55.7558° N, 37.6178° E
MOSCOW
Most Famous People Born in Moscow, Russia
- Notable people
- 6,609
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1954
- Most distinctive
- Skater 13.5×
A capital whose 20th century is the data's center of mass. Moscow's most distinctive shelves are the institutions of the long Soviet century — figure skaters at more than thirteen times the global rate, chess masters, pianists, mathematicians, and physicists — and they sit alongside hundreds of footballers, hockey players, and painters. The bench stretches back to the 13th century, with the Tsars and the founders of Russian letters in the older half, but the postwar Soviet decades are where most of the names live.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Moscow Is Known For
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Football is Moscow's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (833).
Moscow over-indexes on skater — 13.5× the global rate.
Moscow under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Moscow's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Feodor III of Russia
1661 - 1682
Ivan V of Russia
1666 - 1696
Jacob Bruce
1669 - 1735
Eudoxia Lopukhina
1669 - 1731
Praskovia Saltykova
1664 - 1723
Anikita Repnin
1668 - 1726
Dmitry Mikhailovich Golitsyn the Elder
1665 - 1737
Aleksei Shein
1662 - 1700
Teodor Andrzej Potocki
1664 - 1738
Marfa Apraksina
1664 - 1716
Adam Veyde
1667 - 1720
Maria Alekseyevna of Russia
1660 - 1723
Feodosia Alekseyevna of Russia
1662 - 1713
Ivan Buturlin
1661 - 1738
Tsarevich Simeon Alexeyevich of Russia
1665 - 1669