Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz ranks 624th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Birkenhead, Ajaccio, and Pavia. Memorable people born in Vladikavkaz include Oleg Penkovsky, Ilia II of Georgia, and Valery Gazzaev. Memorable people who died in Vladikavkaz include Arsen Kotsoyev. Vladikavkaz has been the birth place of many athletes, and wrestlers and the death place of many writers. Vladikavkaz is located in Russia.
Vladikavkaz, formerly known as Ordzhonikidze (Орджоники́дзе) and also known as Dzaudzhikau (Дзауджикау), is the capital city of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic at the foothills of the Caucasus, situated on the Terek River. The city's population was 295,830 as of the 2021 Census. As a result, Vladikavkaz is one of the most populous cities in the North Caucasus region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Vladikavkaz was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Oleg Penkovsky, Ilia II of Georgia, and Valery Gazzaev. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Vladikavkaz including Arsen Kotsoyev.
People Born in Vladikavkaz
Go to all RankingsOleg Penkovsky
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1963
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1
Ilia II of Georgia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 2
Valery Gazzaev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 3
Yevgeny Vakhtangov
ACTOR
1883 - 1922
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 4
Alexander Kemurdzhian
ENGINEER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 5
Dimitri Arakishvili
COMPOSER
1873 - 1953
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 6
Soslan Andiyev
WRESTLER
1952 - 2018
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 7
Tugan Sokhiev
CONDUCTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 8
David Musulbes
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 9
Aslan Karatsev
TENNIS PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 10
Vyacheslav Voronin
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 11
Anatoly Laryukov
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Vladikavkaz
Go to all RankingsDimitri Arakishvili
COMPOSER
1873 - 1953
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 6
Igor Yanovsky
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.30
Rank: 13
Svetlana Tsarukaeva
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 25.11
Rank: 20
Alan Khubetsov
WRESTLER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
Abdelmalek Merabet
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 24
Vladimir Zoloev
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 25
Timur Naniev
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 26
Zelym Kotsoiev
WRESTLER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 27
Hugo González
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 28
Serghei Marghiev
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Vladikavkaz
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Most individuals born in present day Vladikavkaz were athletes (9), wrestlers (8), soccer players (4), politicians (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vladikavkaz, including Soslan Andiyev, David Musulbes, and Tamerlan Tmenov. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vladikavkaz, including Vyacheslav Voronin, Anatoly Laryukov, and Svetlana Tsarukaeva.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Vladikavkaz since 1700.