Semey
Semey ranks 4,064th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Deccan Plateau, Martin, Slovakia, and Považská Bystrica. The most famous people from Semey are Wladimir Klitschko, Sergey Baburin, and Samat Smakov. The most famous people who died in Semey are Abai Qunanbaiuly. Semey has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many writers. Semey is located in Kazakhstan.
Semey, formerly known as Semipalatinsk until 2007 and as Alash-Qala from 1917 to 1920, is a city in eastern Kazakhstan, in the Kazakh part of Siberia. When Abai Region was created in 2022, Semey became its administrative centre. It lies along the Irtysh River near the border with Russia, 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) north of Almaty and 700 kilometers (430 mi) southeast of the Russian city of Omsk. Its population is 312,764 (stat.gov.kz). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1959 and 2003, Semey was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Wladimir Klitschko, Sergey Baburin, and Samat Smakov. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Semey including Abai Qunanbaiuly.
People Born in Semey
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Wladimir Klitschko
BOXER
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1
Sergey Baburin
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 2
Samat Smakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 3
Andrei Karpovich
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 4
Nadezhda Dubovitskaya
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 33.45
Rank: 5
Nursultan Tursynov
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.18
Rank: 6
Zhanna Mamazhanova
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 19.14
Rank: 7
Mikaili Charlemagne
ATHLETE
2003 - Present
HPI: 12.17
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Semey
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Semey were athletes (4), soccer players (2), boxers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Semey, including Nadezhda Dubovitskaya, Nursultan Tursynov, and Zhanna Mamazhanova. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Semey, including Nadezhda Dubovitskaya, Nursultan Tursynov, and Zhanna Mamazhanova.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Semey since 1700.
