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Aktobe (kaz)

Kazakhstan

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Aktobe ranks 2,573rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Himeji, Haga Palace, and Mercedes, Buenos Aires. Memorable people born in Aktobe include Viktor Patsayev, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, and Dimash Kudaibergen. Aktobe has been the birth place of many athletes, and astronauts. Aktobe is located in Kazakhstan.

Aktobe is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a population of 560,820, making it the fourth-largest city in Kazakhstan and the largest in the western part of the country. It covers an expansive area of approximately 428,469 km² and is strategically located to serve as a regional center for trade and commerce. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1912 and 1998, Aktobe was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Viktor Patsayev, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, and Dimash Kudaibergen.

People Born in Aktobe

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Aktobe were athletes (3), astronauts (1), chess players (1), singers (1), and gymnasts (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aktobe, including Galib Jafarov, Meirambek Ainagulov, and Konstantin Lokhanov. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aktobe, including Galib Jafarov, Meirambek Ainagulov, and Konstantin Lokhanov.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Aktobe since 1700.