Kharkiv
Kharkiv ranks 223rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sweden, Bremen, and Kaunas. Memorable people born in Kharkiv include Nikolai Tikhonov, P. D. Ouspensky, and Ida Rubinstein. Memorable people who died in Kharkiv include Princess Cecilie of Baden, Klim Churyumov, and Alexander Potebnja. Kharkiv has been the birth place of many athletes and politicians and the death place of many noblemen and astronomers. Kharkiv is located in Ukraine.
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest city in Ukraine. Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine. Kharkiv is the administrative centre of Kharkiv Oblast and of the surrounding Kharkiv Raion. It has a population of 1,421,125. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1858 and 1996, Kharkiv was the birth place of 49 globally memorable people, including Nikolai Tikhonov, P. D. Ouspensky, and Ida Rubinstein. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Kharkiv including Princess Cecilie of Baden, Klim Churyumov, and Alexander Potebnja.
People Born in Kharkiv
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Nikolai Tikhonov
1905 - 1997
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1
P. D. Ouspensky
1878 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2
Ida Rubinstein
1883 - 1960
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3
Boris Savinkov
1879 - 1925
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 4
Pavel Batitsky
1910 - 1984
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5
Zinaida Serebriakova
1884 - 1967
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 6
Tamara Press
1937 - 2021
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 7
Lyudmila Gurchenko
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 8
Cassandre
1901 - 1968
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 9
Alexander Siloti
1863 - 1945
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 10
Valentin Bondarenko
1937 - 1961
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 11
Mark Taimanov
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kharkiv
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1901 - 1968
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 9
Sergei Bortkiewicz
1877 - 1952
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 17
Boris Mikhailov
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 20
Klavdiya Shulzhenko
1906 - 1984
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 24
Oleg Goncharenko
1931 - 1986
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 25
Hennadiy Kernes
1959 - 2020
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 28
Ihor Rybak
1934 - 2005
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 29
Vadim Abdrashitov
1945 - 2023
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 32
Kateryna Monzul
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.58
Rank: 39
Svetlana Jitomirskaya
1966 - Present
HPI: 30.97
Rank: 44
Artem Besedin
1996 - Present
HPI: 26.74
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Kharkiv
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Princess Cecilie of Baden
1839 - 1891
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 1
Klim Churyumov
1937 - 2016
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 2
Alexander Potebnja
1835 - 1891
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 3
Marin Drinov
1838 - 1906
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 4
Nikolai Turczaninow
1796 - 1863
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 5
Vladimir Bogoraz
1865 - 1936
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 6
Yuriy Poyarkov
1937 - 2017
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Kharkiv
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Kharkiv were athletes (6), politicians (5), chess players (4), soccer players (4), and actors (2), while most who died were noblemen (1), astronomers (1), linguists (1), historians (1), and biologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kharkiv, including Tamara Press, Irina Press, and Ihor Rybak. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kharkiv, including Tamara Press, Irina Press, and Ihor Rybak.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Kharkiv since 1700.
