Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ranks 668th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pula, Santa Barbara, California, and Saint-Étienne. Memorable people born in Yaroslavl include Aleksandr Lyapunov, Sergei Lyapunov, and Mikhail Kuzmin. Memorable people who died in Yaroslavl include Pavol Demitra, Stefan Liv, and Kārlis Skrastiņš. Yaroslavl has been the birth place of many hockey players, and politicians and the death place of many hockey players, and politicians. Yaroslavl is located in Russia.
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. It is part of the Golden Ring, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. The population of the city at the 2021 census was 577,279. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1812 and 1997, Yaroslavl was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Aleksandr Lyapunov, Sergei Lyapunov, and Mikhail Kuzmin. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Yaroslavl including Pavol Demitra, Stefan Liv, and Kārlis Skrastiņš.
People Born in Yaroslavl
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Lyapunov
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1918
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 24
Sergei Lyapunov
COMPOSER
1859 - 1924
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 21
Mikhail Kuzmin
WRITER
1872 - 1936
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 17
Yuri Lyubimov
ACTOR
1917 - 2014
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 22
Izmail Sreznevsky
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1880
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 15
Duke Peter of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1812 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 3
Pavel Kolchin
SKIER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 18
Leonid Sobinov
SINGER
1872 - 1934
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 20
Andrei Khomutov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 8
Maksim Tarasov
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 2
Dmitri Popov
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1
Alexander Galimov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1985 - 2011
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 16
Newly Added People Born in Yaroslavl
Go to all RankingsIvan Tkachenko
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - 2011
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 13
Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov
FENCER
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 14
Denis Grebeshkov
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 12
Ilya Burov
SKIER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Yaroslavl
Go to all RankingsPavol Demitra
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - 2011
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 10
Stefan Liv
HOCKEY PLAYER
1980 - 2011
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 5
Kārlis Skrastiņš
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - 2011
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 9
Josef Vašíček
HOCKEY PLAYER
1980 - 2011
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 12
Ruslan Salei
HOCKEY PLAYER
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 11
Karel Rachůnek
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - 2011
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8
Jan Marek
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - 2011
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 13
Alexander Karpovtsev
HOCKEY PLAYER
1970 - 2011
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 7
Robert Dietrich
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - 2011
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 6
Vitaly Anikeyenko
POLITICIAN
1987 - 2011
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 3
Alexander Vasyunov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1988 - 2011
HPI: 35.37
Rank: 14
Gennady Churilov
POLITICIAN
1987 - 2011
HPI: 34.35
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Yaroslavl
Go to all RankingsAlexander Karpovtsev
HOCKEY PLAYER
1970 - 2011
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 7
Robert Dietrich
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - 2011
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 6
Vitaly Anikeyenko
POLITICIAN
1987 - 2011
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 3
Gennady Churilov
POLITICIAN
1987 - 2011
HPI: 34.35
Rank: 4
Sergei Ostapchuk
HOCKEY PLAYER
1990 - 2011
HPI: 32.92
Rank: 1
Nikita Klyukin
POLITICIAN
1989 - 2011
HPI: 32.63
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Yaroslavl were hockey players (9), politicians (3), skiers (2), soccer players (2), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were hockey players (12), and politicians (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Yaroslavl, including Andrei Khomutov, Alexander Galimov, and Sergei Mozyakin. Whereas, throughout history, hockey players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yaroslavl, including Andrei Khomutov, Alexander Galimov, and Sergei Mozyakin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Yaroslavl since 1700.






























