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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 Leon Trotsky, Hurrem Sultan, and Leonid Brezhnev. Memorable people who died in Ukraine include Alexander III of Russia, Oleg of Novgorod, and Vasily Zaitsev. 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 bordered by Russia to the east and north-east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west; and Romania, Moldova, Crimea, and the Black Sea to the south. Including Crimea, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi), and is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia. Excluding Crimea, Ukraine has a population of about 42 million, making it the eighth-most populous country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Kyiv. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 713 BC and 2002, present day Ukraine was the birth place of 914 globally memorable people, including Leon Trotsky, Hurrem Sultan, and Leonid Brezhnev. Additionaly, 193 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ukraine including Alexander III of Russia, Oleg of Novgorod, and Vasily Zaitsev.

People Born in Present Day Ukraine

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Leon Trotsky
1879 - 1940
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 1
Hurrem Sultan
1502 - 1558
HPI: 87.13
Rank: 2
Leonid Brezhnev
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.53
Rank: 3
Nikolai Gogol
1809 - 1852
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 4
Sergei Prokofiev
1891 - 1953
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 5
Kazimir Malevich
1879 - 1935
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 6
Golda Meir
1898 - 1978
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 7
Mikhail Bulgakov
1891 - 1940
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 8
John III Sobieski
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 9
Joseph Conrad
1857 - 1924
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 10
Ilya Repin
1844 - 1930
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 11
Helena Blavatsky
1831 - 1891
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 12

Newly Added People Born in Present Day Ukraine

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Boris Shcherbina
1919 - 1990
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 63
Catherine Dolgorukov
1847 - 1922
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 158
Igor Svyatoslavich
1151 - 1201
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 190
Sergey Gorshkov
1910 - 1988
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 191
Waldemar Haffkine
1860 - 1930
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 275
Ross Martin
1920 - 1981
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 299
Grigory Shtern
1900 - 1941
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 321
Maxim Berezovsky
1745 - 1777
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 333
Lev Mekhlis
1889 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 339
Maria Dobroniega of Kiev
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 340
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 342
Wilhelm Stekel
1868 - 1940
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 345

People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine

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Alexander III of Russia
1845 - 1894
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 1
Oleg of Novgorod
900 - 912
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 2
Vasily Zaitsev
1915 - 1991
HPI: 79.95
Rank: 3
Vladimir the Great
958 - 1015
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 4
Igor of Kiev
877 - 945
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 5
Władysław II Jagiełło
1362 - 1434
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 6
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
1595 - 1657
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 7
Yaroslav the Wise
978 - 1054
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 8
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
942 - 972
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 9
Ivan Aivazovsky
1817 - 1900
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 10
Pope Martin I
590 - 655
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 11
Olga of Kiev
890 - 969
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 12

Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine

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Igor Svyatoslavich
1151 - 1201
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 70
Stanisław Koniecpolski
1591 - 1646
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 90
Mstislav Mstislavich
1180 - 1228
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 105
Adelbert Schulz
1903 - 1944
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 112
Mikhail Koshkin
1898 - 1940
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 124
Leonid Bykov
1928 - 1979
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 128
Tatyana Prorochenko
1952 - 2020
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 129
Karol Mikuli
1821 - 1897
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 131
Ber Borochov
1881 - 1917
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 132
Alexander Potebnja
1835 - 1891
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 134
Nikolay Shchors
1895 - 1919
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 144
Kazimierz Bartel
1882 - 1941
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 155

Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (166), soccer players (106), writers (91), athletes (58), and military personnels (35), while most who died were politicians (57), writers (30), military personnels (21), soccer players (12), and religious figures (8).

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Oleg Blokhin, Andriy Shevchenko, and Igor Belanov. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Leon Trotsky, Hurrem Sultan, and Leonid Brezhnev.