| First Name | Yuri |
| Last Name | Gagarin |
| Full Name at Birth | Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin |
| Age | 34 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | March 9, 1934 |
| Birthplace | Smolensk Oblast, Russia |
| Date of Death | March 27, 1968 |
| Height | 5' 2" (157 cm) |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Religion | Atheist |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation Category | Astronaut |
| Claim to Fame | The First Human In Outer Space |
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: , Russian pronunciation: 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human being to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961.