Ludza
Ludza ranks 8,010th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Woodstock, Ontario, Kislovodsk, and Okemah, Oklahoma. Memorable people born in Ludza include Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, and Dainis Krištopāns. Ludza has been the birth place of many writers, and handball players. Ludza is located in Latvia.
Ludza is a town in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. Ludza is the oldest town in Latvia and this is commemorated by a key in its coat of arms. Ludza is the administrative centre of Ludza Municipality that is located nearby the Russian border. The population as of 2020 was 7,667. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1876 and 1990, Ludza was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, and Dainis Krištopāns.
People Born in Ludza
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Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
WRITER
1876 - 1945
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 1
Dainis Krištopāns
HANDBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ludza were writers (1), and handball players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, handball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ludza, including Dainis Krištopāns. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ludza, including Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Ludza since 1700.
