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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Alexander Shishkov
1754 - 1841
Alexander Kurakin
1752 - 1818
Pavel Tsitsianov
1754 - 1806
Nikolay Yusupov
1750 - 1831
Alexander Korsakov
1753 - 1840
Alexander Tormasov
1752 - 1819
Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov
1754 - 1831
Dmitry Lobanov-Rostovsky
1758 - 1838
Pjotr Iwanowitsch Strachow
1757 - 1813
Yury Neledinsky-Meletsky
1752 - 1829
Nikolaj Ozeretskovskij
1750 - 1827
Fëdor Nikolaevič Golicyn
1751 - 1827
Semyon Gangeblov
1757 - 1827
Rodion Rodionowitsch Kasakow
1758 - 1803
Andrej Zjuravljov
1751 - 1813