55.7908° N, 49.1149° E
KAZAN
Most Famous People Born in Kazan, Russia
- Notable people
- 328
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1957
- Most distinctive
- Chess 15.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Kazan during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Kazan Is Known For
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Football is Kazan's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (47).
Kazan over-indexes on chess — 15.0× the global rate.
Kazan under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Kazan's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Science
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
0031 PLAYWRIGHT
Evgeny Chirikov
1864 - 1932
0078 WRITER
Pyotr Pertsov
1868 - 1947
0118 MATHEMATICIAN
Aleksandr Kotelnikov
1865 - 1944
0124 WRITER
Sergey Naydyonov
1868 - 1922
0194 ARCHITECT
Nikolai Markovnikov
1869 - 1942
0269 PHYSICIAN
Teodoro Juan Schestakow
1867 - 1958
0272 ESPERANTIST
Alexander Nedoshivin
1868 - 1943
0279 POLITICIAN
Ol'ga Nikolaevna Figner
1862 - 1919