Moscow
Moscow ranks 4th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New York City, Paris, and London. Memorable people born in Moscow include Fyodor Dostoevsky, Peter the Great, and Alexander Pushkin. Memorable people who died in Moscow include Natalya Meklin, False Dmitry I, and Valentin Gavrilov. Moscow has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Moscow is located in Russia.
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers (970 sq mi), while the urban area covers 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 sq mi), and the metropolitan area covers over 26,000 square kilometers (10,000 sq mi). Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, Moscow was the birth place of 923 globally memorable people, including Fyodor Dostoevsky, Peter the Great, and Alexander Pushkin. Additionaly, 1,147 globally memorable people have passed away in Moscow including Natalya Meklin, False Dmitry I, and Valentin Gavrilov. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Moscow than were born there.
People Born in Moscow
Go to all RankingsFyodor Dostoevsky
WRITER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 89.98
Rank: 468
Peter the Great
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1725
HPI: 86.23
Rank: 450
Alexander Pushkin
WRITER
1799 - 1837
HPI: 84.21
Rank: 437
Ivan the Terrible
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1584
HPI: 84.06
Rank: 536
Wassily Kandinsky
PAINTER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 530
Lev Yashin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 235
Elizabeth of Russia
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1762
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 539
Boris Pasternak
WRITER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 523
Andrei Sakharov
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1989
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 469
Peter Kropotkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1921
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 569
Roman Jakobson
LINGUIST
1896 - 1982
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 515
Anna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1740
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 232
People Deceased in Moscow
Go to all RankingsNatalya Meklin
PILOT
1922 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
False Dmitry I
POLITICIAN
1581 - 1606
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 115
Valentin Gavrilov
ATHLETE
1946 - 2003
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 2
Soslan Andiyev
WRESTLER
1952 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ilya Glazunov
PAINTER
1930 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Fanny Kaplan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1918
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Bill Haywood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1928
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Yelena Kuzmina
ACTOR
1909 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Lavrentiy Beria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Nikolai Yezhov
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1940
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1937
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Deceased in Moscow
Go to all RankingsNatalya Meklin
PILOT
1922 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Soslan Andiyev
WRESTLER
1952 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ilya Glazunov
PAINTER
1930 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Fanny Kaplan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1918
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Bill Haywood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1928
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Yelena Kuzmina
ACTOR
1909 - 1979
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Lavrentiy Beria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Nikolai Yezhov
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1940
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1937
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1977
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Eugene Lanceray
PAINTER
1875 - 1946
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Moscow were politicians (117), actors (84), soccer players (81), writers (80), and athletes (78), while most who died were politicians (211), writers (123), actors (110), military personnels (107), and film directors (56).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Moscow, including Lev Yashin, Valentin Ivanov, and Igor Netto. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Moscow, including Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible, and Elizabeth of Russia.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Moscow since 1700.