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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 country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land boundaries with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country. The country's capital as well as its largest city is Moscow. Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city and cultural capital. Other major cities in the country include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kazan, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 95 BC and 2006, present day Russia was the birth place of 3,261 globally memorable people, including Immanuel Kant, Vladimir Lenin, and Vladimir Putin. Additionaly, 1,925 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 - 2022
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: 500
1743 - 1810
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 588
1557 - 1603
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 626
1858 - 1909
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 690
1767 - 1822
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 716
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 737
1865 - 1929
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 742
1552 - 1571
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 759
1850 - 1918
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 790
1894 - 1918
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 796
1923 - 2022
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 799
1868 - 1924
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 821
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
1931 - 2022
HPI: 86.13
Rank: 6
1934 - 1968
HPI: 85.94
Rank: 7
1834 - 1907
HPI: 85.55
Rank: 8
1707 - 1783
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 9
1672 - 1725
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 10
1931 - 2007
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 11
1894 - 1971
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12
1917 - 1997
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 479
1554 - 1581
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 495
1627 - 1698
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 550
1743 - 1810
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 557
1923 - 1985
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 563
1745 - 1812
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 569
1557 - 1603
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 600
1866 - 1937
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 604
1722 - 1757
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 682
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 690
1552 - 1571
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 711
1894 - 1918
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 750
Most individuals born in present day Russia were politicians (488), athletes (326), writers (276), soccer players (220), and actors (149), while most who died were politicians (400), writers (244), military personnels (150), actors (95), and composers (65).
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.