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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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0007 FOOTBALL

Denis Cheryshev

Born 1990

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0014 PIANIST

Daniil Trifonov

Born 1991

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0060 SKATER

Natalya Voronina

Born 1994

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0084 SKI

Pavel Karelin

1990 - 2011

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0130 ATHLETIC

Valeriy Pronkin

Born 1994

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0131 SKI

Mikhail Maksimochkin

Born 1993

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0137 FOOTBALL

Mikheil Gorelishvili

Born 1993

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0144 SKATER

Ekaterina Pushkash

Born 1992

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0179 FOOTBALL

Dmitri Karasyov

Born 1992

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0182 DANCER

Grigory Smirnov

Born 1997

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0191 HOCKEY

Alexander Sharychenkov

Born 1991

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0192 HOCKEY

Artyom Alyayev

Born 1995

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0193 SWIMMER

Dmitrii Kokarev

Born 1991

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0194 BADMINTON

Anastasia Chervyakova

Born 1992

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0197 HOCKEY

Roman Konkov

Born 1993

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0213 SWIMMER

Oleg Kostin

Born 1992

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0223 FOOTBALL

Ilya Petrov

Born 1995

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0228 FOOTBALL

Mikhail Kostyukov

Born 1991

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0235 SKATER

Ioulia Chtchetinina

Born 1995

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0243 SKIER

Artjom Igorewitsch Malzew

Born 1993

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0265 PLAYER

Daria Tchikrizova

Born 1990

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0272 SKATER

Sergey Trofimov

Born 1995

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0279 FOOTBALL

Mikhail Sorochkin

Born 1992

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0281 FOOTBALL

Artyom Abramov

Born 1991

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0283 HOCKEY

Igor Rudenkov

Born 1995

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0296 HOCKEY

Ilya Yamkin

Born 1994

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0297 FOOTBALL

David Davidyan

Born 1997

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0298 FOOTBALL

Igor Maslov

Born 1995

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0301 FOOTBALL

Dmitri Kurayev

Born 1995

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0302 HOCKEY

Dmitri Radchuk

Born 1990

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0305 SPORT

Petr Rikunov

Born 1997

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0307 FOOTBALL

Aleksei Shelyakov

Born 1995

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0311 FOOTBALL

Vladislav Parkhomenko

Born 1994

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0313 PLAYER

Andreï Dranichnikov

Born 1990

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0315 FOOTBALL

Nikolai Sysuyev

Born 1999

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0316 PLAYER

Irina Smirnova

Born 1990

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0317 FOOTBALL

Bogdan Ovsyannikov

Born 1999

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0326 FOOTBALL

Nikita Nikolayev

Born 1996

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0328 FOOTBALL

Yegor Yegorov

Born 1992

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0329 PLAYER

Aleksandr Rodionov (volley-ball)

Born 1990

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0331 FOOTBALL

Yevgeni Strelov

Born 1999

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0334 FOOTBALL

Maksim Lukoyanov

Born 1999

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