Vorkuta
Vorkuta ranks 4,786th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Beni Suef, Schœlcher, and Mutare. Memorable people born in Vorkuta include Andrei Sokolov, Arkady Vyatchanin, and Pavel Kulizhnikov. Vorkuta has been the birth place of many chess players, and swimmers. Vorkuta is located in Russia.
Vorkuta is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin at the river Vorkuta. In 2010, its population was 70,548, down from 84,917 in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1963 and 1994, Vorkuta was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Andrei Sokolov, Arkady Vyatchanin, and Pavel Kulizhnikov.
People Born in Vorkuta
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Andrei Sokolov
CHESS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 1
Arkady Vyatchanin
SWIMMER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 2
Pavel Kulizhnikov
SKATER
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vorkuta were chess players (1), swimmers (1), and skaters (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, chess players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vorkuta, including Andrei Sokolov. Whereas, throughout history, chess players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vorkuta, including Andrei Sokolov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Vorkuta since 1700.
