Kyiv
Kyiv ranks 46th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tbilisi, Constantinople, and Hamburg. The most famous people from Kyiv are Golda Meir, Kazimir Malevich, and Mikhail Bulgakov. The most famous people who died in Kyiv are Vasily Zaitsev, Oleg of Novgorod, and Olga of Kiev. Kyiv has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Kyiv is located in Ukraine.
People
Between 0 and 2008, Kyiv was the birth place of 245 globally memorable people, including Golda Meir, Kazimir Malevich, and Mikhail Bulgakov. Additionaly, 119 globally memorable people have passed away in Kyiv including Vasily Zaitsev, Oleg of Novgorod, and Olga of Kiev.
People Born in Kyiv
Go to all RankingsGolda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 1
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 2
Mikhail Bulgakov
WRITER
1891 - 1940
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 3
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 4
Anne of Kiev
COMPANION
1025 - 1075
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 5
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
942 - 972
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 6
Igor Sikorsky
INVENTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 7
Vladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 8
Ilya Ehrenburg
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 9
Nestor the Chronicler
WRITER
1056 - 1106
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 10
Irène Némirovsky
WRITER
1903 - 1942
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 11
Oleg Blokhin
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kyiv
Go to all RankingsKirill Dmitriev
BUSINESSPERSON
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 124
German Khan
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 134
Larysa Berezhna
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 137
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 155
Olena Sadovnycha
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 156
Taras Kompanichenko
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 157
Natalia Mohylevska
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 166
Dmitri Khristich
HOCKEY PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 171
Alec Utgoff
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 173
Katja Petrowskaja
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 178
Eva Lys
TENNIS PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 179
Vladyslav Heraskevych
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 180
People Deceased in Kyiv
Go to all RankingsVasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 1
Oleg of Novgorod
POLITICIAN
900 - 912
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 2
Olga of Kiev
NOBLEMAN
890 - 969
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 3
Vladimir II Monomakh
POLITICIAN
1053 - 1125
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 5
Yuri Dolgorukiy
POLITICIAN
1095 - 1157
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 6
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 7
Nestor the Chronicler
WRITER
1056 - 1106
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 8
Nikolai Vatutin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 9
Oleg Antonov
INVENTOR
1906 - 1984
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 10
Vitold Fokin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2025
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 11
Viktor Bryukhanov
ENGINEER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Kyiv
Go to all RankingsDmytro Tymchuk
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2019
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 115
Oleksandr Beresch
GYMNAST
1977 - 2004
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 116
Oleg Velyky
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2010
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 117
Kateryna Handziuk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - 2018
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 118
Artem Datsyshyn
DANCER
1979 - 2022
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 119
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kyiv were politicians (28), athletes (27), writers (23), soccer players (19), and actors (16), while most who died were politicians (31), writers (13), soccer players (13), painters (6), and actors (5).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kyiv, including Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Yuliya Levchenko, and Larysa Berezhna. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kyiv, including Golda Meir, Sviatoslav I of Kiev, and Anastasia of Kiev.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Kyiv since 1700.








































