Cultural Production in
Present Day
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 2007, present day Ukraine was the birth place of 1,515 globally memorable people, including Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan. Additionaly, 320 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: 1,201
Leonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 1,411
Hurrem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 1,109
Nikolai Gogol
WRITER
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 1,264
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 1,256
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 1,189
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 1,311
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 295
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 67
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 952
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 7
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 592
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Ukraine
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People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
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Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 139
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1657
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 148
Władysław II Jagiełło
POLITICIAN
1362 - 1434
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 261
Yaroslav the Wise
POLITICIAN
978 - 1054
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 141
Vladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 130
Oleg of Novgorod
POLITICIAN
900 - 912
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 238
Asparuh of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
640 - 700
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 68
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
942 - 972
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 112
Walther von Reichenau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1942
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 269
Olga of Kiev
NOBLEMAN
890 - 969
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 143
Igor of Kiev
POLITICIAN
877 - 945
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 25
Theodor Eicke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1943
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 277
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (236), athletes (218), writers (144), soccer players (139), and military personnels (58), while most who died were politicians (74), writers (45), military personnels (35), soccer players (20), 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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine since 1700.
