Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don ranks 273rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind West Berlin, San Sebastián, and Hampstead. Memorable people born in Rostov-on-Don include Sabina Spielrein, Yuri Oganessian, and Savielly Tartakower. Memorable people who died in Rostov-on-Don include Dmitri Ivanovsky, Alexander Pechersky, and Oleg Popov. Rostov-on-Don has been the birth place of many chess players, and physicists and the death place of many biologists, and social activists. Rostov-on-Don is located in Russia.
Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lie above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people and is an important cultural centre of Southern Russia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1185 and 2004, Rostov-on-Don was the birth place of 46 globally memorable people, including Sabina Spielrein, Yuri Oganessian, and Savielly Tartakower. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Rostov-on-Don including Dmitri Ivanovsky, Alexander Pechersky, and Oleg Popov.
People Born in Rostov-on-Don
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Sabina Spielrein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1885 - 1942
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1
Yuri Oganessian
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 2
Savielly Tartakower
CHESS PLAYER
1887 - 1956
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 3
Georgy Flyorov
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4
Vera Weizmann
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 5
Viktor Ponedelnik
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 6
Konstantin of Rostov
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1218
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 7
Alexander Kaidanovsky
ACTOR
1946 - 1995
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 8
Yakov Frenkel
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1952
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 9
Irina Allegrova
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 10
Igor Bondarevsky
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 11
Sophie Liebknecht
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1964
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Rostov-on-Don
Go to all RankingsVera Weizmann
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 5
Sophie Liebknecht
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1964
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 12
Isabella Bashmakova
HISTORIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 18
Viktor Zubkov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 24
Maria Kryuchkova
GYMNAST
1988 - 2015
HPI: 25.15
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Rostov-on-Don
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Dmitri Ivanovsky
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 1
Alexander Pechersky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1990
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 2
Oleg Popov
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 3
Oleg Kopayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 4
Maria Kryuchkova
GYMNAST
1988 - 2015
HPI: 25.15
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Rostov-on-Don
Go to all RankingsOleg Kopayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2010
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 4
Maria Kryuchkova
GYMNAST
1988 - 2015
HPI: 25.15
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rostov-on-Don were chess players (5), physicists (4), athletes (4), actors (3), and singers (3), while most who died were biologists (1), social activists (1), actors (1), soccer players (1), and gymnasts (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rostov-on-Don, including Svetlana Goncharenko, Antonina Krivoshapka, and Nikolay Spinyov. Whereas, throughout history, chess players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rostov-on-Don, including Savielly Tartakower, Igor Bondarevsky, and Leonid Shamkovich.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in Rostov-on-Don since 1700.
