Vesna Vulović

Serbian former flight attendant who survived the highest fall without a parachute
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Vesna Vulović
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Summary

Vesna Vulović was born on January 3, 1950[1], in Belgrade[2]. She died on December 23, 2016[3], in Belgrade[4]. She worked as a flight attendant[5]. She ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,877 views/month, #5,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Belgrade New Cemetery[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia[8], Serbia[9]
  • Sex or gender: female[10]
  • Commons category: Vesna Vulović[11]
  • Family name: Vulović[12]
  • Given name: Vesna[13]
  • Significant event: JAT Flight 367[14]
  • Relative: Aleksa Vulović[15]
  • Described by source: Vesna Vulovic, Flight Attendant Who Survived Jetliner Blast, Dies at 66[16]
  • Participant in: JAT Flight 367[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Serbian[18]
  • Name in native language: Vesna Vulović[19]
  • Subject has role: sole survivor[20]

Why It Matters

Vesna Vulović has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Vesna Vulović born?

Vesna Vulović's place of birth was Belgrade[2].

Where did Vesna Vulović die?

Vesna Vulović died in Belgrade[4].

What did Vesna Vulović do for work?

Vesna Vulović worked as a flight attendant[5].

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  9. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → flight attendant
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    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Serbian
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