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Russia ranks 7th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Germany, France, and Italy. Memorable people born in present day Russia include Immanuel Kant, Vladimir Lenin, and Fyodor Dostoevsky. Memorable people who died in Russia include Immanuel Kant, Joseph Stalin, and Vladimir Lenin. Russia has been the birth place of many politicians and writers 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 extends from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black and Caspian seas in the south. Russia covers over 17,125,191 square kilometres (6,612,073 sq mi), stretching more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, with eleven time zones, and borders with 16 sovereign nations. Moscow is the country's capital and largest city; and Saint Petersburg is the second-largest city. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 95 BC and 2005, present day Russia was the birth place of 2,689 globally memorable people, including Immanuel Kant, Vladimir Lenin, and Fyodor Dostoevsky. Additionaly, 1,612 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Russia including Immanuel Kant, Joseph Stalin, and Vladimir Lenin.
1724 - 1804
HPI: 93.13
Rank: 1
1870 - 1924
HPI: 92.52
Rank: 2
1821 - 1881
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 3
1828 - 1910
HPI: 90.13
Rank: 4
1931 - Present
HPI: 89.08
Rank: 5
1934 - 1968
HPI: 88.58
Rank: 6
1840 - 1893
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 7
1834 - 1907
HPI: 88.11
Rank: 8
1860 - 1904
HPI: 88.01
Rank: 9
1672 - 1725
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 10
1799 - 1837
HPI: 87.86
Rank: 11
1952 - Present
HPI: 87.64
Rank: 12
1904 - 1974
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 342
1857 - 1918
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 424
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 452
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 511
1889 - 1920
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 619
1842 - 1849
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 679
1857 - 1944
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 695
1953 - 1986
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 696
1884 - 1964
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 697
1892 - 1978
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 721
1879 - 1956
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 728
1891 - 1918
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 745
1724 - 1804
HPI: 93.13
Rank: 1
1879 - 1953
HPI: 92.61
Rank: 2
1870 - 1924
HPI: 92.52
Rank: 3
1821 - 1881
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 4
1828 - 1910
HPI: 90.13
Rank: 5
1934 - 1968
HPI: 88.58
Rank: 6
1840 - 1893
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 7
1834 - 1907
HPI: 88.11
Rank: 8
1707 - 1783
HPI: 87.94
Rank: 9
1672 - 1725
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 10
1799 - 1837
HPI: 87.86
Rank: 11
1868 - 1918
HPI: 87.21
Rank: 12
1919 - 1990
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 205
1904 - 1974
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 317
1911 - 2012
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 321
1763 - 1852
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 372
1857 - 1918
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 406
1730 - 1801
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 468
1910 - 1988
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 501
1898 - 1947
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 555
1889 - 1920
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 584
1896 - 1956
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 634
1842 - 1849
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 645
1953 - 1986
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 655
Most individuals born in present day Russia were politicians (413), writers (251), athletes (233), soccer players (190), and military personnels (112), while most who died were politicians (354), writers (221), military personnels (135), actors (63), and composers (58).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Russia, including Elvīra Ozoliņa, Vasily Alekseyev, and Yuriy Sedykh. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Russia, including Vladimir Lenin, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Peter the Great.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Russia since 1700.