56.3269° N, 44.0075° E
NIZHNIY NOVGOROD
Most Famous People Born in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
- Notable people
- 334
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1958
- Most distinctive
- Ski 22.9×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Nizhniy Novgorod during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Nizhniy Novgorod Is Known For
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Football is Nizhniy Novgorod's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (49).
Nizhniy Novgorod over-indexes on ski — 22.9× the global rate.
Nizhniy Novgorod under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Nizhniy Novgorod's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1880s Clear ×
Yakov Sverdlov
1885 - 1919
Pyotr Nesterov
1887 - 1914
Zinovy Peshkov
1884 - 1966
Alexander Krein
1883 - 1951
Alexander Samoylovich
1880 - 1938
Leonid Vesnin
1880 - 1933
Viktor Pokrovsky
1889 - 1922
Boris Pozern
1882 - 1939
Leonid Ovsiannikov
1880 - 1970
Mikhail Tetyaev
1882 - 1956
Vera Lebedeva
1881 - 1968
Gregorio Maltzeff
1881 - 1953
Ivan Fiodorovitch Kovalev
1885 - 1965