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ROSTOV-NA-DONU

Most Famous People Born in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia

Notable people
319
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1963
Most distinctive
Chess 17.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Rostov-na-Donu during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Rostov-na-Donu Is Known For

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Football is Rostov-na-Donu's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (76).

Rostov-na-Donu over-indexes on chess — 17.0× the global rate.

Rostov-na-Donu under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football76
  2. Painter13
  3. Sport13
  4. Athletic12
  5. Chess11
  6. Actor11
  7. Composer10
  8. Rower8
  1. Chess1117.0×
  2. Gymnast712.8×
  3. Rower86.8×
  4. Handball66.0×
  5. Physicist53.8×
  6. Mathematician63.8×
  7. Athletic123.4×
  8. Swimmer53.2×
  1. Actor110.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Rostov-na-Donu's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0001 PSYCHOLOGIST

Sabina Spielrein

1885 - 1942

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0003 PAINTER

Martiros Saryan

1880 - 1972

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0005 CHESS

Savielly Tartakower

1887 - 1956

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0007 COMPOSER

Efrem Zimbalist

1889 - 1985

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0016 COMPOSER

Mikhail Gnessin

1883 - 1957

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0027 ACTIVIST

Vera Weizmann

1881 - 1966

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0028 POLITICIAN

Alexander Miasnikian

1886 - 1925

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0040 POET

Raïssa Maritain

1883 - 1960

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0048 PIANIST

Jerzy Żurawlew

1886 - 1980

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0059 SYNDICALIST

Alexander Schapiro

1883 - 1946

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0088 MATHEMATICIAN

Ervand Kogbetliantz

1888 - 1974

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0110 MATHEMATICIAN

Jan Nikolaevich Spielrein

1887 - 1938

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0122 POLITICIAN

Sophie Liebknecht

1884 - 1964

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0146 POLITICIAN

Sargis Lukashin

1883 - 1937

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0253 COMPOSER

Andrei Filippowitsch Paschtschenko

1885 - 1972

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0276 MUSIC

Olga Fabianowna Gnessina

1881 - 1963

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0281 POLITICIAN

Hambardzum Terteryan

1884 - 1955

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0283 ECONOMIST

Grigory Feldman

1884 - 1958

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0287 PHYSICIST

Simon Ratnowsky

1884 - 1945

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