Orsk
Orsk ranks 4,585th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marlborough, Massachusetts, La Roche-sur-Yon, and Roseville, California. Memorable people born in Orsk include Yuri Bondarev, Vladimir Makanin, and Nikolay Apalikov. Memorable people who died in Orsk include Rudolf Noack. Orsk has been the birth place of many writers, and volleyball players and the death place of many soccer players. Orsk is located in Russia.
Orsk is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Population: 239,800 (2010 Russian census); 250,963 (2002 Census); 270,711 (1989 Soviet census). It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1998, Orsk was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Yuri Bondarev, Vladimir Makanin, and Nikolay Apalikov. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Orsk including Rudolf Noack.
People Born in Orsk
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Yuri Bondarev
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 1
Vladimir Makanin
WRITER
1937 - 2017
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 2
Nikolay Apalikov
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 3
Aleksandra Goryachkina
CHESS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Orsk
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Orsk were writers (2), volleyball players (1), and chess players (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Orsk, including Yuri Bondarev, and Vladimir Makanin. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Orsk, including Yuri Bondarev, and Vladimir Makanin.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Orsk since 1700.
