Penza
Penza ranks 968th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jalandhar, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, and Nijmegen. Memorable people born in Penza include Vsevolod Pudovkin, Nikolay Ilminsky, and Nikolai Avksentiev. Memorable people who died in Penza include Konstantin Savitsky. Penza has been the birth place of many politicians, and basketball players and the death place of many painters. Penza is located in Russia.
Penza is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, 625 kilometers (388 mi) southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 36th-largest city in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1822 and 1998, Penza was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Vsevolod Pudovkin, Nikolay Ilminsky, and Nikolai Avksentiev. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Penza including Konstantin Savitsky.
People Born in Penza
Go to all RankingsVsevolod Pudovkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1953
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 1
Nikolay Ilminsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1822 - 1891
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 2
Nikolai Avksentiev
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 3
Maria Lvova-Belova
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 4
Alexander Melentyev
ATHLETE
1954 - 2015
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 5
Irina Kalinina
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 6
Aleksandr Samokutyayev
ASTRONAUT
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 7
Yekaterina Lisina
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.12
Rank: 8
Egor Kreed
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.51
Rank: 9
Denis Ablyazin
GYMNAST
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 10
Natalia Lavrova
POLITICIAN
1984 - 2010
HPI: 33.32
Rank: 11
Yelena Dembo
CHESS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Penza
Go to all RankingsNikolai Avksentiev
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 3
Maria Lvova-Belova
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 4
Alexander Melentyev
ATHLETE
1954 - 2015
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 5
Irina Kalinina
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 6
Evgeniia Frolkina
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 17.48
Rank: 14
Olga Frolkina
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 16.97
Rank: 15
Natalia Afremova
CYCLIST
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Penza
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Most individuals born in present day Penza were politicians (3), basketball players (3), athletes (2), film directors (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Penza, including Yekaterina Lisina, Evgeniia Frolkina, and Olga Frolkina. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Penza, including Nikolai Avksentiev, Maria Lvova-Belova, and Natalia Lavrova.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Penza since 1700.