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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Alexander Belavin
Born 1942
Valeri Zykov
Born 1944
Pavel Lednyov
1943 - 2010
Gariy Napalkov
Born 1948
Lyudmila Shishova
1940 - 2003
Vladimir Denisov (fencer)
Born 1947
Tatyana Kuznetsova
1941 - 2018
Mikhail Rabinovich
Born 1941
Evgeny Menshov
1947 - 2015
Vladimir Kadannikov
Born 1941
Oleg Malov
Born 1947
Igor Shelushkov
Born 1946
Dmitri Radygin
1940 - 2013
Andrey Belokrinkin
Born 1946
Mikhail Senyurin
Born 1948