Vitebsk
Vitebsk ranks 703rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bridgeport, Connecticut, Paisley, Renfrewshire, and Vicenza. Memorable people born in Vitebsk include Zhores Alferov, Isser Harel, and Ossip Zadkine. Memorable people who died in Vitebsk include Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia, Josaphat Kuntsevych, and Yehuda Pen. Vitebsk has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Vitebsk is located in Belarus.
Vitebsk or Vitsyebsk is a city in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk Region and Vitebsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it has 358,395 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest city. It is served by Vitebsk Vostochny Airport and Vitebsk Air Base. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1557 and 1998, Vitebsk was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Zhores Alferov, Isser Harel, and Ossip Zadkine. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Vitebsk including Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia, Josaphat Kuntsevych, and Yehuda Pen.
People Born in Vitebsk
Go to all RankingsZhores Alferov
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2019
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 1
Isser Harel
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 2
Ossip Zadkine
SCULPTOR
1888 - 1967
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 3
Lew Sapieha
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1633
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 4
Bella Rosenfeld
WRITER
1889 - 1944
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 5
Carl Anton von Meyer
1795 - 1855
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 6
Immanuel Velikovsky
WRITER
1895 - 1979
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 7
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 8
Evgeny Agrest
CHESS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 9
Ilya Smirin
CHESS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 10
Igor Lapshin
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.14
Rank: 11
Siarhei Liakhovich
BOXER
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Vitebsk
Go to all RankingsBella Rosenfeld
WRITER
1889 - 1944
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 5
Viyaleta Skvartsova
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Vitebsk
Go to all RankingsGrand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1831
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1
Josaphat Kuntsevych
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1623
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 2
Yehuda Pen
PAINTER
1854 - 1937
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 3
Sergey Gritsevets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 1939
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 4
Tamara Lazakovich
GYMNAST
1954 - 1992
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Vitebsk were athletes (5), politicians (2), writers (2), chess players (2), and boxers (2), while most who died were politicians (1), religious figures (1), painters (1), military personnels (1), and gymnasts (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vitebsk, including Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, Igor Lapshin, and Dmitri Markov. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vitebsk, including Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, Igor Lapshin, and Dmitri Markov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Vitebsk since 1700.