Orenburg
Orenburg ranks 2,065th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Segovia, Kodaira, Tokyo, and Isahaya, Nagasaki. The most famous people from Orenburg are Georgy Malenkov, Alexander Schmorell, and Evgraf Fedorov. Orenburg has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians. Orenburg is located in Russia.
Orenburg, formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, near the boundary of Europe and Asia, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately 1,480 kilometers (920 mi) southeast of Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Orenburg was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Georgy Malenkov, Alexander Schmorell, and Evgraf Fedorov.
People Born in Orenburg
Go to all RankingsGeorgy Malenkov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1988
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 1
Alexander Schmorell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1943
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2
Evgraf Fedorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1853 - 1919
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 3
Lev Alburt
CHESS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4
José García
ATHLETE
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 5
Yuri Semin
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 6
Aksel Berg
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1979
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 7
Oleg Mityaev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2022
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 8
Denis Istomin
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 9
Anna Avdeyeva
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 10
Artem Sitak
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 11
Maria Kameneva
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 26.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Orenburg
Go to all RankingsAnna Avdeyeva
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 10
Artem Sitak
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Orenburg were athletes (4), politicians (2), tennis players (2), religious figures (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Orenburg, including Anna Avdeyeva, Gabil Mamedov, and Georgia Winkcup. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Orenburg, including José García, Anna Avdeyeva, and Gabil Mamedov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Orenburg since 1700.












