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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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0008 NOVELIST

Vera Panova

1905 - 1973

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0019 ACTOR

Rostislav Plyatt

1908 - 1989

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0021 PHYSICIST

Leonid I. Sedov

1907 - 1999

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0036 PAINTER

Gregorio Sciltian

1900 - 1985

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0039 COMPOSER

Yevgeny Brusilovsky

1905 - 1981

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0044 FILM

Marion Gering

1901 - 1977

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0056 JOURNALIST

Hélène Gordon-Lazareff

1909 - 1988

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0071 PLAYWRIGHT

Gabriel Arout

1909 - 1982

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0076 ARCHAEOLOGIST

John Travlos

1908 - 1985

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0089 BOTANIST

Mikhail Chailakhyan

1902 - 1991

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0093 ILLUSTRATIONS

Constantin Alajalov

1900 - 1987

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0105 OFFICER

Caesar Lvovich Kunikov

1909 - 1943

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0107 CHESS

Alexandre Herbstman

1900 - 1982

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0109 ENGINEER

Boris Shpitalniy

1902 - 1972

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0118 PHOTOGRAPHER

Georgy Petrusov

1903 - 1971

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0120 LAWYER

Boris Georgijewitsch Menschagin

1902 - 1984

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0159 PAINTER

Roman Chatov

1900 - 1987

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0184 FOOTBALL

Mijaíl Beloúsov

1904 - 1946

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0199 HISTORIAN

Albert Parry (academic)

1901 - 1992

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0208 ARCHITECT

Mark Grigorian

1900 - 1978

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0217 MILITAR

Sergei Galadzhev

1902 - 1954

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0227 WRITER

Elena Shirman

1908 - 1942

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0248 PHOTOGRAPHER

Alexander Arnoldowitsch Schitomirski

1907 - 1993

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