Most Famous Russian Nobility

Russia has produced 39 notable nobility throughout history, led by Catherine the Great. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
CT
Catherine the Great Russian Empress 1729 – 1796
# 346
NI
Nicholas II of Russia Russian Emperor 1868 – 1918
# 372
IT
Ivan the Terrible Russian Prince 1530 – 1584
# 949
AI
Alexander II of Russia Russian Emperor 1818 – 1881
# 1,070
AI
Alexander III of Russia Russian Aristocrat 1845 – 1894
# 1,255
GD
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia Russian Tsar 1901 – 1918
# 1,702
AF
Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) Russian Consort 1872 – 1918
# 1,833
NI
Nicholas I of Russia Russian Emperor 1796 – 1855
# 1,958
CI
Catherine I of Russia Russian Sovereign 1684 – 1727
# 5,186
BG
Boris Godunov Russian Prince 1552 – 1605
# 6,324
GD
Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia Russian Duke 1779 – 1831
# 11,644
GD
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786–1859) Russian Socialite 1786 – 1859
# 16,525
AB
Andrey Bogolyubsky Russian Sovereign 1111 – 1174
# 17,558
AV
Anna Vyrubova Russian Tsar 1884 – 1964
# 20,592
GD
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (1863–1919) Russian Duke 1863 – 1919
# 44,405
YB
Yaqub Beg Russian Monarch 1820 – 1877
# 46,521
VT
Vsevolod the Big Nest Russian Prince 1154 – 1212
# 51,229
PI
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia Russian Aristocrat 1895 – 1970
# 80,563
EG
Elena Glinskaya Russian Regent 1508 – 1538
# 99,259
PN
Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia Russian Duke 1901 – 1974
# 120,564