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List of people from Irkutsk

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Irkutsk, Russia.

Born in Irkutsk

18th century

1701–1800

Nikolai Polevoy (1796–1846), Russian editor, writer, translator and historian
Innocent of Alaska (1797-1879), Russian Orthodox priest and bishop in the Americas, Metropolitan of Moscow, recognized as saint in the Orthodox Church

19th century

1801–1850

Ksenofont Polevoy (1801–1867), Russian writer, literary critic, journalist, publisher and translator
Vladimir Kornilov (1806–1854), Russian naval officer who took part in the Crimean War
Mikhail Peskov (1834–1864), Russian history and genre painter and lithographer
Pyotr Gorlov (1839–1915), Russian geologist and engineer
Alexei Pavlovich Fedchenko (1844–1873), Russian naturalist and explorer
Alexander Sibiryakov (1849–1933), Russian gold mine and factories owner and explorer of Siberia

1851–1900

Nikolay Vtorov (1866–1918), Russian industrialist
Yakov Gakkel (1874–1945), Russian scientist and engineer
Konkordiya Samoilova (1876–1921), Russian bolshevik
Nikolai Luzin (1883–1950), Russian mathematician
Jacques Gershkovitch (1884–1953), Russian conductor and musician
Mark Azadovsky (1888–1954), Russian scholar of folk-tales and Russian literature
Alexander I. Pogrebetsky (1891–1952), Russian economist, financier and businessman
Valéry Inkijinoff (1895–1973), French actor of Russian-Buryat origin
Sergej Golovčenko (1898–1937), Croatian-Russian caricaturist, comic book author and writer
Maria Klenova (1898–1976), Russian and Soviet marine geologist
Nikolay Okhlopkov (1900–1967), Soviet actor and theatre director
Alexander Shemansky (1900–1976), Russian opera singer (tenor)

20th century

1901–1910

Mikhail Romm (1901–1971), Soviet film director
Nikolay Kamov (1902–1973), leading constructor of the Soviet-Russian Kamov helicopter design bureau
Natalya Sats (1903–1993), Russian stage director
Pavel Nilin (1908–1981), Soviet writer, journalist and playwright
Mikhail Mil (1909–1970), Soviet aerospace engineer

1911–1920

Andrei Katkov (1916–1995), Russian Catholic bishop
Vecheslav Zagonek (1919–1994), Soviet-Russian painter
Ivan Petrov (1920–2003), Russian bass opera singer

1921–1930

Lyubow Usava (born 1921), Russian-born Belarusian architect
Janina Niedźwiecka (1922–2004), Polish film editor
Pyotr Nikolayev (born 1924), Soviet sports shooter
Valentin Berlinsky (1925–2008), Russian cellist
Nikolay Krasilnikov (born 1927), Russian scientist and educator in the fields of image transmission, image compression and human visual system
Rodislav Chizhikov (1929–2010), Russian cyclist
Konstantin Vyrupayev (1930–2012), Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion

1931–1940

Tamara Novikova (born 1932), Soviet female cyclist
Anatoliy Samotsvetov (born 1932), Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw
Anatoly Novoseltsev (1933–1995), Russian orientalist
Boris Volynov (born 1934), Soviet cosmonaut
Leonid Borodin (1938–2011), Russian novelist and journalist

1941–1950

Valerii Postoyanov (1941–2018), Soviet sports shooter
Vyacheslav Trubnikov (born 1944), Russian journalist, political scientist and diplomat

1951–1960

Olga Buyanova (born 1954), Honored Master of Sports coach in Rhythmic gymnastics of the USSR and Russia
Andrei Mironov (1954–2014), Russian human rights activist, reporter, fixer, interpreter
Vasiliy Kulik (1956–1989), Soviet serial killer
Andrei Semyonov (born 1957), Russian football player
Sergey Solodovnikov (born 1958), Belarusian professional football coach and Soviet player
Robertas Dargis (born 1960), President of Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists
Aleksandr Krupskiy (born 1960), Russian pole vaulter
Oleksandr Shlapak (born 1960), Ukrainian politician, bureaucrat, and former Minister of Finance of Ukraine
Konstantin Volkov (born 1960), Soviet pole vaulter

1961–1970

Galina Belyayeva (born 1961), Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress
Dmitry V. Bisikalo (born 1961), Russian astrophysicist
Alexander Shulgin (born 1964), Russian author and composer
Sergei Khodakov (born 1966), Russian paralympic athlete competing mainly in category F12 throwing events
Denis Petushinskiy (born 1967), retired pole vaulter who represented New Zealand after switching from Russia in 1998
Anatoli Ivanishin (born 1969), Russian cosmonaut
Dmitri Kondratyev (born 1969), Russian cosmonaut

1971–1980

Oleg Lidrik (born 1971), Russian professional football official and a former player
Oxana Kostina (1972–1993), Soviet individual rhythmic gymnast
Aleksandr Averbukh (born 1974), Israeli Olympic athlete who competed in the pole vault
Ivan Vyrypaev (born 1974), Russian playwright, screenwriter, film director, actor and art director
Alexander Bocharov (born 1975), Russian professional road bicycle racer
Felix Korobov (born 1975), Russian conductor and cellist
Denis Matsuev (born 1975), Russian classical pianist
Konstantin Genich (born 1978), Russian professional football player
Andrey Mishin (born 1979), Russian boxer
Maria Bruntseva (born 1980), Russian volleyball player
Rezo Dzhikiya (born 1980), Russian footballer

1981–1990

Yelena Bolsun (born 1983), Russian female sprint athlete (sprinter)
Denis Sokolov (born 1983), Russian rifle shooter
Irina Tkatchuk (born 1983), Russian figure skater
Olga Zhitova (born 1983), Russian volleyball player
Anton Lyuboslavskiy (born 1984), Russian shot putter
Ilya Rashkovsky (born 1984), Russian pianist
Andrey Yeshchenko (born 1984), professional Russian football player
Alexander Mayer (born 1986), professional Russian ice hockey player
Sergei Ogorodnikov (1986–2018), Russian professional ice hockey center
Maksim Zyuzin (born 1986), Russian professional football player
Nina Kraviz (born 1987), Russian DJ, producer, and singer
Olga Kurban (born 1987), Russian heptathlete
Arman Pashikian (born 1987), Armenian chess Grandmaster
Dmitri Pytlev (born 1987), Russian professional football player
Aleksei Yushchuk (born 1987), Russian professional football player
Vadim Bogdanov (born 1998), Russian football player
Alexey Negodaylo (born 1989), Russian bobsledder

1991–2000

Denis Koval (born 1991), Russian speed skater
Rustam Orujov (born 1991), Azerbaijani judoka
Mariya Ovechkina (born 1991), Russian beauty contest contestant
Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova (born 1991), Russian athlete specialising in the pole vault
Darya Dmitriyeva (born 1993), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Maksim Mashnev (born 1993), Russian football midfielder
Nazí Paikidze (born 1993), Georgian-American chess player
Ekaterina Vedeneeva (born 1994), Russian-born Slovenian rhythmic gymnast (born in Irkutsk, Russia and currently based in Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Eduard Bogdanov (born 1994), Russian football player
Roman Zobnin (born 1994), Russian football midfielder
Konstantin Drokov (born 1995), Russian ice hockey defenceman
Viktor Utyuzhnikov (born 1995), Russian football defender
Alayna Lutkovskaya (born 1996), Russian pole vaulter
Maksim Mayrovich (born 1996), Russian football player
Vladimir Tolmachyov (born 1996), Russian football player
Grigori Trufanov (born 1997), Russian football player
Veronika Polyakova (born 1999), Russian rhythmic gymnast

Lived in Irkutsk

Mariya Volkonskaya (1805–1863), youngest daughter of the Russian general Nikolay Raevsky and Sophia Konstantinova, granddaughter of Mikhail Lomonosov. Popularly known in Irkutsk as the Princess of Siberia, she founded a local hospital and opened a concert hall, in addition to hosting musical and cultural soirees in her home.
Ivan Naumovich Yazev (1895–1955), Soviet astronomer and head of the astronomical observatory at Irkutsk State University
Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet dancer of ballet and modern dance
Alitet Nemtushkin (1939–2006), Evenk-Russian poet
Natalia Lipkovskaya (born 1979), Russian rhythmic gymnast

External links

Иркутск: Известные люди города (in Russian)

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