Kursk
Kursk ranks 1,527th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Douglas, Isle of Man, Burgundy, and Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. Memorable people born in Kursk include Seraphim of Sarov, Nikolai Korotkov, and Aleksandr Deyneka. Kursk has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians. Kursk is located in Russia.
Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 (2021 Census). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1754 and 2000, Kursk was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Seraphim of Sarov, Nikolai Korotkov, and Aleksandr Deyneka.
People Born in Kursk
Go to all RankingsSeraphim of Sarov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1
Nikolai Korotkov
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1920
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2
Aleksandr Deyneka
PAINTER
1899 - 1969
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 3
Mikhail Shchepkin
ACTOR
1788 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4
Alexander Povetkin
BOXER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 5
Pavlo Klimkin
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 6
Sergei Puskepalis
ACTOR
1966 - 2022
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 7
Aleksey Dyumin
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 8
Yekaterina Volkova
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 9
Yuliya Stepanova
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.84
Rank: 10
Vladislav Mylnikov
FENCER
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Kursk
Go to all RankingsMikhail Shchepkin
ACTOR
1788 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 4
Aleksey Dyumin
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 8
Vladislav Mylnikov
FENCER
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kursk were actors (2), politicians (2), athletes (2), religious figures (1), and physicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kursk, including Pavlo Klimkin, and Aleksey Dyumin. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kursk, including Mikhail Shchepkin, and Sergei Puskepalis.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Kursk since 1700.