Saratov
Saratov ranks 482nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Recife, Maribor, and Aix-en-Provence. The most famous people from Saratov are Alexei Rykov, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, and Nikolay Semyonov. The most famous people who died in Saratov are Nikolai Vavilov, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, and David Riazanov. Saratov has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many fencers, and biologists. Saratov is located in Russia.
Saratov is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. As of the 2021 Census, Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the 17th-largest city in Russia by population. Saratov is 389 kilometres (242 mi) north of Volgograd, 442 kilometres (275 mi) south of Samara, and 858 kilometres (533 mi) southeast of Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1828 and 2001, Saratov was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Alexei Rykov, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, and Nikolay Semyonov. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Saratov including Nikolai Vavilov, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, and David Riazanov.
People Born in Saratov
Go to all RankingsAlexei Rykov
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 1
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
WRITER
1828 - 1889
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 2
Nikolay Semyonov
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 3
Roman Abramovich
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 4
Nadezhda Mandelstam
WRITER
1899 - 1980
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 5
Boris Gromov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 6
Oleg Tabakov
ACTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 7
Rachel Bluwstein
WRITER
1890 - 1931
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 8
Oleg Salyukov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 9
Konstantin Fedin
WRITER
1892 - 1977
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 10
Zedd
MUSICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 11
Alexander Bek
WRITER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Saratov
Go to all RankingsNikolai Vavilov
BIOLOGIST
1887 - 1943
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 1
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
WRITER
1828 - 1889
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 2
David Riazanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1938
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 3
Pavel Yablochkov
INVENTOR
1847 - 1894
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 4
Ivan Larionov
COMPOSER
1830 - 1889
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 5
Valentina Prudskova
FENCER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 6
Yury Sharov
ATHLETE
1939 - 2021
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 7
Yury Sisikin
FENCER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Saratov were writers (5), actors (5), politicians (3), athletes (3), and military personnels (2), while most who died were fencers (2), biologists (1), writers (1), social activists (1), and inventors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Saratov, including Oleg Tabakov, Yevgeny Mironov, and Filipp Yankovsky. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Saratov, including Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Nadezhda Mandelstam, and Rachel Bluwstein.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Saratov since 1700.



















