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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
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.
1879 - 1940
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 1
1502 - 1558
HPI: 87.13
Rank: 2
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.53
Rank: 3
1809 - 1852
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 4
1891 - 1953
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 5
1879 - 1935
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 6
1898 - 1978
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 7
1891 - 1940
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 8
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 9
1857 - 1924
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 10
1844 - 1930
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 11
1831 - 1891
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 12
1919 - 1990
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 63
1847 - 1922
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 158
1151 - 1201
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 190
1910 - 1988
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 191
1860 - 1930
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 275
1920 - 1981
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 299
1900 - 1941
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 321
1745 - 1777
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 333
1889 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 339
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 340
1845 - 1918
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 342
1868 - 1940
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 345
1845 - 1894
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 1
900 - 912
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 2
1915 - 1991
HPI: 79.95
Rank: 3
958 - 1015
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 4
877 - 945
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 5
1362 - 1434
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 6
1595 - 1657
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 7
978 - 1054
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 8
942 - 972
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 9
1817 - 1900
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 10
590 - 655
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 11
890 - 969
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 12
1151 - 1201
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 70
1591 - 1646
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 90
1180 - 1228
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 105
1903 - 1944
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 112
1898 - 1940
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 124
1928 - 1979
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 128
1952 - 2020
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 129
1821 - 1897
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 131
1881 - 1917
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 132
1835 - 1891
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 134
1895 - 1919
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 144
1882 - 1941
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 155
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).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine since 1700.