Who was born first, Mikhail Kravchuk or Israel Gelfand?
Mikhail Kravchuk Mykhailo Pylypovych Kravchuk, also Krawtchouk (Ukrainian: Миха́йло Пили́пович Кравчу́к ) (September 27, 1892 – March 9, 1942), was a Soviet Ukrainian mathematician who, despite his early death, was the author of around 180 articles on mathematics.
Allan Chumak Allan Vladimirovich Chumak (Russian: А́ллан Влади́мирович Чума́к, born 26 May 1935, Moscow) is a Russian faith healer who came to prominence at the height of Gorbachev's Perestroika. When he appeared on television, his fans would hold jars of water next to their televisions in the hope that the water would be able to cure disease. At the height of his fame, he had a regular early morning television spot.