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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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
0107 POET
Veronika Tushnova
1911 - 1965
0119 RABBI
Yitzchok Zilber
1917 - 2004
0122 ASTRONOMER
Kārlis Šteins
1911 - 1983
0143 COMPOSER
Färit Yarullin
1913 - 1943
0177 TURKOLOGE
Ahmet Temir
1912 - 2003
0221 ARMY
Gennady Obaturov
1915 - 1996
0241 PILOTE DE CHASSE
Aleksandr Berkoutov (pilote de chasse)
1911 - 1962
0275 MATHEMATICIAN
Igor Dmitrijewitsch Ado
1910 - 1983
0278 TRANSLATOR
Enver Galim
1915 - 1988
0306 ROWER
Yevgeny Tretnikov
Born 1919
0308 DIVER
Aleksey Zhigalov
1915 - 1963
0316 AVIATEUR
Aleksandr Karmine
Born 1910