ASTRONAUT
Yuri Shargin
1960 - Today

Yuri Shargin
Yuri Georgiyevich Shargin (Russian: Юрий Георгиевич Шаргин) is a retired cosmonaut of the Russian Space Forces. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Yuri Shargin is the 324th most popular astronaut (up from 336th in 2024), the 2,477th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,598th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Russian Astronaut.
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Among ASTRONAUTS
Among astronauts, Yuri Shargin ranks 324 out of 556. Before him are James van Hoften, Timothy Kopra, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Aleksandr Poleshchuk, and Lisa Nowak. After him are Umberto Guidoni, Lee Archambault, Ronald J. Grabe, Jing Haipeng, Loren Shriver, and Anthony W. England.
Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames van Hoften
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 318
Timothy Kopra
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 319
Serena Auñón-Chancellor
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 320
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 321
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 322
Lisa Nowak
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 323
Yuri Shargin
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 324
Umberto Guidoni
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 325
Lee Archambault
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 326
Ronald J. Grabe
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 327
Jing Haipeng
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 328
Loren Shriver
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 329
Anthony W. England
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 330
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Yuri Shargin ranks 503. Before him are Scott Baio, Alexander Bashlachev, Peter Hambleton, Alison Bechdel, Lisa Martin, and Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. After him are Emir Mutapčić, Thierry Vigneron, Ivans Klementjevs, Lee Archambault, Mustapha El Biyaz, and James Kwesi Appiah.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsScott Baio
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 497
Alexander Bashlachev
SINGER
1960 - 1988
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 498
Peter Hambleton
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 499
Alison Bechdel
COMIC ARTIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 500
Lisa Martin
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 501
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
EXTREMIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 502
Yuri Shargin
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 503
Emir Mutapčić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 504
Thierry Vigneron
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 505
Ivans Klementjevs
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 506
Lee Archambault
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 507
Mustapha El Biyaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 508
James Kwesi Appiah
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 509
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Yuri Shargin ranks 2,477 out of 3,761. Before him are Lyubov Kozyreva (1929), Yelena Vyalbe (1968), Roman Madyanov (1962), Aleksandr Poleshchuk (1953), Boris Kagarlitsky (1958), and Valentin Kuzin (1926). After him are El Kazovsky (1948), Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina (1925), Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya (1964), Pavel Antokolsky (1896), Herman Gref (1964), and Leonid Slutsky (1971).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLyubov Kozyreva
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 2,471
Yelena Vyalbe
SKIER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 2,472
Roman Madyanov
ACTOR
1962 - 2024
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 2,473
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,474
Boris Kagarlitsky
SOCIOLOGIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,475
Valentin Kuzin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1926 - 1994
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,476
Yuri Shargin
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,477
El Kazovsky
PAINTER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,478
Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 2019
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 2,479
Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya
ACTOR
1964 - 2025
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 2,480
Pavel Antokolsky
WRITER
1896 - 1978
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 2,481
Herman Gref
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 2,482
Leonid Slutsky
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 2,483
Among ASTRONAUTS In Russia
Among astronauts born in Russia, Yuri Shargin ranks 66. Before him are Nikolai Budarin (1953), Yury Usachov (1957), Vasily Tsibliyev (1954), Aleksandr Lazutkin (1957), Mikhail Kornienko (1960), and Aleksandr Poleshchuk (1953). After him are Sergei Treshchov (1958), Vladimir Dezhurov (1962), Roman Romanenko (1971), Aleksandr Skvortsov (1966), Aleksey Ovchinin (1971), and Sergei Zalyotin (1962).
Nikolai Budarin
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 60
Yury Usachov
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 61
Vasily Tsibliyev
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 62
Aleksandr Lazutkin
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 63
Mikhail Kornienko
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 64
Aleksandr Poleshchuk
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 65
Yuri Shargin
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 66
Sergei Treshchov
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 67
Vladimir Dezhurov
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 68
Roman Romanenko
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 69
Aleksandr Skvortsov
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 70
Aleksey Ovchinin
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 71
Sergei Zalyotin
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 72













































