List of Famous People Born in Countries that Don't Exist Anymore, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Through the years, several countries have ceased to exist. They either merge with surrounding countries, divide into smaller countries or change their name to represent their modern values. Some countries cease to exist after long drawn out wars, while others peacefully merge for the betterment of the people.
Who is the most famous person born in a country that doesn't exist anymore? Mila Kunis tops our list. The “Black Swan” beauty was born in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1983. The USSR divided into the different countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldovia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan in 1991. Other famous people born in the USSR include Milla Jovovich and Olga Kurylenko.
Several famous people lost their birth countries when East and West Germany unified to form Germany in 1990. Bruce Willis was born in West Germany in 1955. The “Die Hard” star's father was serving the American military in Germany at the time of his birth. The family moved back to New Jersey when Willis was two years old.
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Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis was born in West Germany in 1955. West Germany and East Germany merged into the unified country of Germany in 1990.
Charlene, Princess of Monaco
Former Olympic swimmer and wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, the Princess was born in 1978 as Charlene Wittstock in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. The country has been called Zimbabwe since 1980.
Jonathan Ke Quan
"The Goonies" actor Jonathan Ke Quan was born in South Vietnam in 1971. South Vietnam existed from 1954 to 1976 when they merged with the northern portion of Vietnam. The unified country is now known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Katarina Witt
The Olympic figure skater and model was born in Staaken in the German Democratic Republic in 1965. East Germany was dissolved and reunited with "West Germany" in 1990.
Michael Ondaatje
The poet and author of "The English Patient" was born in Colombo, Ceylon, in 1943. in 1948, British Ceylon gained independence and became the nation of Sri Lanka.
Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis was born in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1983. The USSR divided into the different countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldovia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan in 1991.
Mira Furlan
The "LOST" and "Babylon 5" actress was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, to a Croatian Jewish mother and father who was Slovenian and Croatian. After the breakup of the country into 8 republics in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Zagreb became the capital of the Republic of Croatia.
Nick Drake
Musician Nick Drake was born in Burma in 1948. Burma officially changed its name to Myanmar in 1989.
Paulina Porizkova
Model Paulina Porizkova was born in Czechoslovakia in 1965. Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
Petra Němcová
Model Petra Nemcova was born in Czechoslovakia in 1979. Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.