List of people from Samara

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

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^[1]
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