Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia ranks 1,011th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Stockholm Palace, Iran, and Mayfair. The most famous people from Zaporizhzhia are Polina Astakhova, Maria Nikiforova, and Estas Tonne. The most famous people who died in Zaporizhzhia are Valeriy Lobanovskyi, and Leonid Zhabotinsky. Zaporizhzhia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many coaches, and athletes. Zaporizhzhia is located in Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhia, formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a population of 710,052. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Zaporizhzhia was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Polina Astakhova, Maria Nikiforova, and Estas Tonne. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Zaporizhzhia including Valeriy Lobanovskyi, and Leonid Zhabotinsky.
People Born in Zaporizhzhia
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Polina Astakhova
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2005
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1
Maria Nikiforova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1885 - 1919
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 2
Estas Tonne
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 3
Volodymyr Dakhno
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2006
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4
Viktor Matviyenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2018
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5
Vladimir Yashchenko
ATHLETE
1959 - 1999
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 6
Gosha Kutsenko
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 7
Valentyn Nalyvaichenko
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 8
Andrei Xepkin
HANDBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 9
Victoria Roshchyna
JOURNALIST
1996 - 2024
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 10
Alyosha
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 11
Vita Styopina
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Zaporizhzhia
Go to all RankingsAndrei Xepkin
HANDBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 9
Victoria Roshchyna
JOURNALIST
1996 - 2024
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 10
Victoria Bulitko
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 14
Yanina Sokolova
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 15
Denys Sylantyev
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 17
Volodymyr Brazhko
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 21
Danylo Ihnatenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 22
Maria Sur
SINGER
2004 - Present
HPI: 32.55
Rank: 23
People Deceased in Zaporizhzhia
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Valeriy Lobanovskyi
COACH
1939 - 2002
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 1
Leonid Zhabotinsky
ATHLETE
1938 - 2016
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Zaporizhzhia were soccer players (7), athletes (6), politicians (3), actors (3), and singers (2), while most who died were coaches (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zaporizhzhia, including Viktor Matviyenko, Serhiy Kryvtsov, and Maksym Koval. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zaporizhzhia, including Viktor Matviyenko, Serhiy Kryvtsov, and Maksym Koval.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Zaporizhzhia since 1700.
