Kyiv
Kyiv ranks 46th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tbilisi, Constantinople, and Hamburg. The most famous people from Kyiv are Golda Meir, Kazimir Malevich, and Mikhail Bulgakov. The most famous people who died in Kyiv are Vasily Zaitsev, Oleg of Novgorod, and Olga of Kiev. Kyiv has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Kyiv is located in Ukraine.
People
Between 0 and 2008, Kyiv was the birth place of 248 globally memorable people, including Golda Meir, Kazimir Malevich, and Mikhail Bulgakov. Additionaly, 123 globally memorable people have passed away in Kyiv including Vasily Zaitsev, Oleg of Novgorod, and Olga of Kiev.
People Born in Kyiv
Go to all RankingsGolda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 1
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 2
Mikhail Bulgakov
WRITER
1891 - 1940
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 3
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 4
Anne of Kiev
COMPANION
1025 - 1075
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 5
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
942 - 972
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 6
Igor Sikorsky
INVENTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 7
Vladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 8
Ilya Ehrenburg
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 9
Nestor the Chronicler
WRITER
1056 - 1106
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 10
Irène Némirovsky
WRITER
1903 - 1942
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 11
Oleg Blokhin
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kyiv
Go to all RankingsSemyon Gluzman
PHYSICIAN
1946 - 2026
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 79
Kirill Dmitriev
BUSINESSPERSON
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 125
Sergei Makovetsky
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 128
Vitaly Portnikov
JOURNALIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 129
German Khan
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 137
Larysa Berezhna
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 140
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 158
Olena Sadovnycha
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 159
Taras Kompanichenko
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 160
Natalia Mohylevska
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 169
Dmitri Khristich
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 174
Alec Utgoff
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 176
People Deceased in Kyiv
Go to all RankingsVasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 1
Oleg of Novgorod
POLITICIAN
900 - 912
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 2
Olga of Kiev
NOBLEMAN
890 - 969
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 3
Vladimir II Monomakh
POLITICIAN
1053 - 1125
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 5
Yuri Dolgorukiy
POLITICIAN
1095 - 1157
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 6
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 7
Nestor the Chronicler
WRITER
1056 - 1106
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 8
Nikolai Vatutin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 9
Oleg Antonov
INVENTOR
1906 - 1984
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 10
Vitold Fokin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2025
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 11
Viktor Bryukhanov
ENGINEER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Kyiv
Go to all RankingsVolodymyr Sosiura
WRITER
1898 - 1965
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 69
Ivan Drach
WRITER
1936 - 2018
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 78
Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky
WRITER
1838 - 1918
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 82
Dmytro Tymchuk
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2019
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 119
Oleksandr Beresch
GYMNAST
1977 - 2004
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 120
Oleg Velyky
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2010
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 121
Kateryna Handziuk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - 2018
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 122
Artem Datsyshyn
DANCER
1979 - 2022
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 123
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kyiv were athletes (27), politicians (26), writers (23), soccer players (19), and actors (17), while most who died were politicians (31), writers (16), soccer players (13), painters (6), and actors (5).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kyiv, including Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Yuliya Levchenko, and Larysa Berezhna. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kyiv, including Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Yuliya Levchenko, and Larysa Berezhna.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Kyiv since 1700.











































