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Natalia Molchanova

1962 - 2015

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Natalia Vadimovna Molchanova (Russian: Наталья Вадимовна Молчанова; 8 May 1962 – 2 August 2015) was a Russian champion freediver, multiple world record holder, and the former president of the Russian Free Dive Federation. Described as "possibly the world’s greatest freediver," Molchanova set an unparalleled standard in the sport. She believed, “Freediving is not only a sport, it is a way to understand who you are,” reflecting her deep connection to the sport. Throughout her career, she achieved 42 world records and earned 22 world championship medals, 19 of which were gold. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Natalia Molchanova is the 15,339th most popular politician (down from 10,820th in 2024), the 1,921st most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,132nd in 2019) and the 416th most popular Russian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Natalia Molchanova ranks 15,343 out of 19,576. Before her are Rossana Rossanda, Denzil Douglas, Timoleón Jiménez, Charles Haughey, Antonios Pepanos, Joe Crowley, Xiang Jingyu, Laodice of Macedonia, Peder Kolstad, and Robert J. Walker. After her are Daniel Bashiel Warner, and Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Natalia Molchanova ranks 300. Before her are Miho Mosulishvili, Borislav Cvetković, Tsvetanka Khristova, David Bryan, Zoë Lund, and Joe Crowley. After her are Lio, Lou Diamond Phillips, Martin Wuttke, Anvar Chingizoglu, Gøran Sørloth, and Gunde Svan. Among people deceased in 2015, Natalia Molchanova ranks 351. Before her are Dolph Schayes, Ferenc Kiss, Héctor Silva, Jacques Parizeau, Andrei Eshpai, and Pál Várhidi. After her are Dick Van Patten, Leo Kadanoff, Eduardo Guerrero, Ivan Davidov, Vittore Gottardi, and Kenji Goto.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Natalia Molchanova ranks 1,921 out of 3,761. Before her are Nikolay Umov (1846), Anahit Tsitsikian (1926), Alexander Kalyagin (1942), Ramazan Abdulatipov (1946), Lev Alburt (1945), and Nikolai Panin (1872). After her are Konstantin Yuon (1875), Vasily Bazhenov (1737), Andrey Zaliznyak (1935), Nikolay Milyutin (1818), Eugen Walaschek (1917), and Daniil Medvedev (1996).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Natalia Molchanova ranks 416. Before her are Ivan Osterman (1725), Nina Agadzhanova (1889), Magomedali Magomedov (1930), Augusts Voss (1919), Viktor Khristenko (1957), and Ramazan Abdulatipov (1946). After her are Nikolay Milyutin (1818), Boris Kurakin (1676), Alexander Maltsev (1949), Dmitry Rogozin (1963), Pyotr Durnovo (1842), and Isaak Zelensky (1890).

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