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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Serhii Plokhii
Born 1957
Tatyana Averina
1950 - 2001
Nikolay Kruglov
Born 1950
Alexander Skvortsov (ice hockey)
1954 - 2020
Vladimir Kovin
Born 1954
Mikhail Varnakov (ice hockey, born 1957)
Born 1957
Sergej Rjabcev
1958 - 1994
Alexandre Veledinski
Born 1959
Esther Epstein
Born 1954
Alexander Mayorov
Born 1957
Vasily Likhachyov
1952 - 2019
Sergey Gerasimovich Mitin
Born 1951
Nadezhda Filippova
Born 1959
Aleksandr Kolpovski
1953 - 2015
Ivan Karnilin
Born 1957
Gennadi Maslyayev
Born 1958
Galina Kakovkina
Born 1957
Genadi Man
Born 1956
Viktor Lyoskin
1953 - 2002
Dmitry Ponomarev
1952 - 2020