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Ukraine

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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 1,571 globally memorable people, including Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan. Additionaly, 322 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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People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (245), athletes (226), soccer players (154), writers (145), and military personnels (59),  while most who died were politicians (76), writers (45), military personnels (35), soccer players (20), and athletes (18).

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.