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Russia
Russia ranks 7th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind France, Japan, and Italy. Memorable people born in present day Russia include Fyodor Dostoevsky, Immanuel Kant, and Vladimir Lenin. Memorable people who died in Russia include Fyodor Dostoevsky, Immanuel Kant, and Joseph Stalin. Russia has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Russia by number of biographies are Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Königsberg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Rostov-on-Don.
People
Between 95 BC and 2014, present day Russia was the birth place of 4,501 globally memorable people, including Fyodor Dostoevsky, Immanuel Kant, and Vladimir Lenin. Additionaly, 2,267 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Russia including Fyodor Dostoevsky, Immanuel Kant, and Joseph Stalin.
People Born in Present Day Russia
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
WRITER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 93.20
Rank: 1
Immanuel Kant
PHILOSOPHER
1724 - 1804
HPI: 92.35
Rank: 2
Vladimir Lenin
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 91.51
Rank: 3
Vladimir Putin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 90.03
Rank: 4
Leo Tolstoy
WRITER
1828 - 1910
HPI: 89.82
Rank: 5
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
COMPOSER
1840 - 1893
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 6
Nicholas II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1918
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 7
Mikhail Gorbachev
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 8
Kim Jong-il
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2011
HPI: 87.59
Rank: 9
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 10
Yuri Gagarin
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 1968
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 11
Dmitri Mendeleev
CHEMIST
1834 - 1907
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Russia
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Aleksandr Zatsepin
COMPOSER
1926 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 1,062
Sergey Karaganov
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,212
Leonid Yakubovich
PRESENTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,395
Svetlana Druzhinina
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,642
Aleksandr Shirvindt
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,699
Georgi Burkov
ACTOR
1933 - 1990
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,765
Tatiana Doronina
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,776
Aleksandr Zbruyev
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 1,830
Roman Starovoyt
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2025
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,854
Aleksandr Mikhailov
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,932
Georgiy Zhzhonov
ACTOR
1915 - 2005
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,934
Yelena Mizulina
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 1,960
People Deceased in Present Day Russia
Go to all RankingsFyodor Dostoevsky
WRITER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 93.20
Rank: 1
Immanuel Kant
PHILOSOPHER
1724 - 1804
HPI: 92.35
Rank: 2
Joseph Stalin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1953
HPI: 92.22
Rank: 3
Vladimir Lenin
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 91.51
Rank: 4
Leo Tolstoy
WRITER
1828 - 1910
HPI: 89.82
Rank: 5
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
COMPOSER
1840 - 1893
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 6
Nicholas II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1918
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 7
Mikhail Gorbachev
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 8
Leonhard Euler
MATHEMATICIAN
1707 - 1783
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 9
Yuri Gagarin
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 1968
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 10
Dmitri Mendeleev
CHEMIST
1834 - 1907
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 11
Peter the Great
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.89
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Russia
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Larissa Reissner
WRITER
1895 - 1926
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 904
Aleksandr Shirvindt
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,581
Oleg Strizhenov
ACTOR
1929 - 2025
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 1,582
Princess Tarakanova
POLITICIAN
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 1,623
Georgi Burkov
ACTOR
1933 - 1990
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,644
Leonid Toptunov
ENGINEER
1960 - 1986
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 1,715
Roman Starovoyt
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2025
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,723
Georgiy Zhzhonov
ACTOR
1915 - 2005
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,787
Yuri Bogatyryov
ACTOR
1947 - 1989
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 1,915
Māris Liepa
DANCER
1936 - 1989
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 1,933
Igor Talkov
SINGER
1956 - 1991
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,981
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov
COACH
1962 - 2020
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 2,019
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Russia were athletes (683), politicians (535), writers (305), soccer players (262), and actors (260), while most who died were politicians (450), writers (273), military personnels (177), actors (151), and athletes (85).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Russia, including Irena Szewińska, Yuriy Sedykh, and Vasily Alekseyev. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Russia, including Irena Szewińska, Yuriy Sedykh, and Vasily Alekseyev.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Russia since 1700.
