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Tomsk ranks 2,245th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Słupsk, Étampes, and Mantes-la-Jolie. Memorable people born in Tomsk include Yakov Yurovsky, Edison Denisov, and Nikolay Rukavishnikov. Memorable people who died in Tomsk include Matvei Gedenshtrom, Grigory Potanin, and Vano Muradeli. Tomsk has been the birth place of many politicians, and composers and the death place of many explorers, and composers. Tomsk is located in Russia.

Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, on the Tom River. Population: 544,566 (2025); 556,478 (2021 Census); 524,669 (2010 Census); 487,838 (2002 Census); 501,963 (1989 Soviet census). Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1878 and 1985, Tomsk was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Yakov Yurovsky, Edison Denisov, and Nikolay Rukavishnikov. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Tomsk including Matvei Gedenshtrom, Grigory Potanin, and Vano Muradeli.

People Born in Tomsk

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Tomsk were politicians (3), composers (1), astronauts (1), archaeologists (1), and basketball players (1),  while most who died were explorers (2), composers (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, composers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tomsk, including Edison Denisov. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tomsk, including Yakov Yurovsky, Karl Vaino, and Anatoly Pepelyayev.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Tomsk since 1700.