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Ukraine
Ukraine ranks 17th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canada, China, and Austria. Memorable people born in present day Ukraine include Leon Trotsky, Hurrem Sultan, and Leonid Brezhnev. Memorable people who died in Ukraine include Vladimir the Great, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Władysław II Jagiełło. Ukraine has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes 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 and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, 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. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 713 BC and 2007, present day Ukraine was the birth place of 1,513 globally memorable people, including Leon Trotsky, Hurrem Sultan, and Leonid Brezhnev. Additionaly, 319 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ukraine including Vladimir the Great, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Władysław II Jagiełło.
People Born in Present Day Ukraine
Go to all RankingsLeon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 1
Hurrem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1558
HPI: 81.95
Rank: 2
Leonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 3
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 4
Nikolai Gogol
WRITER
1809 - 1852
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 5
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 6
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 7
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 8
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 9
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1657
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 10
Joseph Conrad
WRITER
1857 - 1924
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 11
Hafsa Sultan
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1534
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Ukraine
Go to all RankingsAndriy Melnyk
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1964
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 167
Sigismund Korybut
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1395 - 1435
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 168
Valerii Zaluzhnyi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 185
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
POLITICIAN
1582 - 1622
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 209
Ivan Bohun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1618 - 1664
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 236
Andrey Sheptytsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1944
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 267
Haim Arlosoroff
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1933
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 271
Sholem Schwarzbard
WRITER
1886 - 1938
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 293
Yaroslav Stetsko
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 303
Dmytro Dontsov
WRITER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 340
Euphemia of Kiev
COMPANION
1100 - 1139
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 343
Victor Kravchenko
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1966
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 349
People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
Go to all RankingsVladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 1
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1657
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 2
Władysław II Jagiełło
POLITICIAN
1362 - 1434
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 3
Yaroslav the Wise
POLITICIAN
978 - 1054
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 4
Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 5
Oleg of Novgorod
POLITICIAN
900 - 912
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 6
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
942 - 972
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 7
Igor of Kiev
POLITICIAN
877 - 945
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 8
Olga of Kiev
NOBLEMAN
890 - 969
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 9
Theodor Eicke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 10
Baal Shem Tov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1700 - 1760
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 11
Asparuh of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
640 - 700
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
Go to all RankingsPetro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
POLITICIAN
1582 - 1622
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 59
Ivan Bohun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1618 - 1664
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 70
Andrey Sheptytsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1944
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 83
Liubartas
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1383
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 88
Anatoly Stessel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1915
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 103
Euphemia of Kiev
COMPANION
1100 - 1139
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 112
Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1608
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 132
Danylo Apostol
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1654 - 1734
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 136
Serhiy Tkach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1952 - 2018
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 141
Dmitry Bogrov
LAWYER
1887 - 1911
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 146
Walther von Hünersdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1943
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 149
Yuri Ilyenko
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 151
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (236), athletes (218), writers (144), soccer players (139), and military personnels (58), while most who died were politicians (73), writers (45), military personnels (35), soccer players (20), and athletes (18).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Tamara Press, Irina Press, and Vladimir Kuts. 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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine since 1700.