Most Famous Russian Poets

Russia has produced 166 notable poets throughout history, led by Alexander Pushkin. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Alexander Pushkin — Russian Poet (1799–1837) , ranked #275
  2. Sergei Yesenin — Russian Poet (1895–1925) , ranked #2338
  3. Yevgeny Yevtushenko — Russian Poet (1932–2017) , ranked #2918
  4. Nikolay Nekrasov — Russian Poet (1821–1878) , ranked #4464
  5. Vasily Zhukovsky — Russian Poet (1783–1852) , ranked #6637
  6. Gavrila Derzhavin — Russian Poet (1743–1816) , ranked #6663
  7. Konstantin Balmont — Russian Poet (1867–1942) , ranked #7973
  8. Velimir Khlebnikov — Russian Poet (1885–1922) , ranked #8466
  9. Afanasy Fet — Russian Poet (1820–1892) , ranked #8539
  10. Lesya Ukrainka — Russian Poet (1871–1913) , ranked #8974
  11. Hayim Nahman Bialik — Russian Poet (1873–1934) , ranked #10782
  12. Zinaida Gippius — Russian Poet (1869–1945) , ranked #10940
  13. Yevgeny Baratynsky — Russian Poet (1800–1844) , ranked #17166
  14. Musa Cälil — Russian Poet (1906–1944) , ranked #17476
  15. Kondraty Ryleyev — Russian Poet (1795–1826) , ranked #21578
  16. Gregory Skovoroda — Russian Poet (1722–1794) , ranked #22189
  17. Rasul Gamzatov — Russian Poet (1923–2003) , ranked #24284
  18. Demyan Bedny — Russian Poet (1883–1945) , ranked #24933
  19. Rainis — Russian Poet (1865–1929) , ranked #26654
  20. Georgy Ivanov — Russian Poet (1894–1958) , ranked #32174