Gomel
Gomel ranks 1,058th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Windsor Castle, Richmond, London, and Lorient. Memorable people born in Gomel include Andrei Gromyko, Marek Edelman, and Lev Schnirelmann. Gomel has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians. Gomel is located in Belarus.
Gomel or Homyel is a city in Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it is the second-largest city in Belarus with 501,102 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Gomel was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Andrei Gromyko, Marek Edelman, and Lev Schnirelmann.
People Born in Gomel
Go to all RankingsAndrei Gromyko
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1989
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 1
Marek Edelman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 2
Lev Schnirelmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1938
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 3
Sergei Sidorsky
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 4
Andrey Melnichenko
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 5
Iryna Yatchenko
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 6
Syarhey Rumas
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 7
Alyaksandr Kulchy
COACH
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 8
Yelena Rudkovskaya
SWIMMER
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 9
Kanstantsin Sivtsov
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 10
Yelena Leuchanka
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.14
Rank: 11
Vladimir Veremeenko
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gomel
Go to all RankingsYelena Rudkovskaya
SWIMMER
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 9
Yauheni Tsikhantsou
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 14
Yauhen Tsurkin
SWIMMER
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 16
Vito Arujau
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.71
Rank: 17
Juan Celaya
ATHLETE
HPI: 10.31
Rank: 18
Daryna Pikuleva
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 5.06
Rank: 19
Sara Milthers
ATHLETE
2002 - Present
HPI: 3.08
Rank: 20
Aliaksandr Faminou
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 1.00
Rank: 21
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gomel were athletes (7), politicians (4), swimmers (2), basketball players (2), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gomel, including Iryna Yatchenko, Yauheni Tsikhantsou, and Vito Arujau. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gomel, including Iryna Yatchenko, Yauheni Tsikhantsou, and Vito Arujau.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Gomel since 1700.