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Russia ranks 3,000th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Garland, Texas, Pirmasens, and Chad. Memorable people born in Russia include Turhan Hatice Sultan, Şehsuvar Sultan, and Patriarch Job of Moscow. Memorable people who died in Russia include Valentin Pavlov, Gavriil Ilizarov, and Igor Netto. Russia has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many actors, and politicians. Russia is located in Russia.

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, and extends across eleven time zones, sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With over 140 million people, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and cultural centre. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1525 and 1997, Russia was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Turhan Hatice Sultan, Şehsuvar Sultan, and Patriarch Job of Moscow. Additionaly, 53 globally memorable people have passed away in Russia including Valentin Pavlov, Gavriil Ilizarov, and Igor Netto. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Russia than were born there.

People Born in Russia

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Russia were athletes (4), politicians (2), religious figures (1), and engineers (1),  while most who died were actors (10), politicians (4), astronauts (4), athletes (4), and soccer players (3).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Russia, including Natalya Lisovskaya, Nadezda Makroguzova, and Staniliya Stamenova. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Russia, including Natalya Lisovskaya, Nadezda Makroguzova, and Staniliya Stamenova.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Russia since 1700.