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Russia ranks 7th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Japan, France, and Italy. Memorable people born in present day Russia include Immanuel Kant, Vladimir Lenin, and Vladimir Putin. Memorable people who died in Russia include Joseph Stalin, Immanuel Kant, and Vladimir Lenin. Russia has been the birth place of many politicians and athletes and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering 17,098,246 square kilometres (6,601,670 sq mi), and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 95 BC and 2006, present day Russia was the birth place of 3,262 globally memorable people, including Immanuel Kant, Vladimir Lenin, and Vladimir Putin. Additionaly, 1,898 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Russia including Joseph Stalin, Immanuel Kant, and Vladimir Lenin.
1724 - 1804
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 1
1870 - 1924
HPI: 89.94
Rank: 2
1952 - Present
HPI: 88.82
Rank: 3
1821 - 1881
HPI: 88.66
Rank: 4
1828 - 1910
HPI: 86.31
Rank: 5
1931 - Present
HPI: 86.13
Rank: 6
1934 - 1968
HPI: 85.94
Rank: 7
1834 - 1907
HPI: 85.55
Rank: 8
1672 - 1725
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 9
1931 - 2007
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 10
1860 - 1904
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 11
1894 - 1971
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 501
1743 - 1810
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 589
1557 - 1603
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 627
1858 - 1909
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 691
1767 - 1822
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 717
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 738
1865 - 1929
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 743
1552 - 1571
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 760
1850 - 1918
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 791
1894 - 1918
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 797
1923 - 2022
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 800
1868 - 1924
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 822
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 1
1724 - 1804
HPI: 90.76
Rank: 2
1870 - 1924
HPI: 89.94
Rank: 3
1821 - 1881
HPI: 88.66
Rank: 4
1828 - 1910
HPI: 86.31
Rank: 5
1934 - 1968
HPI: 85.94
Rank: 6
1834 - 1907
HPI: 85.55
Rank: 7
1707 - 1783
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 8
1672 - 1725
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 9
1931 - 2007
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 10
1894 - 1971
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 11
1729 - 1796
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 12
1917 - 1997
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 475
1554 - 1581
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 491
1627 - 1698
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 545
1743 - 1810
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 552
1923 - 1985
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 558
1745 - 1812
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 564
1557 - 1603
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 595
1866 - 1937
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 599
1722 - 1757
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 676
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 684
1552 - 1571
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 705
1894 - 1918
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 744
Most individuals born in present day Russia were politicians (540), athletes (313), writers (277), soccer players (222), and actors (149), while most who died were politicians (420), writers (244), military personnels (149), actors (93), and composers (64).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Russia, including Yuriy Sedykh, Vasily Alekseyev, and Valeriy Brumel. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Russia, including Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Putin, and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Russia since 1700.