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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- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Gala Dalí
1894 - 1982
Evgeny Schwartz
1896 - 1958
Vadim Shershenevich
1893 - 1942
Burhan Shahidi
1894 - 1989
Georg von Albrecht
1891 - 1976
Alexander Jakowlewitsch Arossew
1890 - 1938
Alexander Arkhangelsky (aircraft designer)
1892 - 1978
George Alexander Hill
1892 - 1968
Nikolaï Petrovitch Andreev (folkloriste)
1892 - 1942
Alexeï Panfilov
1898 - 1966
Boris Alexander Krukoff
1898 - 1983
Semën Vasil'evič Ėl'ger
1894 - 1966
Konstantin Wassiljewitsch Uchanow
1891 - 1937
Victor Pokrovsky
1897 - 1990