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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 ski22.9× 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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334 notable people

0301 FOOTBALL

Dmitri Kurayev

Born 1995

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0302 HOCKEY

Dmitri Radchuk

Born 1990

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0303 PLAYER

Lioudmila Malofeïeva

Born 1988

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0304 FOOTBALL

Dmitry Krasilnikov

Born 1979

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0305 SPORT

Petr Rikunov

Born 1997

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0306 ENTREPRENEUR

Dmitry Ponomarev

1952 - 2020

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0307 FOOTBALL

Aleksei Shelyakov

Born 1995

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0308 LITERARY

Nikolai Chuzhak

1876 - 1937

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0309 ARCHITECT

Dmitri Radygin

1940 - 2013

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0310 HOCKEY

Viktor Tchistov

Born 1972

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0311 FOOTBALL

Vladislav Parkhomenko

Born 1994

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0312 FOOTBALL

Roman Teryokhin

Born 1989

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0313 PLAYER

Andreï Dranichnikov

Born 1990

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0314 FOOTBALL

Igor Yamushev

Born 1981

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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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0318 POLO

Galina Zlotnikova

Born 1984

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0319 SWIMMER

Ilja Ajzensjtok

Born 1988

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0320 SKATER

Lyudmila Koblova

Born 1967

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0321 SPRINT

Dmitri Vasilyev (athlete)

Born 1978

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0322 SPORT

Mariya Sizyakova

Born 1935

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0323 SPORT

Andrey Belokrinkin

Born 1946

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0324 ATHLETIC

Anatoly Shchuplyakov

Born 1938

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0325 PAINTER

Wiktor Petrowitsch Malinowski

1928 - 2011

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0326 FOOTBALL

Nikita Nikolayev

Born 1996

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0327 KICKBOXER

Andrei Kirsanov

Born 1974

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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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0330 CONTEUR

Ivan Fiodorovitch Kovalev

1885 - 1965

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0331 FOOTBALL

Yevgeni Strelov

Born 1999

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0332 FOOTBALL

Mikhail Senyurin

Born 1948

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0333 REVOLUTIONÄR

Wassili Iwanowitsch Reschetnikow

1891 - 1919

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0334 FOOTBALL

Maksim Lukoyanov

Born 1999

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