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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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Showing 49 of 334 notable people

0007 FOOTBALL

Denis Cheryshev

Born 1990

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Dmitri Cheryshev

Born 1969

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Valeri Zykov

Born 1944

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Pyotr Bystrov

Born 1979

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Valeri Popovitch

Born 1970

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Ilya Maksimov

Born 1987

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Dmitry Aydov

Born 1982

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Mikheil Gorelishvili

Born 1993

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Arkady Chernyshev

1914 - 1992

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Albert Oskolkov

Born 1973

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Dmitri Karasyov

Born 1992

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Aleksandr Sergeyevich Semyonov

Born 1982

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Igor Egorov

Born 1968

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Mikhail Vilkov

Born 1979

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Ilya Petrov

Born 1995

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Mikhail Kostyukov

Born 1991

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Yevgeni Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1983)

Born 1983

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Aleksandr Kolpovski

1953 - 2015

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Konstantin Galkin

Born 1961

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Alyaksandr Taykow

Born 1970

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Yuri Golov

1937 - 2014

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Nikolai Zhilyayev (footballer)

Born 1987

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Aleksei Gerasimov (footballer, born 1973)

Born 1973

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Vyacheslav Tsaryov

1971 - 2010

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Gennadi Maslyayev

Born 1958

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Ivan Talanov

1910 - 1990

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Konstantin Zhiltsov

Born 1983

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Aleksandr Yuryevich Shchukin

1969 - 2000

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Nikolay Boyarintsev

Born 1988

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Vladimir Kurayev

Born 1969

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Andrei Rumyantsev

Born 1969

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Mikhail Sorochkin

Born 1992

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Artyom Abramov

Born 1991

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Vladimir Kireyev

Born 1972

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David Davidyan

Born 1997

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Igor Maslov

Born 1995

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Dmitri Kurayev

Born 1995

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Dmitry Krasilnikov

Born 1979

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Aleksei Shelyakov

Born 1995

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Vladislav Parkhomenko

Born 1994

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Roman Teryokhin

Born 1989

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Igor Yamushev

Born 1981

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Nikolai Sysuyev

Born 1999

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Bogdan Ovsyannikov

Born 1999

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Nikita Nikolayev

Born 1996

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Yegor Yegorov

Born 1992

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Yevgeni Strelov

Born 1999

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Mikhail Senyurin

Born 1948

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Maksim Lukoyanov

Born 1999

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