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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Nikolai Bulganin
1895 - 1975
Anatoly Marienhof
1897 - 1962
Issay Dobrowen
1891 - 1953
Catherine Doherty
1896 - 1985
Léon Zack
1892 - 1980
Fyodor Bogorodsky
1895 - 1959
Aleksandr Formozov
1899 - 1973
Pawel Fjodorowitsch Judin
1899 - 1968
Jan Olaf Chmielewski
1895 - 1974
Mikhail Timofeyevich Romanov
1891 - 1941
Nikolay Kolosovsky
1891 - 1954
Vyacheslav Golubtsov
1894 - 1972
Viktor Tsyganov
1896 - 1944
Mikhail Khatskilevich
1895 - 1941
Andrei Iwanowitsch Selenzow
1896 - 1941
Wassili Iwanowitsch Reschetnikow
1891 - 1919