49.8419° N, 24.0313° E
L'VIV
Most Famous People Born in L'viv, Ukraine
- Notable people
- 947
- Peak decade
- 1890s
- Median birth year
- 1916
- Most distinctive
- Chess 17.1×
Three countries, three names — the Habsburg Lemberg, interwar Polish Lwów, and Soviet-then-Ukrainian Lviv all show up inside the same file. The 17.1× chess over-index and the mathematician footprint come almost entirely from the pre-1945 Lwów school of Stefan Banach and Stanislaw Ulam, while Stanisław Lem wrote Solaris here before the city changed hands for the fourth time in his lifetime.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in L'viv during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What L'viv Is Known For
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Football is L'viv's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (92).
L'viv over-indexes on chess — 17.1× the global rate.
L'viv under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of L'viv's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Wrestler Clear ×
Mariya Stadnik
Born 1988
Oleksandra Kohut
Born 1987
Yana Rattigan
Born 1987
Alla Cherkasova
Born 1989
Irina Netreba
Born 1991
Yuliya Khalvadzhy
Born 1990
Lyudmyla Balushka
Born 1985
Tetyana Kit
Born 1994
Jana Stadnik
Born 1987