Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz ranks 624th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Birkenhead, Ajaccio, and Pavia. Memorable people born in Vladikavkaz include Ilia II of Georgia, Oleg Penkovsky, and Yevgeny Vakhtangov. Memorable people who died in Vladikavkaz include Arsen Kotsoyev. Vladikavkaz has been the birth place of many athletes, and wrestlers and the death place of many writers. Vladikavkaz is located in Russia.
Vladikavkaz, formerly known as Ordzhonikidze (Орджоники́дзе) or Dzaudzhikau (Дзауджикау), is the capital city of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic at the foothills of the Caucasus, situated on the Terek River. The city's population was 295,830 as of the 2021 Census. As a result, Vladikavkaz is one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Vladikavkaz was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Ilia II of Georgia, Oleg Penkovsky, and Yevgeny Vakhtangov. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Vladikavkaz including Arsen Kotsoyev.
People Born in Vladikavkaz
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Ilia II of Georgia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 14
Oleg Penkovsky
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1963
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 27
Yevgeny Vakhtangov
ACTOR
1883 - 1922
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 2
Alexander Kemurdzhian
ENGINEER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1
Valery Gazzaev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 18
Dimitri Arakishvili
COMPOSER
1873 - 1953
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 26
Soslan Andiyev
WRESTLER
1952 - 2018
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 28
Tugan Sokhiev
CONDUCTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 19
Vyacheslav Voronin
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 22
David Musulbes
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 25
Aslan Karatsev
TENNIS PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 12
Hugo González
ATHLETE
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 20
People Deceased in Vladikavkaz
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Newly Added People Deceased in Vladikavkaz
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Most individuals born in present day Vladikavkaz were athletes (9), wrestlers (8), soccer players (4), religious figures (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vladikavkaz, including Soslan Andiyev, David Musulbes, and Tamerlan Tmenov. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vladikavkaz, including Vyacheslav Voronin, Hugo González, and Anatoly Laryukov.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Vladikavkaz since 1700.
