Irkutsk
Irkutsk ranks 636th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Murcia, City of Brussels, and Göttingen. Memorable people born in Irkutsk include Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Mil, and Nikolai Luzin. Memorable people who died in Irkutsk include Alexander Kolchak and Grigory Shelikhov. Irkutsk has been the birth place of many astronauts and engineers and the death place of many politicians and explorers. Irkutsk is located in Russia.
Irkutsk is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is the 25th-largest city in Russia by population, the fifth-largest in the Siberian Federal District, and one of the largest cities in Siberia. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1844 and 1994, Irkutsk was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Mil, and Nikolai Luzin. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Irkutsk including Alexander Kolchak and Grigory Shelikhov.
People Born in Irkutsk
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Rudolf Nureyev
1938 - 1993
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 1
Mikhail Mil
1909 - 1970
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 2
Nikolai Luzin
1883 - 1950
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 3
Boris Volynov
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 4
Mikhail Romm
1901 - 1971
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 5
Nikolay Kamov
1902 - 1973
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 6
Alexei Fedchenko
1844 - 1873
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 7
Maria Klenova
1898 - 1976
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 8
Konstantin Volkov
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 9
Nina Kraviz
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 10
Denis Matsuev
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 11
Anatoli Ivanishin
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Irkutsk were astronauts (3), engineers (2), athletes (2), soccer players (2), and dancers (1), while most who died were politicians (1) and explorers (1).
Over the past 100 years, astronauts have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Irkutsk, including Boris Volynov, Anatoli Ivanishin, and Dmitri Kondratyev. Whereas, throughout history, astronauts have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Irkutsk, including Boris Volynov, Anatoli Ivanishin, and Dmitri Kondratyev.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Irkutsk since 1700.
