Pruzhany
Pruzhany ranks 9,955th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Romania, Lonoke, Arkansas, and Harlingen, Netherlands. Memorable people born in Pruzhany include Sofya Yanovskaya, and Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Pruzhany has been the birth place of many mathematicians, and philosophers. Pruzhany is located in Belarus.
Pruzhany is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pruzhany District. The town is located at the confluence of the Mukha River and the Vets Canal, where the Mukhavets River rises. As of 2024, it has a population of 18,994. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1896 and 1903, Pruzhany was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Sofya Yanovskaya, and Joseph B. Soloveitchik.
People Born in Pruzhany
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Sofya Yanovskaya
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1966
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Pruzhany were mathematicians (1), and philosophers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history mathematicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pruzhany, including Sofya Yanovskaya.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Pruzhany since 1700.
