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SKATERS

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With 315 biographies, Skaters are the 41st most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Coaches, Boxers, and Engineers.

Pantheon has 421 people classified as skaters born between 1855 and 2006. Of these 421, 332 (78.86%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living skaters include Katarina Witt, Tonya Harding, and Ard Schenk. The most famous deceased skaters include Sonja Henie, Ulrich Salchow, and Axel Paulsen. As of April 2022, 105 new skaters have been added to Pantheon including Eteri Tutberidze, Lily Kronberger, and Karol Divín.

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Newly Added Skaters (2022)

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Most skaters were born in United States (61), Russia (61), and Netherlands (47). By city, the most common birth places were Moscow (25), Vienna (13), and Saint Petersburg (10).The most common death places of skaters were United States (15), Norway (12), and Germany (10). By city, these were Oslo (7), Moscow (5), and Stockholm (3).

The earliest biographies classified as skaters in Pantheon are Nikolai Panin, Edgar Syers, and Axel Paulsen.  The concentration of skaters was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier skaters are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Which Skaters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Skaters since 1700.

Skaters are found within the Sports domain which also includes Soccer Players, Athletes, Basketball Players, Cyclists, and Tennis Players.