The Most Famous

HISTORIANS from Ukraine

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This page contains a list of the greatest Ukrainian Historians. The pantheon dataset contains 561 Historians, 1 of which were born in Ukraine. This makes Ukraine the birth place of the 40th most number of Historians behind Tunisia, and Kazakhstan.

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ukrainian Historians of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Historians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Michael Rostovtzeff (1870 - 1952)

With an HPI of 57.52, Michael Rostovtzeff is the most famous Ukrainian Historian.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.

Mikhail Ivanovich Rostovtzeff, or Rostovtsev (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Росто́вцев; November 10 [O.S. October 29] 1870 – October 20, 1952), was a Russian historian whose career straddled the 19th and 20th centuries and who produced important works on ancient Roman and Greek history. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.

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2. Iryna Melnykova (1918 - 2010)

With an HPI of 51.92, Iryna Melnykova is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Historian.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Iryna Mykolaivna Melnykova (Ukrainian: Ірина Миколаївна Мельникова; 24 October 1918 – 3 November 2010) was a Soviet and Ukrainian historian of Czechoslovakia. Doctor of Historical Sciences. Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Her research interests also include the political and economic history of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on the interwar period.

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3. Lidiya Ponomarenko (1922 - 2013)

With an HPI of 46.60, Lidiya Ponomarenko is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Historian.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Lydia Antonivna Ponomarenko (Ukrainian: Лідія Антонівна Пономаренко; 16 February 1922 – 3 December 2013) was a Ukrainian local historian. A researcher of historical topography and urban toponymy in Kyiv, she was co-author of an encyclopedic directory of Kyiv street names.

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4. Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok (1879 - 1943)

With an HPI of 45.06, Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok is the 4th most famous Ukrainian Historian.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok (Ukrainian: Володи́мир Іва́нович Барві́нок; July 22, 1879 in Okhramiievychi, Russian Empire – 1943 in Kiev, Soviet Union) was a Ukrainian historian, theologist, bibliographer, writer, archaeologist, prominent archivist, statesman of the Ukrainian National Republic, honorary citizen of the Chernihiv region, scholar at the Ukrainian Academy of Science and teacher of Ukrainian culture and history.

People

Pantheon has 4 people classified as Ukrainian historians born between 1870 and 1922. Of these 4, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Ukrainian historians include Michael Rostovtzeff, Iryna Melnykova, and Lidiya Ponomarenko. As of April 2024, 3 new Ukrainian historians have been added to Pantheon including Iryna Melnykova, Lidiya Ponomarenko, and Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok.

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Overlapping Lives

Which Historians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Historians since 1700.