Category: Birth Locations

Entries Born in Slovenia

These are the People born in the country of Slovenia, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map, or a person born in that region before Slovenia came to be.

Entries:

  1. Melania Trump, Former First Lady of the United States

Entries Born in Serbia

These are the People born in the country of Serbia, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map, or a person born in that region before Serbia came to be.

Entries:

  1. Draginja Obrenović, Queen Consort of Serbia
  2. Lieserl Einstein, Albert and Milvea's Daughter Who Disappeared Into History
  3. Mileva Marić, Einstein's First Wife and the Real Mathematical Brains In the Relationship
  4. Milunka Savić, Probably the Most Decorated Female Soldier in the History of Ever
  5. Vesna Vulovic, World Record Holder For Highest Freefall Without a Parachute

Entries Born in Rwanda

These are the People born in the country of Rwanda, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map, or a person born in that region before Rwanda came to be.

Entries:

  1. Paul Rusesabinga, Human Rights Activist Who Saved Over 1,200 People During the Rwandan Genocide

Entries Born in Russia

These are the People born in the country of Russia. Here you will find entries from modern day Russia, The Former Soviet Union (The Part that Occupied Present-day Russia, satellite states will fall under their present-day equivalents), the Former Imperial Russia, and the entries from before a United Russia came to be.

Entries:

  1. Aleksandra Samusenko, Tank Commander During World War II
  2. Alexandra Kollontai, One of the Only Women Who Rose To Prominence in the Soviet Government
  3. Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia
  4. Anton Yelchin, Actor, Musician, and Member of the 27 Club
  5. Ekaterina Dolgorukaya, Mistress and Later Wife of Alexander II
  6. The Ice Maiden of Pazyryk, Religious Figure From the Altai Region
  7. Lana Peters, The Little Princess of the Kremlin
  8. Lydia Litvyak, Soviet Air Force Pilot
  9. Maria Nikolaevna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia
  10. Maria Rasputin, Circus Performer and Daughter of Grigori Rasputin
  11. Marina Raskova, Pioneering Pilot and Navigator
  12. Marina Yurlova, The Teenage Cossack
  13. Mikhail Romanov, The First Romanov Tsar of Russia
  14. Noor Inayat Khan, Radio Operator in World War II
  15. Olga of Kiev, Catholic Saint and Queen Regent of Kievan Rus'
  16. Olga Nikolaevna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia
  17. Peter Carl Fabergé, Creator of the World Renowned  Fabergé Eggs
  18. Rose Michtom, Co-Inventor of the Teddy Bear
  19. Roza Shanina, Soviet Sniper With 59 Confirmed Kills
  20. Sofia Kovalevskaya, Mathematician
  21. Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia
  22. Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Archaeologist Who Helped Bring Maya Studies to the Mainstream Public
  23. Tatyana Baramzina, World War II Sniper
  24. Tatyana McFadden, Wheelchair Racer
  25. Valentina Tereshkova, The First Woman to Ever Go to Space
  26. Captain Witold Pilecki, The Man Who Volunteered to Become a Prisoner in Auschwitz

Entries Born in Romania

These are the People born in the country of Romania, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map, or a person born in that region before Romania came to be.

Entries:

  1. Sergeant Benjamin Ferencz, The Last Surviving Prosecutor From the Nuremburg Trials
  2. Caroline Lacroix, Mistress to Leopold II of Belgium
  3. Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient and Shoah Survivor
  4. Eva Mozes Kor, Shoah Survivor and Forgiveness Advocate
  5. Dr. Gisella Perl, Gynecologist in Auschwitz
  6. Perla Ovitz, One of the Real Seven Dwarfs, of Auschwitz

Entries Born in the Republic of Ireland

These are the People born in the country of the Republic of Ireland. The Boundary Between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (Which is a Part of the United Kingdom) is clear, however, differentiating historical figures who were born in the island of Ireland before the separation is sometimes less so. I have done my best to differentiate between the two.

Entries:

  1. Alice Kyteler, The First Woman Condemned of Witchcraft in Ireland
  2. Anne Bonny, Pirate
  3. Annie Moore Schayer, The First Immigrant to Pass Through Ellis Island
  4. Bridget Driscoll, First Person to Be Killed by an Automobile in the United Kingdom *Note, Her Place of Birth is Listed as "Ireland" in numerous sources, so I have listed her here and under Northern Ireland to Cover My Bases
  5. Catherine O'Leary, Life Ruined by the Implication She had Started the Great Chicago Fire *Note, Her Place of Birth is Listed as "Ireland" in numerous sources, so I have listed her here and under Northern Ireland to Cover My Bases
  6. Emily Wilde, Oscar Wilde's Half-Sister Who Died in a Freak Accident
  7. Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen and Chieftain
  8. Father James Coyle, Catholic Priest Murdered for Performing an Interracial Marriage
  9. Josephine Hensley, Influential Landowner in America's Wild West *Note, Her Place of Birth is Listed as "Ireland" in numerous sources, so I have listed her here and under Northern Ireland to Cover My Bases
  10. Kate Shelley, Railroad Heroine
  11. Katherine Gilnagh Manning, Titanic Survivor
  12. Lola Montez, Professional Liar
  13. Margaret Bulkley, Successful Army Surgeon
  14. Margaret Heffernan Borland, One of the First Female Cattle Drivers in the United States *Note, Her Place of Birth is Listed as "Ireland" in numerous sources, so I have listed her here and under Northern Ireland to Cover My Bases
  15. Mary Wilde, Oscar Wilde's Half-Sister Who Died in a Freak Accident
  16. Petronilla de Meath, The First Irish Woman Condemned and Burned at the Stake for Witchcraft

Entries Born in Poland

These are the People born in the country of Poland, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map, or a person born in that region before Poland came to be.

Entries:

  1. Antonina Żabiński, The Zookeeper's Wife
  2. Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
  3. Christine Granville, World War II Spy
  4. Eugene Lazowski, The Man Who Faked a Typhus Outbreak
  5. Henryk Ross, Photographer of the Łódź Ghetto
  6. Irena Sendler, Savior of Children During the Holocaust
  7. Jan Żabiński, Zookeeper and Resistance Fighter During World War II
  8. Maria Goeppert Mayer, Theoretical Physicist
  9. Marie Skłodowska Curie, The First Person to Ever Win Two Nobel Prizes In Different Categories
  10. Marie Walewska, Mistress of Napoleon
  11. Olga Erteszek, The Queen of Ladies' Lingerie
  12. Stanisława Leszczyńska, the Midwife of Auschwitz
  13. Stanisława Walasiewicz, Track and Field Olympic Athlete