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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football49
  2. Hockey25
  3. Politician16
  4. Player16
  5. Actor14
  6. Writer12
  7. Painter12
  8. Skater10
  1. Ski822.9×
  2. Skater1012.4×
  3. Pianist66.7×
  4. Hockey256.3×
  5. Athlete55.2×
  6. Physicist53.6×
  7. Swimmer53.1×
  8. Mathematician53.0×
  1. Politician160.4×

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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0006 POLITICIAN

Yakov Sverdlov

1885 - 1919

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0027 AEROBATICS

Pyotr Nesterov

1887 - 1914

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0028 DIPLOMAT

Zinovy Peshkov

1884 - 1966

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0040 COMPOSER

Alexander Krein

1883 - 1951

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0057 LINGUIST

Alexander Samoylovich

1880 - 1938

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0076 ARCHITECT

Leonid Vesnin

1880 - 1933

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0092 LIEUTENANT

Viktor Pokrovsky

1889 - 1922

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0154 POLITICIAN

Boris Pozern

1882 - 1939

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0166 PAINTER

Leonid Ovsiannikov

1880 - 1970

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0252 GEOLOGIST

Mikhail Tetyaev

1882 - 1956

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0257 PHYSICIAN

Vera Lebedeva

1881 - 1968

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0289 PAINTER

Gregorio Maltzeff

1881 - 1953

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0330 CONTEUR

Ivan Fiodorovitch Kovalev

1885 - 1965

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