Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr ranks 980th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Changsha, Marburg, and Chandigarh. Memorable people born in Zhytomyr include Sergei Korolev, Sviatoslav Richter, and Vladimir Korolenko. Memorable people who died in Zhytomyr include Anatoly Onoprienko, and Serhiy Tkach. Zhytomyr has been the birth place of many musicians, and writers and the death place of many extremists, and military personnels. Zhytomyr is located in Ukraine.
Zhytomyr is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Zhytomyr Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr urban hromada (commune) and Zhytomyr Raion (district). Moreover Zhytomyr consists of two so-called "raions in a city": Bohunskyi Raion and Koroliovskyi Raion. Zhytomyr occupies an area of 65 square kilometres. Its population is 261,624. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1836 and 1993, Zhytomyr was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Sergei Korolev, Sviatoslav Richter, and Vladimir Korolenko. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Zhytomyr including Anatoly Onoprienko, and Serhiy Tkach.
People Born in Zhytomyr
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Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 1
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 2
Vladimir Korolenko
WRITER
1853 - 1921
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 3
Jarosław Dąbrowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1871
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 4
Michael Rostovtzeff
HISTORIAN
1870 - 1952
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 5
Boris Lyatoshinsky
COMPOSER
1894 - 1968
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 6
Igor Shafarevich
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 7
Tadeusz Borowski
WRITER
1922 - 1951
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 8
Arkady Luxemburg
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 9
Vladimir Veksler
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1966
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 10
Ossip Bernstein
CHESS PLAYER
1882 - 1962
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 11
Yan Gamarnik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1937
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Zhytomyr
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Anatoly Onoprienko
EXTREMIST
1959 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1
Serhiy Tkach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1952 - 2018
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Zhytomyr
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Most individuals born in present day Zhytomyr were musicians (2), writers (2), engineers (1), military personnels (1), and historians (1), while most who died were extremists (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zhytomyr, including Arkady Luxemburg. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zhytomyr, including Sviatoslav Richter, and Arkady Luxemburg.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Zhytomyr since 1700.
