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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Alexander Luria
1902 - 1977
Nikolay Zabolotsky
1903 - 1958
Mikhail Lavrentyev
1900 - 1980
Alexandre Alexeieff
1901 - 1982
Vladimir Kotelnikov
1908 - 2005
Alexander Alexandrovich Vishnevsky
1906 - 1975
Alex Gard
1900 - 1948
Sara Sadíqova
1906 - 1986
Nikolay Gur'yevich Chetaev
1902 - 1959
Georgi Vinogradov
1908 - 1980
Aleksey Zhivotov
1904 - 1964
Wassili Wassiljewitsch Parin
1903 - 1971
Galina Kravchenko
1905 - 1996
Salix Säydäş
1900 - 1954
Sophie Ehrhardt
1902 - 1990
Alexander Dubyago
1903 - 1959
Mansur Muzafarov
1902 - 1966
Leonid Lavrov
1906 - 1943
Lucian Ippolitowitsch Klimowitsch
1907 - 1989
Boris Lukitsch Laptew
1905 - 1989
Alexander Lvovich Kazembek
1902 - 1977
Pyotr Georgyevich Novikov
1907 - 1944
Gertrud Westermann
1908 - 1995
Gallie Åkerhielm
1907 - 1968
Viktor Novikov
1905 - 1979
Klaus Hoheisel
1906 - 1998
Mikhail Ankudinov
1905 - 1974