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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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0006 ACTOR

Alexander Kaidanovsky

1946 - 1995

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0114 POLITICIAN

Vladimir Shumeyko

Born 1945

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0123 JUMPER

Nikolai Korolkov

Born 1946

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0124 ASTRONOMER

Lyudmila Karachkina

Born 1948

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0135 ATHLETIC

Viktor Kravchenko (athlete)

Born 1941

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0145 LINGUIST

Georgy Georgievich Khazagerov

Born 1949

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0150 MUSIC

Iouri Malikov

Born 1943

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0156 COACH

Viktor Asmaev

1947 - 2002

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0175 ROWER

Yuriy Shurkalov

Born 1949

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0232 MATHEMATICIAN

Stefan Grigorievich Samko

Born 1941

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