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Donetsk (ukr)

Ukraine

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Donetsk ranks 452nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind London, Ontario, El Paso, Texas, and Portsmouth. Memorable people born in Donetsk include Anatoliy Solovianenko, Anatoly Fomenko, and Natan Sharansky. Memorable people who died in Donetsk include Mikhail Tolstykh, Alexander Zakharchenko, and Viktor Zvyahintsev. Donetsk has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many military personnels, and soccer players. Donetsk is located in Ukraine.

Donetsk, formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka, Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. The population was estimated at 901,645 in the city core, with over 2 million in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, Donetsk was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Anatoliy Solovianenko, Anatoly Fomenko, and Natan Sharansky. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Donetsk including Mikhail Tolstykh, Alexander Zakharchenko, and Viktor Zvyahintsev.

People Born in Donetsk

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Donetsk were athletes (7), politicians (6), soccer players (6), swimmers (5), and gymnasts (2),  while most who died were military personnels (2), soccer players (2), and politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Donetsk, including Natan Sharansky, Yukhym Zvyahilsky, and Petro Symonenko. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Donetsk, including Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, John Kelly, and Nina Zyuskova.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Donetsk since 1700.