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KAZAN

Most Famous People Born in Kazan, Russia

Notable people
328
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1957
Most distinctive
Chess 15.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Kazan during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 53 notable births.

What Kazan Is Known For

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Football is Kazan's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (47).

Kazan over-indexes on chess15.0× the global rate.

Kazan under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football47
  2. Hockey30
  3. Politician12
  4. Sport11
  5. Mathematician10
  6. Writer10
  7. Chess10
  8. Player9
  1. Chess1015.0×
  2. Fencer69.5×
  3. Hockey307.7×
  4. Pianist66.8×
  5. Mathematician106.1×
  6. Composer92.1×
  7. Sport112.0×
  8. Poet61.8×
  1. Politician120.3×

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
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  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
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Showing 10 of 328 notable people

0027 CHESS

Alisa Galliamova

Born 1972

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0082 CHESS

Artyom Timofeev (chess player)

Born 1985

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0091 CHESS

Albert Kapengut

Born 1944

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0108 CHESS

Ildar Ibragimov

Born 1967

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0115 CHESS

Maria Manakova

Born 1974

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0174 CHESS

Leonid Vološin

Born 1964

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0178 CHESS

Karina Ambartsumova

Born 1989

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0214 CHESS

Valeri Yandemirov

1963 - 2017

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0246 CHESS

Alexander Solovtsov

1847 - 1923

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0251 CHESS

Arseni Nailewitsch Alawkin

Born 1969

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