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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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0020 CHOREOGRAPHER

Olga Spessivtseva

1895 - 1991

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0022 PHYSICIST

Yakov Frenkel

1894 - 1952

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0025 ACTOR

Zinaida Reich

1894 - 1939

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0029 AEROSPACE

Vladimir Petlyakov

1891 - 1942

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0063 SINGER

Izabella Yurieva

1899 - 2000

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0072 ARCHITECT

Miron Merzhanov

1895 - 1975

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0083 VIOLIN

Daniel Guilet

1899 - 1990

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0113 PHILOSOPHER

Ivan Luppol

1896 - 1943

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0126 WRITER

Wladimir Iljitsch Ryndsjun

1897 - 1953

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0130 LAWYER

Stepan Kechekjan

1890 - 1967

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0168 PAINTER

Leff Schultz

1897 - 1970

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0185 VIOLIN

Avet Ter-Gabrielyan

1899 - 1983

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0188 SCULPTOR

Nina Niss-Goldman

1892 - 1990

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0206 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Alexandre Chem

1898 - 1981

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0238 REVOLUTIONARY

Nikolay Bestchetvertnoi

1895 - 1937

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