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 1950s Clear ×
Youri Egorov
1954 - 1988
Valery Gerasimov
Born 1955
Nailya Gilyazova
Born 1953
Valentin A. Bazhanov
Born 1953
Olga Knyazeva
1954 - 2015
Taliya Habrieva
Born 1958
Valentina Nikonova
Born 1952
Sergei Abramov (ice hockey, born 1959)
Born 1959
Lidiya Loginova
Born 1951
Vladimir Gakov
Born 1951
Nadezhda Chernyshyova
1951 - 2019
Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Dmitrijew
Born 1957
Andrian de Moscou
1951 - 2005
Sergueï Stolboun
Born 1954
Sergueï Kotov
Born 1950
Raisa Atambayeva
Born 1956