# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/valeriya-khomyakova
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:26:42.010Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/valeriya-khomyakova"
name: "Valeriya Khomyakova"
slug: "valeriya-khomyakova"
description: "Valeria Dmitrievna Khomyakova was a Soviet fighter pilot and military officer during World War II. She was widely reported as the first woman pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft, but later changed to the first in a night battle. Khomyakova was killed in a flight accident only two weeks after being awarded the Order of the Red Banner."
tagline: "Soviet fighter pilot during World War II, reported as the first woman to shoot down an enemy aircraft in a night battle"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Valeriya_Khomyakhova.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
birthDate: "1914-08-03"
deathDate: "1942-10-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.62
  momentum:             8.4
  historical:           7.876350666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%8F%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%94%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0"
    title: "Хомякова, Валерия Дмитриевна"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A4%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%DA%A4%D8%A7"
    title: "ڤاليريا خومياكوڤا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriya_Xomyakova"
    title: "Valeriya Xomyakova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val%C3%A8ria_Khomiakova"
    title: "Valèria Khomiakova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeria_Khomyakova"
    title: "Valeria Khomyakova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeria_Jomi%C3%A1kova"
    title: "Valeria Jomiákova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%88%D8%A7"
    title: "والریا خومیاکووا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeria_Khomiakova"
    title: "Valeria Khomiakova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeria_Khomiakova"
    title: "Valeria Khomiakova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3553736"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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