Daugavpils
Daugavpils ranks #1220 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ishikawa Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, and Neuwied. The most famous people from Daugavpils are Mark Rothko, Abraham Isaac Kook, and Solomon Mikhoels. Daugavpils has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and painters. Daugavpils is located in Latvia.
People
Between 1865 and 1999, present-day Daugavpils was the birthplace of 15 globally memorable people, including Mark Rothko, Abraham Isaac Kook, and Solomon Mikhoels.
People Born in Present-Day Daugavpils
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Mark Rothko
Painter
1903 - 1970
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 1
Abraham Isaac Kook
Philosopher
1865 - 1935
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 2
Solomon Mikhoels
Actor
1890 - 1948
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 3
Anatole Abragam
Physicist
1914 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 4
Yevgeny Miller
Military Personnel
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 5
Grzegorz Fitelberg
Conductor
1879 - 1953
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 6
Alfrēds Rubiks
Politician
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 7
Vitas
Musician
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 8
Artjoms Rudņevs
Soccer Player
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 9
Viktoria Modesta
Singer
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 10
Aleksandrs Cauņa
Soccer Player
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 11
Deniss Vasiļjevs
Skater
1999 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Daugavpils were soccer players (2), painters (1), philosophers (1), actors (1), and physicists (1), while most who died were .
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in present-day Daugavpils since 1700.
