Occupation

SKATERS

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With 483 biographies, Skaters are the 37th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Architects, Explorers, and Boxers.

People

Pantheon has 555 people classified as skaters born between 1855 and 2006. Of these 555, 448 (80.72%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living skaters include Katarina Witt, Tonya Harding, and Donald Jackson. The most famous deceased skaters include Sonja Henie, Ulrich Salchow, and Axel Paulsen. As of April 2024, 68 new skaters have been added to Pantheon including Evgenia Shishkova, Elena Valova, and Sergey Fokichev.

Living Skaters

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Newly Added Skaters (2025)

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Places

Most skaters were born in Russia (89), United States (83), and Netherlands (52). By city, the most common birth places were Moscow (29), Saint Petersburg (20), and Vienna (15).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as skaters in Pantheon are Nikolai Panin, Edgar Syers, and Axel Paulsen.  The concentration of skaters was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier skaters are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Skaters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Skaters since 1700.