Adelheid of Austria. After him are Jo Siffert, Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Reinhold Niebuhr, Shunryū Suzuki, T. V. Soong, and Paul Lukas.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsDick McTaggart
BOXER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 110
Agne Simonsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 111
Tsutomu Hata
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 112
Dominique Venner
WRITER
1935 - 2013
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 113
Bruno Sammartino
WRESTLER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 114
Mário Coluna
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 115
Vladislav Volkov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 116
Julian Glover
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 117
Michael Walzer
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 118
Judd Hirsch
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 119
Fabio Cudicini
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 120
Terry Riley
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 121
Gene Vincent
SINGER
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 122
Others Deceased in 1971
Go to all RankingsCarlos P. Garcia
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 53
Edie Sedgwick
CELEBRITY
1943 - 1971
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 54
Ub Iwerks
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1971
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 55
Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa
NOBLEMAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 56
Philippe Thys
CYCLIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 57
Archduchess Adelheid of Austria
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 58
Vladislav Volkov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 59
Jo Siffert
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1971
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 60
Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1971
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 61
Reinhold Niebuhr
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1971
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 62
Shunryū Suzuki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 63
T. V. Soong
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 64
Paul Lukas
ACTOR
1894 - 1971
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 65
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vladislav Volkov ranks 631 out of 3,761. Before him are Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (1864), Vasily Degtyaryov (1880), Tode Mongke (1282), Lilya Brik (1891), Valery Gergiev (1953), and Vasily Alekseyev (1942). After him are Nikolai Kuznetsov (1904), Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (1826), Pavel Axelrod (1850), Lyubov Orlova (1902), Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (1301), and Boris Sheremetev (1652).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGrand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1931
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 625
Vasily Degtyaryov
ENGINEER
1880 - 1949
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 626
Tode Mongke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1282 - 1287
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 627
Lilya Brik
WRITER
1891 - 1978
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 628
Valery Gergiev
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 629
Vasily Alekseyev
ATHLETE
1942 - 2011
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 630
Vladislav Volkov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 631
Nikolai Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1974
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 632
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 633
Pavel Axelrod
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1928
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 634
Lyubov Orlova
ACTOR
1902 - 1975
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 635
Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
POLITICIAN
1301 - 1339
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 636
Boris Sheremetev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1652 - 1719
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 637
Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia
Among astronauts born in Russia, Vladislav Volkov ranks 12. Before him are Svetlana Savitskaya (1948), Andriyan Nikolayev (1929), Valery Bykovsky (1934), Valeri Polyakov (1942), Sergei Krikalev (1958), and Valeri Kubasov (1935). After him are Viktor Gorbatko (1934), Pavel Belyayev (1925), Anatoly Berezovoy (1942), Vladimir Aksyonov (1935), Vyacheslav Zudov (1942), and Aleksei Gubarev (1931).
Svetlana Savitskaya
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 6
Andriyan Nikolayev
1929 - 2004
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 7
Valery Bykovsky
1934 - 2019
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 8
Valeri Polyakov
1942 - 2022
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 9
Sergei Krikalev
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 10
Valeri Kubasov
1935 - 2014
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 11
Vladislav Volkov
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 12
Viktor Gorbatko
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 13
Pavel Belyayev
1925 - 1970
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 14
Anatoly Berezovoy
1942 - 2014
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 15
Vladimir Aksyonov
1935 - 2024
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 16
Vyacheslav Zudov
1942 - 2024
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 17
Aleksei Gubarev
1931 - 2015
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 18