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Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine ranks 17th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canada, China, and Austria. Memorable people born in present day Ukraine include Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan. Memorable people who died in Ukraine include Vasily Zaitsev, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Władysław II Jagiełło. Ukraine has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 713 BC and 2008, present day Ukraine was the birth place of 1,675 globally memorable people, including Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan. Additionaly, 333 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ukraine including Vasily Zaitsev, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Władysław II Jagiełło.
People Born in Present Day Ukraine
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Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1
Leonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 2
Hurrem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 3
Nikolai Gogol
WRITER
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 4
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 5
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 6
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 7
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 8
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 9
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 10
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 11
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Ukraine
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Yulia Svyrydenko
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 400
Mykola Bychok
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 563
Iryna Farion
LINGUIST
1964 - 2024
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 735
Leonid Toptunov
ENGINEER
1960 - 1986
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 768
Aleksandr Rozenberg
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 830
Andrii Sybiha
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 899
Mark Ivanir
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 934
Stanislav Boklan
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 947
Yuri Budanov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1963 - 2011
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 1,003
German Khan
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 1,018
Larysa Berezhna
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 1,036
Vitaly Mansky
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 1,059
People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
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Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 1
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1657
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 2
Władysław II Jagiełło
POLITICIAN
1362 - 1434
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 3
Yaroslav the Wise
POLITICIAN
978 - 1054
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 4
Vladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 5
Oleg of Novgorod
POLITICIAN
900 - 912
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 6
Asparuh of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
640 - 700
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 7
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
942 - 972
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 8
Walther von Reichenau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1942
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 9
Olga of Kiev
NOBLEMAN
890 - 969
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 10
Igor of Kiev
POLITICIAN
877 - 945
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 11
Theodor Eicke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1943
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
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LINGUIST
1964 - 2024
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 240
Roman Kutuzov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1969 - 2022
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 308
Gonzalo Lira
WRITER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 318
Aleksei Bugayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - 2024
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 319
Dmytro Tymchuk
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2019
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 323
Amina Okueva
PHYSICIAN
1983 - 2017
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 324
Maks Levin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1981 - 2022
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 327
Oleksandr Beresch
GYMNAST
1977 - 2004
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 328
Oleg Velyky
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2010
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 329
Kateryna Handziuk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - 2018
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 330
Dmytro Kotsiubailo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1995 - 2023
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 331
Artem Datsyshyn
DANCER
1979 - 2022
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 333
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (260), athletes (245), soccer players (158), writers (150), and actors (64), while most who died were politicians (76), writers (46), military personnels (37), soccer players (21), and athletes (18).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Tamara Press, Volodymyr Holubnychy, and Irina Press. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine since 1700.
