List of people from Samara

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Samara (1935–1990: Kuybyshev), Russia.

Coat of Arms of Samara

Dmitriy Ustinov

Justas Vincas Paleckis

Dmitry Muratov

Yuri Yakovich

Mariya Kiselyova

Ella Diehl

Alexander Efimkin

Aleksandr Anyukov

Denis Vavilin

Anna Tikhomirova

Semyon Varlamov

Olga Chernoivanenko

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Anna Dementyeva

Born in Samara

19th century

1801–1900

• Nikolai Karonin-Petropavlovsky (1853–1892), Russian writer, essayist and political activist
• David Toews (1870–1947), founding chairman of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization
• Gleb Krzhizhanovsky (1872–1959), Soviet economist and a state figure
• Victor Palmov (1888–1929), Russian-Ukrainian painter and avant-garde artist
• Leonid Serebryakov (1890–1937), Russian politician and Bolshevik
• Boris Kuftin (1892–1953), Soviet archaeologist and ethnographer
• Maria Kuncewiczowa (1895–1989), Polish writer and novelist
• Enrico Rastelli (1896–1931), Italian juggler, acrobat and performer
• Gregory Ratoff (1897–1960), Russian-American film director, actor and producer
• Sergei Schelkunoff (1897–1992), Russian mathematician and electromagnetism theorist
• Vasily Yefanov (1900–1978), Soviet painter

20th century

1901–1950

• Nikolay Simonov (1901–1973), Soviet film and stage actor
• Andrew Alford (1904–1992), American electrical engineer and inventor
• Emma Lehmer (1906–2007), Russian mathematician
• Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984), Russian politician, Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1976 until 1984
• Lev Aronin (1920–1983), Soviet International Master of chess
• Georgy Adelson-Velsky (1922–2014), Soviet and Israeli mathematician and computer scientist
• Pavel Zhiburtovich (1925–2006), ice hockey player
• Roza Makagonova (1927–1995), Soviet actress
• Eldar Ryazanov (1927–2015), Russian film director
• Josef Gitelson (1927–2022), Soviet and Russian biophysicist
• Gennadi Poloka (1930–2014), Russian film director, cinematographer, producer and actor
• Alfred Fyodorov (1935–2001), Soviet football player and coach
• Boris Kazakov (1940–1978), Soviet football player
• Anatoli Kikin (1940–2012), Russian football player and manager
• Justas Vincas Paleckis (born 1942), Lithuanian ex-communist and politician, Member of the European Parliament
• Valentin Bogomazov (1943–2019), Russian diplomat, ambassador to Ecuador and Peru
• David Rudman (born 1943), Soviet wrestling champion, Sambo world champion, and judo European champion
• Vladimír Železný (born 1945), media businessman and politician in the Czech Republic
• Alexander Abrosimov (1948–2011), Russian mathematician and teacher
• Valery Dudyshev (born 1948), Russian scientist
• Yakov Kazyansky (born 1948), Russian musician
• Yuri Chernov (born 1949), Soviet and Russian actor of theatre and cinema

1951–1970

• Katerina Belkina (born 1974) Russian visual artist, photographer and painter
• Lyubov Sadchikova (1951–2012), Soviet speed skater
• Ilya Mikhalchuk (born 1957), Russian politician and statesman
• Mark Solonin (born 1958), Russian historian of World War II
• Oleg Zaionchkovsky (born 1959), author
• Dmitry Muratov (born 1961), editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
• Yuri Yakovich (born 1962), Russian chess Grandmaster
• Pavel Romanov (born 1964), Russian sociologist
• Asiat Saitov (born 1965), Russian cyclist
• Lev Khasis (born 1966), the first CEO of the X5 Retail Group (2006–2011)
• Alexander Ardakov, Russian professional pianist
• Pavel Galkin (born 1968), Russian sprinter, former Russian record holder at 60-metres (6,56)
• Olga Kuznetsova (born 1968), Russian sport shooter
• Olga Sharkova-Sidorova (born 1968), Russian fencer
• Aleksandr Tsygankov (born 1968), Russian professional football coach and a former player who last worked as a manager for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Valeri Tumaykin (1968–1994), Russian professional footballer
• Tatyana Shishkina (born 1969), Kazakh judoka
• Tatiana Egorova (1970–2012), Russian footballer and manager

1971–1980

• Yuriy Andronov (born 1971), Russian race walker
• Mark Feygin (born 1971), Russian lawyer and politician
• Maria Samoroukova (born 1971), Greek former basketball player
• Alexei Tikhonov (born 1971), Russian pair skater
• Andrei Zintchenko (born 1972), Russian professional road bicycle racer
• Irina Lashko (born 1973), Russian diver
• Dmitry Alimov (born 1974), Russian entrepreneur and investor in Internet and media businesses
• Mariya Kiselyova (born 1974), Russian swimmer
• Igor Sinyutin (born 1974), Russian former competitive figure skater
• Sergei Korchagin (born 1975), Russian football player
• Dmitri Shoukov (born 1975), Russian footballer
• Alexei Akifiev (born 1976), Russian professional ice hockey forward
• Maxim Bakiyev (born 1977), the youngest son of former president of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev
• Svetlana Vanyo (born 1977), Russian-American swimmer, coach and private swimming instructor, World Champion medalist, Russian national record holder and 1996 Olympics finalist
• Nina Zhivanevskaya (born 1977), Russian 5-time Olympic backstroke swimmer
• Ella Diehl (born 1978), Russian badminton player
• Julia Feldman (born 1979), Israeli jazz vocalist, composer and educator
• Aleksandr Nikulin (born 1979), Russian football player
• Alexander Ryabov (born 1979), Russian professional ice hockey player

1981–1990

• Alexander Efimkin (born 1981), director sportif for Russian professional cycling team RusVelo
• Vladimir Efimkin (born 1981), Russian retired professional road bicycle racer
• Aleksandr Anyukov (born 1982), Russian international association football defender
• Olga Arteshina (born 1982), Russian basketball player
• Maxim Shabalin (born 1982), Russian ice dancer
• Denis Vavilin (born 1982), Russian footballer
• Aleksandr Bukleyev (born 1984), Russian football (soccer) midfielder
• Ilia Frolov (born 1984), Russian modern pentathlete
• Nikita Osipov (born 1984), Belarusian ice hockey player
• Anna Tikhomirova (born 1984), Russian table tennis player
• Igor Shevchenko (born 1985), Russian footballer
• Anton Glazunov (born 1986), Russian professional basketball player
• Vladimir Isaichev (born 1986), Russian professional road racing cyclist
• Nataliya Kondratyeva (born 1986), Russian judoka
• Maxim Vlasov (born 1986), Russian professional boxer in the light heavyweight division
• Anna Mastyanina (born 1987), Russian sport shooter
• Andrei Myazin (born 1987), Russian professional football player
• Artyom Moskvin (born 1988), Russian football goalkeeper
• Vladislav Sesganov (born 1988), Russian figure skater
• Pavel Sukhov (born 1988), Russian fencer
• Semyon Varlamov (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
• Olga Chernoivanenko (born 1989), Russian handball player
• Artur Yusupov (born 1989), Russian professional footballer
• Artyom Delkin (born 1990), Russian professional football player
• Sergey Pomoshnikov (born 1990), Russian professional racing cyclist

1991–2000

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (born 1991), Russian professional tennis player
• Anastasia Pozdeeva (born 1993), Russian footballer
• Violetta Khrapina Bida (born 1994), Olympic épée fencer
• Anna Dementyeva (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast
• Dmitri Dragun (born 1994), Russian ice dancer
• Giorgi Gorozia (born 1995), Georgian footballer
• Andrei Lazukin (born 1997), Russian figure skater

Lived in Samara

• Natalya Boyko (born 1946), Soviet sprint canoer
• Mikhail Fradkov (born 1950), Russian politician and statesman who was the Prime Minister of Russia from March 2004 to September 2007
• Sergei Marushko (born 1966), Russian professional footballer
• Vladimir Filippov (born 1968), Russian professional football coach and a former player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1985 for FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
• Mikhail Volodin (born 1968), Russian professional footballer
• Alexander Brod (born 1969), Russian human rights activist
• Dmitri Ivanov (born 1970), Russian professional footballer
• Vladimir Miridonov (born 1970), Russian professional football coach and a former player
• Dmitri Yemelyanov (born 1972), Russian professional football coach and a former player
• Zurab Tsiklauri (born 1974), Russian professional footballer, he made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Vitali Astakhov (born 1979), Russian professional footballer
• Dmitri Kostyayev (born 1989), Russian professional footballer
• Vasili Pavlov (born 1990), Russian professional football player who played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Maksim Paliyenko (born 1994), Russian professional football player who played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Olga I. Larkina (born 1954), Russian writer

See also

• List of Russian people
• List of Russian-language poets