Lviv
Lviv ranks 145th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sarajevo, Indianapolis, and Memphis, Tennessee. Memorable people born in Lviv include Stanisław Leszczyński, Ludwig von Mises, and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Memorable people who died in Lviv include Stefan Banach, Ivan Franko, and Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki. Lviv has been the birth place of many politicians and chess players and the death place of many writers and politicians. Lviv is located in Ukraine.
Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of 717,273. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named after Leo I of Galicia, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1547 and 1995, Lviv was the birth place of 68 globally memorable people, including Stanisław Leszczyński, Ludwig von Mises, and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Lviv including Stefan Banach, Ivan Franko, and Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki.
People Born in Lviv
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Stanisław Leszczyński
1677 - 1766
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 1
Ludwig von Mises
1881 - 1973
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 2
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
1836 - 1895
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 3
Andrzej Żuławski
1940 - 2016
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 4
Karl Radek
1885 - 1939
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 5
Stanislaw Ulam
1909 - 1984
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 6
Roman Shukhevych
1907 - 1950
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 7
Stefania Turkewich
1898 - 1977
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 8
Stanisław Żółkiewski
1547 - 1620
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 9
Alfred Redl
1864 - 1913
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 10
Stanisław Jerzy Lec
1909 - 1966
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 11
Jan Łukasiewicz
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lviv
Go to all RankingsStefania Turkewich
1898 - 1977
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 8
Agenor Maria Gołuchowski
1849 - 1921
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 24
Oleksii Reznikov
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 29
Myroslav Skoryk
1938 - 2020
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 32
Moriz Rosenthal
1862 - 1946
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 36
Wojciech Pszoniak
1942 - 2020
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 38
Stanisław Ostrowski
1892 - 1982
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 40
Roman Viktyuk
1936 - 2020
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 42
Jan Parandowski
1895 - 1978
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 48
Wiesław Maniak
1938 - 1982
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 52
Andriy Sadovyi
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 53
Adam Papée
1895 - 1990
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 54
People Deceased in Lviv
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Stefan Banach
1892 - 1945
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1
Ivan Franko
1856 - 1916
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
1640 - 1673
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 3
Peter Wittgenstein
1768 - 1843
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4
Ivan Fyodorov
1510 - 1583
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 5
Maria Konopnicka
1842 - 1910
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 6
Solomiya Krushelnytska
1872 - 1952
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 7
Agenor Maria Gołuchowski
1849 - 1921
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 8
Kazimierz Twardowski
1866 - 1938
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 9
Karol Mikuli
1821 - 1897
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 10
Aleksander Fredro
1793 - 1876
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 11
Kazimierz Bartel
1882 - 1941
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Lviv
Go to all RankingsAgenor Maria Gołuchowski
1849 - 1921
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 8
Johann Georg Pinsel
1710 - 1761
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 16
Nicholas Charnetsky
1884 - 1959
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 22
Most individuals born in present day Lviv were politicians (12), chess players (7), writers (6), mathematicians (5), and composers (4), while most who died were writers (5), politicians (5), musicians (2), religious figures (2), and mathematicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, chess players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lviv, including Alexander Beliavsky, Oleg Romanishin, and Mariya Muzychuk. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lviv, including Stanisław Leszczyński, Karl Radek, and Stanisław Żółkiewski.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Lviv since 1700.
