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Ukraine
Ukraine ranks 17th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canada, China, and Austria. Memorable people born in present day Ukraine include Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan. Memorable people who died in Ukraine include Vasily Zaitsev, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Yaroslav the Wise. Ukraine has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
People
Between 713 BC and 2008, present day Ukraine was the birth place of 1,680 globally memorable people, including Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan. Additionaly, 337 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Ukraine including Vasily Zaitsev, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and Yaroslav the Wise.
People Born in Present Day Ukraine
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Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1
Leonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 2
Hurrem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 3
Nikolai Gogol
WRITER
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 4
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 5
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 6
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 7
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 8
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 9
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 10
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 11
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Ukraine
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Yulia Svyrydenko
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 400
Mykola Bychok
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 563
Semyon Gluzman
PHYSICIAN
1946 - 2026
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 597
Natalya Fateyeva
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 718
Iryna Farion
LINGUIST
1964 - 2024
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 737
Leonid Toptunov
ENGINEER
1960 - 1986
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 770
Aleksandr Rozenberg
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 832
Andrii Sybiha
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 901
Aleksander Serov
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 910
Mark Ivanir
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 937
Stanislav Boklan
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 950
Kirill Dmitriev
BUSINESSPERSON
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 957
People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
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Vasily Zaitsev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 1
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1657
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 2
Yaroslav the Wise
POLITICIAN
978 - 1054
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 3
Vladimir the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
958 - 1015
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 4
Asparuh of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
640 - 700
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 5
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
POLITICIAN
942 - 972
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 6
Olga of Kiev
NOBLEMAN
890 - 969
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 7
Ivan Franko
WRITER
1856 - 1916
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 8
Anatoliy Solovianenko
SINGER
1932 - 1999
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 9
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 10
Nestor the Chronicler
WRITER
1056 - 1106
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 11
Sviatopolk II of Kiev
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1113
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Ukraine
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LINGUIST
1964 - 2024
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 81
Roman Kutuzov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1969 - 2022
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 109
Gonzalo Lira
WRITER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 113
Denis Kapustin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1984 - 2025
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 114
Aleksei Bugayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - 2024
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 115
Dmytro Tymchuk
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2019
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 119
Amina Okueva
PHYSICIAN
1983 - 2017
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 120
Maks Levin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1981 - 2022
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 123
Oleksandr Beresch
GYMNAST
1977 - 2004
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 124
Oleg Velyky
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2010
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 125
Kateryna Handziuk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - 2018
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 126
Dmytro Kotsiubailo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1995 - 2023
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 127
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ukraine were politicians (251), athletes (246), soccer players (159), writers (150), and actors (65), while most who died were politicians (76), writers (47), military personnels (38), soccer players (22), and athletes (18).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Tamara Press, Volodymyr Holubnychy, and Irina Press. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ukraine, including Leon Trotsky, Leonid Brezhnev, and Hurrem Sultan.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Ukraine since 1700.
