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Ukraine

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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

People

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, 230 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ukraine including Władysław II Jagiełło, Vladimir the Great, and Oleg of Novgorod.

People Born in Present Day Ukraine

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People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (186), soccer players (120), writers (104), athletes (81), and singers (41),  while most who died were politicians (58), writers (35), military personnels (19), athletes (14), and soccer players (14).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine since 1700.