Tula, Russia
Tula, Russia ranks 648th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sagamihara, Irkutsk, and Vantaa. The most famous people from Tula, Russia are Valery Legasov, Algirdas Julien Greimas, and Marianne von Werefkin. The most famous people who died in Tula, Russia are Vasily Polenov, Fyodor Sergeyev, and Nikolay Makarov. Tula, Russia has been the birth place of many cyclists, and writers and the death place of many painters, and politicians. Tula, Russia is located in Russia.
Tula is the largest city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast in Russia, located 193 kilometers (120 mi) south of Moscow. Tula is located in the northern Central Russian Upland on the banks of the Upa River, a tributary of the Oka. At the 2010 census, Tula had a population of 501,169, an increase from 481,216 in 2002, making it the 32nd-largest city in Russia by population. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1823 and 1995, Tula, Russia was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Valery Legasov, Algirdas Julien Greimas, and Marianne von Werefkin. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Tula, Russia including Vasily Polenov, Fyodor Sergeyev, and Nikolay Makarov.
People Born in Tula, Russia
Go to all RankingsValery Legasov
CHEMIST
1936 - 1988
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 1
Algirdas Julien Greimas
LINGUIST
1917 - 1992
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 2
Marianne von Werefkin
PAINTER
1860 - 1938
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 3
Valeri Polyakov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2022
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 4
Vasily Degtyaryov
ENGINEER
1880 - 1949
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 5
Konstantin Ushinsky
WRITER
1823 - 1870
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 6
Alexander Kotov
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1981
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 7
Karl Maximovich
EXPLORER
1827 - 1891
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 8
Maria Ouspenskaya
ACTOR
1876 - 1949
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 9
Irina Skobtseva
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 10
Yevgeny Grishin
ATHLETE
1931 - 2005
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 11
Gleb Uspensky
WRITER
1843 - 1902
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Tula, Russia
Go to all RankingsIrina Kirillova
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 15
Sergei Kopylov
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 17
Ekaterina Schulmann
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 19
Oksana Grishina
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 20
Evgeniya Augustinas
CYCLIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.18
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Tula, Russia
Go to all RankingsVasily Polenov
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 1
Fyodor Sergeyev
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1921
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2
Nikolay Makarov
ENGINEER
1914 - 1988
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tula, Russia were cyclists (4), writers (3), actors (3), athletes (3), and chemists (1), while most who died were painters (1), politicians (1), and engineers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, cyclists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tula, Russia, including Sergei Kopylov, Oksana Grishina, and Anastasia Voynova. Whereas, throughout history, cyclists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tula, Russia, including Sergei Kopylov, Oksana Grishina, and Anastasia Voynova.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Tula, Russia since 1700.




















