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Most Famous Russian Actors & Filmmakers

Film & TV 246
Russia 4,578
1,036 AT Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Tarkovsky Russian Film 1932–1986
1,063 SE Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Eisenstein Russian Film 1898–1948
7,169 SB Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Bondarchuk Russian Actor 1920–1994
7,358 PK Philipp Kirkorov Philipp Kirkorov Russian Actor b. 1967
7,515 VA Vasily Aksyonov Vasily Aksyonov Russian Screenwriter 1932–2009
8,111 VM Vsevolod Meyerhold Vsevolod Meyerhold Russian Actor 1874–1940
8,269 AZ Andrey Zvyagintsev Russian Film b. 1964
8,742 AN Alla Nazimova Alla Nazimova Russian Film 1879–1945
10,331 ER Eldar Ryazanov Eldar Ryazanov Russian Film 1927–2015
10,440 VT Vyacheslav Tikhonov Vyacheslav Tikhonov Russian Actor 1928–2009
11,171 AD Alexander Dovzhenko Alexander Dovzhenko Russian Film 1894–1956
11,537 AB Aleksei Balabanov Russian Film 1959–2013
12,441 LG Leonid Gaidai Leonid Gaidai Russian Film 1923–1993
12,883 OY Oleg Yankovsky Oleg Yankovsky Russian Actor 1944–2009
13,074 VM Vladimir Mashkov Vladimir Mashkov Russian Actor b. 1963
13,965 AD Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Russian Actor 1935–2020
14,367 AB Aleksey Batalov Aleksey Batalov Russian Actor 1928–2017
14,500 FI Fazil Iskander Fazil Iskander Russian Screenwriter 1929–2016
14,579 LO Lyubov Orlova Lyubov Orlova Russian Actor 1902–1975
15,115 SG Stanislav Govorukhin Stanislav Govorukhin Russian Film 1936–2018
16,119 MU Mikhail Ulyanov Mikhail Ulyanov Russian Actor 1927–2007
16,425 IS Innokenty Smoktunovsky Innokenty Smoktunovsky Russian Actor 1925–1994
16,885 EU Eduard Uspensky Russian Screenwriter 1937–2018
16,932 VA Viktor Astafyev Viktor Astafyev Russian Screenwriter 1924–2001
19,209 YN Yuri Norstein Yuri Norstein Russian Film b. 1941
19,847 OK Olga Knipper Russian Actor 1868–1959
20,603 OM Oleg Menshikov Oleg Menshikov Russian Actor b. 1960
21,600 NM Nonna Mordyukova Nonna Mordyukova Russian Actor 1925–2008
22,888 SG Sergei Gerasimov (film director) Sergei Gerasimov (film director) Russian Film 1906–1985
23,642 VS Viktor Sukhorukov Viktor Sukhorukov Russian Actor b. 1951
24,418 IP Ivan Pyryev Ivan Pyryev Russian Film 1901–1968
25,739 SB Sergei Bodrov Sergei Bodrov Russian Film b. 1948
29,334 PT Pyotr Todorovsky Pyotr Todorovsky Russian Screenwriter 1925–2013
30,105 AS Anatoly Solonitsyn Russian Actor 1934–1982
30,343 GP Gleb Panfilov Russian Film b. 1934
30,643 IM Ivan Mosjoukine Ivan Mosjoukine Russian Actor 1889–1939
32,237 GD Grigoriy Dobrygin Grigoriy Dobrygin Russian Actor b. 1986
33,801 LS Larisa Shepitko Russian Film 1938–1979
34,257 YR Yuri Rytkheu Russian Screenwriter 1930–2008
36,007 YS Yuliya Snigir Yuliya Snigir Russian Actress b. 1983
38,671 IS Irina Shayk Irina Shayk Russian Model b. 1986
38,897 SS Sergei Solovyov Sergei Solovyov Russian Film b. 1944
40,046 GV Georgy Vitsin Georgy Vitsin Russian Actor 1917–2001
40,058 IO Ivan Okhlobystin Ivan Okhlobystin Russian Actor b. 1966
40,438 MT Margarita Terekhova Margarita Terekhova Russian Actor b. 1942
40,691 VA Vera Alentova Vera Alentova Russian Actor b. 1942
40,865 MB Mark Bernes Russian Actor 1911–1969
42,003 GK Gosha Kutsenko Gosha Kutsenko Russian Actor b. 1967
42,030 VZ Valeri Zolotukhin Valeri Zolotukhin Russian Actor 1941–2013
43,108 MN Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov Russian Actor 1948–2017
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Inside Russia Actors & Filmmakers

246 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous russia actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Russia Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1940s with 41 people.

What Russia Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are Russia Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 66% of all notables (162).

Russia Actors & Filmmakers over-index on theatre — 56.5× the global rate.

  1. Actor162
  2. Film48
  3. Screenwriter10
  4. Theatre8
  5. Model6
  6. Drama3
  7. Producer2
  8. Television2
  1. Theatre856.5×
  2. Film4818.9×
  3. Actor16214.3×
  4. Screenwriter1012.9×
  5. Model612.4×