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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Vladimir Ashkenazy
Born 1937
Sergei Novikov (mathematician)
Born 1938
Igor Maslennikov
Born 1931
Igor Zhukov
1936 - 2018
Viktor Konovalenko
1938 - 1996
Leonid Volkov
1934 - 1995
German Sveshnikov
1937 - 2003
Valery Soyfer
Born 1936
Wladimir Wassiljewitsch Schelesnjakow
Born 1931
Sergei Wiktorowitsch Gaponow
Born 1937
Boris Orlov (biologist)
1935 - 2012
Lyudmila Khityaeva
Born 1930
Oleg Leonidowitsch Tschernikow
1936 - 2015
Valentin Morkovkin
1933 - 1999
Yuri Golov
1937 - 2014
Rimma Koshelyova
Born 1936
Lev Balandin
1934 - 1980
Konstantin Kharchev
Born 1934
Alexandre Kulibin
Born 1937
Mariya Sizyakova
Born 1935
Anatoly Shchuplyakov
Born 1938