Cultural Production in
Present Day
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine ranks 17th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canada, China, and Austria. Memorable people born in present day Ukraine include Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan. Memorable people who died in Ukraine include Vasily Zaitsev, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Władysław II Jagiełło. Ukraine has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Ukraine by number of biographies are Kyiv, Lviv, Odessa, Kharkiv, and Dnipro.
People
Between 713 BC and 2008, present day Ukraine was the birth place of 1,685 globally memorable people, including Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan. Additionaly, 339 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ukraine including Vasily Zaitsev, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Władysław II Jagiełło.
People Born in Present Day Ukraine
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Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1
Leonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 2
Hurrem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 3
Nikolai Gogol
WRITER
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 4
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 5
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 6
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 7
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 8
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 9
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 10
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 11
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Ukraine
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Yulia Svyrydenko
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 400
Mykola Bychok
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 563
Semyon Gluzman
PHYSICIAN
1946 - 2026
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 597
Volodymyr Sosiura
WRITER
1898 - 1965
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 613
Natalya Fateyeva
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 719
Iryna Farion
LINGUIST
1964 - 2024
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 738
Leonid Toptunov
ENGINEER
1960 - 1986
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 771
Tadeusz Łomnicki
ACTOR
1927 - 1992
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 809
Aleksandr Rozenberg
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 834
Tadeusz Rozwadowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1928
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 848
Andrii Sybiha
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 904
Aleksander Serov
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 913
People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
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Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 1
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1657
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 2
Władysław II Jagiełło
POLITICIAN
1362 - 1434
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 3
Yaroslav the Wise
POLITICIAN
978 - 1054
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 4
Vladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 5
Oleg of Novgorod
POLITICIAN
900 - 912
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 6
Asparuh of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
640 - 700
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 7
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
942 - 972
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 8
Walther von Reichenau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1942
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 9
Olga of Kiev
NOBLEMAN
890 - 969
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 10
Igor of Kiev
POLITICIAN
877 - 945
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 11
Theodor Eicke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1943
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
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WRITER
1898 - 1965
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 210
Iryna Farion
LINGUIST
1964 - 2024
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 242
Oleg Dal
ACTOR
1941 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 269
Roman Kutuzov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1969 - 2022
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 312
Gonzalo Lira
WRITER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 323
Denis Kapustin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1984 - 2025
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 324
Aleksei Bugayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - 2024
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 325
Dmytro Tymchuk
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2019
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 329
Amina Okueva
PHYSICIAN
1983 - 2017
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 330
Maks Levin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1981 - 2022
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 333
Oleksandr Beresch
GYMNAST
1977 - 2004
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 334
Oleg Velyky
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2010
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 335
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (251), athletes (246), soccer players (159), writers (151), and actors (67), while most who died were politicians (76), writers (48), military personnels (38), soccer players (22), and athletes (18).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Tamara Press, Volodymyr Holubnychy, and Irina Press. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine since 1700.
