# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mikhail-farikh
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:01:42.128Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mikhail-farikh"
name: "Mikhail Farikh"
slug: "mikhail-farikh"
description: "Mikhail Rostislavovich Farikh was a private helicopter pilot and the first Russian to go around the world by helicopter and to reach the North Pole. He held world records in helicopter competitions. He helped popularize light aviation and was a prominent activist in the world of Russian GA. He was also an active member of the aviation organization AOPA Russia."
tagline: "Russian private helicopter pilot"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MishaFarikh-n-granddad2016.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1959-06-06"
deathDate: "2016-04-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.94
  momentum:             0.4568527918781726
  historical:           4.407416
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 1800
platforms:
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJsk6FceZDiGEzUK-ePu-pw"
    handle:    "@michaelfarikh"
    followers: 1800
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE"
    title: "ميخايل فاريخ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Фарих Михаил Ростиславович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Farikh"
    title: "Mikhail Farikh"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Фарих, Михаил Ростиславович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87_%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29359639"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump