Kutaisi
Kutaisi ranks 477th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Szeged, Madison, Wisconsin, and Amiens. Memorable people born in Kutaisi include David IV of Georgia, Bagrat III of Georgia, and Nicholas Marr. Memorable people who died in Kutaisi include Anne Lister, Meliton Balanchivadze, and Alexander II of Imereti. Kutaisi has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and singers. Kutaisi is located in Georgia.
Kutaisi is a city in the Imereti region of the Republic of Georgia. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it is the 4th-largest city in Georgia after Tbilisi, Batumi and Rustavi, with a population of 161,200 as of 2024. It lies 221 kilometres west of Tbilisi, on the Rioni River, and is the capital of Imereti. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 960 and 2001, Kutaisi was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including David IV of Georgia, Bagrat III of Georgia, and Nicholas Marr. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Kutaisi including Anne Lister, Meliton Balanchivadze, and Alexander II of Imereti.
People Born in Kutaisi
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David IV of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1073 - 1125
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 29
Bagrat III of Georgia
POLITICIAN
960 - 1014
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 31
Nicholas Marr
LINGUIST
1864 - 1934
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 19
Tengiz Abuladze
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1994
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 1
Władysław Raczkiewicz
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1947
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 24
Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze
LINGUIST
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2
Vasil Mzhavanadze
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1988
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 32
Maia Chiburdanidze
CHESS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 14
Nino Burjanadze
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 8
Solomon II of Imereti
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1815
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 18
Revaz Dzodzuashvili
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 16
Ramaz Shengelia
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 30
Newly Added People Born in Kutaisi
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Budu Zivzivadze
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 21
Giorgi Gocholeishvili
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 20
Gia Grigalava
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Kutaisi
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Anne Lister
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1840
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 2
Meliton Balanchivadze
SINGER
1862 - 1937
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3
Alexander II of Imereti
NOBLEMAN
1450 - 1510
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kutaisi were soccer players (8), politicians (6), basketball players (3), athletes (3), and wrestlers (3), while most who died were politicians (1), singers (1), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kutaisi, including Ramaz Shengelia, Tengiz Sulakvelidze, and Givi Nodia. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kutaisi, including Ramaz Shengelia, Tengiz Sulakvelidze, and Givi Nodia.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Kutaisi since 1700.
