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Ukraine ranks 18th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canada, Turkey, and Austria. Memorable people born in present day Ukraine include Hurrem Sultan, Leon Trotsky, and Leonid Brezhnev. Memorable people who died in Ukraine include Władysław II Jagiełło, Vladimir the Great, and Oleg of Novgorod. Ukraine has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. It also borders Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Dnipro and Odesa. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 713 BC and 2002, present day Ukraine was the birth place of 1,083 globally memorable people, including Hurrem Sultan, Leon Trotsky, and Leonid Brezhnev. Additionaly, 228 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ukraine including Władysław II Jagiełło, Vladimir the Great, and Oleg of Novgorod.
1502 - 1558
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 1
1879 - 1940
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 2
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.78
Rank: 3
1809 - 1852
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 4
1891 - 1953
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 5
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 6
1479 - 1534
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 7
1909 - 1959
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 8
1844 - 1930
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 9
1898 - 1978
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 10
1879 - 1935
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 11
1629 - 1696
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 12
1610 - 1680
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 124
1900 - 1975
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 130
1898 - 1977
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 135
1805 - 1882
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 156
1460 - 1530
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 185
1917 - 1997
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 188
1627 - 1698
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 211
1901 - 1968
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 246
1722 - 1794
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 284
1752 - 1836
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 288
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 290
983 - 1073
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 315
1362 - 1434
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 1
958 - 1015
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 2
900 - 912
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 3
1915 - 1991
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 4
1595 - 1657
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 5
978 - 1054
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 6
942 - 972
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 7
877 - 945
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 8
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 9
890 - 969
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 10
640 - 700
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 11
1931 - 1995
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 12
1935 - 2021
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 52
1365 - 1420
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 72
1728 - 1803
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 77
983 - 1073
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 101
1849 - 1921
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 107
1890 - 1952
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 108
1130 - 1214
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 112
1760 - 1816
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 113
1043 - 1086
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 118
1891 - 1967
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 120
1911 - 1947
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 122
1875 - 1956
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 134
Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (197), soccer players (120), writers (104), athletes (79), and singers (41), while most who died were politicians (61), writers (35), military personnels (19), soccer players (14), and athletes (13).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Andriy Shevchenko, Oleg Blokhin, and Igor Belanov. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Hurrem Sultan, Leon Trotsky, and Leonid Brezhnev.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine since 1700.