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Most Famous Russian Scientists & Academics

Science 443
Russia 4,578
851 DM Dmitri Mendeleev Dmitri Mendeleev Russian Chemist 1834–1907
1,076 IP Ivan Pavlov Ivan Pavlov Russian Chemist 1849–1936
1,866 ML Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Lomonosov Russian Astronomer 1711–1765
3,123 ÉM Élie Metchnikoff Élie Metchnikoff Russian Biologist 1845–1916
4,013 VT Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Tereshkova Russian Astronaut b. 1937
4,969 AK Andrey Kolmogorov Russian Mathematician 1903–1987
5,008 PK Pyotr Kapitsa Pyotr Kapitsa Russian Physicist 1894–1984
6,251 AM Anton Makarenko Anton Makarenko Russian Education 1888–1939
6,672 MK Mikhail Kalashnikov Mikhail Kalashnikov Russian Engineer 1919–2013
7,706 PC Pafnuty Chebyshev Pafnuty Chebyshev Russian Mathematician 1821–1894
7,771 AO Alexander Oparin Alexander Oparin Russian Biologist 1894–1980
7,892 PS Pitirim Sorokin Pitirim Sorokin Russian Sociologist 1889–1968
8,247 ZA Zhores Alferov Zhores Alferov Russian Physicist 1930–2019
8,513 NM Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay Russian Anthropologist 1846–1888
9,441 KE Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Russian Scientist 1792–1876
10,257 PF Pavel Florensky Pavel Florensky Russian Mathematician 1882–1937
10,860 IV Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin Russian Botanist 1855–1935
10,942 VK Vladimir K. Zworykin Vladimir K. Zworykin Russian Engineer 1888–1982
12,489 AP Alexander Prokhorov Alexander Prokhorov Russian Physicist 1916–2002
12,585 IK Igor Kurchatov Igor Kurchatov Russian Physicist 1903–1960
13,057 VB Vladimir Bekhterev Vladimir Bekhterev Russian Physician 1857–1927
13,180 SP Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Russian Chemist 1863–1944
13,665 SS Sabina Spielrein Sabina Spielrein Russian Psychologist 1885–1942
13,858 AS Alexander Stepanovich Popov Alexander Stepanovich Popov Russian Physicist 1859–1905
14,119 IG Israel Gelfand Israel Gelfand Russian Mathematician 1913–2009
14,432 AA Alexander Afanasyev Alexander Afanasyev Russian Anthropologist 1826–1871
15,291 IY Ivan Yefremov Ivan Yefremov Russian Palaeontologist 1908–1972
15,718 NB Nikolay Basov Nikolay Basov Russian Physicist 1922–2001
15,958 EK Eugene Kaspersky Eugene Kaspersky Russian Computer Scientist b. 1965
15,976 PC Pavel Cherenkov Pavel Cherenkov Russian Scientist 1904–1990
16,991 OS Otto Schmidt Otto Schmidt Russian Astronomer 1891–1956
18,090 AL Aleksandr Lyapunov Aleksandr Lyapunov Russian Mathematician 1857–1918
18,533 NK Nikolai Kondratiev Nikolai Kondratiev Russian Economist 1892–1938
18,860 VS Vladimir Shukhov Vladimir Shukhov Russian Inventor 1853–1939
20,078 PS Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky Russian Geographer 1827–1914
20,668 AP Abram Petrovich Gannibal Abram Petrovich Gannibal Russian Engineer 1696–1781
20,710 AI Abram Ioffe Abram Ioffe Russian Physicist 1880–1960
24,283 VO Vladimir Obruchev Vladimir Obruchev Russian Geologist 1863–1956
24,342 NY Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky Russian Mathematician 1847–1921
25,226 ND Nikolay Danilevsky Nikolay Danilevsky Russian Economist 1822–1885
27,612 PB Peter Berngardovich Struve Russian Economist 1870–1944
29,107 PA Pavel Alexandrov Pavel Alexandrov Russian Mathematician 1896–1982
30,351 OA Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer) Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer) Russian Engineer 1906–1984
33,027 IV Ivan Vinogradov Ivan Vinogradov Russian Mathematician 1891–1983
36,133 MO Mikhail Ostrogradsky Mikhail Ostrogradsky Russian Physicist 1801–1861
37,547 AK Aleksey Krylov Aleksey Krylov Russian Mathematician 1863–1945
38,344 AD Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov Russian Mathematician 1912–1999
40,042 YK Yuri Knorozov Yuri Knorozov Russian Anthropologist 1922–1999
43,399 VD Vasily Dokuchaev Vasily Dokuchaev Russian Geologist 1846–1903
43,639 AT Armen Takhtajan Armen Takhtajan Russian Botanist 1910–2009
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Inside Russia Scientists & Academics

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Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Russia Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1900s with 54 people.

What Russia Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Mathematician are Russia Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 15% of all notables (65).

Russia Scientists & Academics over-index on astronaut — 93.7× the global rate.

  1. Mathematician65
  2. Physicist46
  3. Engineer42
  4. Chemist36
  5. Anthropologist23
  6. Scientist22
  7. Physician20
  8. Astronaut19
  1. Astronaut1993.7×
  2. Scientist2236.3×
  3. Physicist4624.9×
  4. Mathematician6523.5×
  5. Chemist3620.9×
  6. Anthropologist2318.9×
  7. Palaeontologist518.4×
  8. Geologist1117.8×

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