Saint Petersburg has produced a number of well-known emperors & kings, poets, actors, political leaders, football players and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Saint Petersburg includes Alexander III of Russia, Joseph Brodsky, Dmitry Medvedev, Nikolai Yezhov, Andrey Arshavin, and many others.

Famous People Born In Saint Petersburg

Alexander III of RussiaAlexander III of Russia
(Former Emperor of All Russia)

10 March 1845

Russian

Joseph BrodskyJoseph Brodsky
(Essayist & Poet)

24 May 1940

Russian

Vladimir VernadskyVladimir Vernadsky
(Mineralogist)

12 March 1863

Russian

Dmitry ShostakovichDmitry Shostakovich
(Composer)

25 September 1906

Russian

Dmitry MedvedevDmitry Medvedev
(Jurist, Politician, Photographer, Blogger, Lawyer, Actor, Businessperson)

14 September 1965

Russian

Nikolai YezhovNikolai Yezhov
(politician)

19 April 1895

Russian

Andrey ArshavinAndrey Arshavin
(Association football player)

29 May 1981

Russian

Timofey MozgovTimofey Mozgov
(Basketball player)

16 July 1986

Russian

Viktor TsoiViktor Tsoi
(Poet, Actor, Singer, Guitarist, Composer, Songwriter)

21 June 1962

Russian

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of RussiaGrand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia

25 March 1875

Russian

Peter II of RussiaPeter II of Russia
(Emperor of Russia)

23 October 1715

Russian

Andriy YarmolenkoAndriy Yarmolenko
(Association football player)

23 October 1989

Ukrainian

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Alexander BorodinAlexander Borodin
(Composer, Chemist)

12 November 1833

Russian

Alexandra KollontaiAlexandra Kollontai
(Politician, Diplomat, Feminist)

31 March 1872

Russian

Peter Carl FabergéPeter Carl Fabergé
(jeweller, inventor, artist)

18 May 1846

Russian

Nicholas RoerichNicholas Roerich
(Philosopher, Painter, Choreographer, Writer, Archaeologist, Poet, Diplomat)

09 October 1874

Russian

Vladimir ProppVladimir Propp
(anthropologist, linguist, writer, university teacher, literary critic)

29 April 1895

Russian

Vladislav DoroninVladislav Doronin
(CEO of Aman Resorts)

07 November 1962

Russian

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Léon ThereminLéon Theremin
(Inventor, Engineer, Physicist, Scientist)

15 August 1896

Russian

Konstantin KhabenskyKonstantin Khabensky
(Actor)

11 January 1972

Russian

Oksana AkinshinaOksana Akinshina
(Actor)

19 April 1987

Russian

Alexander RodchenkoAlexander Rodchenko
(Painter, Photographer, Sculptor, Architect, Graphic designer)

05 December 1891

Russian

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of RussiaGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
(Grand Duke of Russia)

21 September 1827

Russian

Sergei IvanovSergei Ivanov
(Politician, Diplomat)

31 January 1953

Russian

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Alexander GlazunovAlexander Glazunov
(Composer, Choreographer, Conductor, Educationist, Musicologist, Music educator, University teacher, Pianist)

10 August 1865

Russian

Anna Pavlovna of RussiaAnna Pavlovna of Russia
(Queen consort)

18 January 1795

Russian

Igor SechinIgor Sechin
(Politician, Entrepreneur)

07 September 1960

Russian

Viktor KorchnoiViktor Korchnoi
(Chess player, Writer)

23 March 1931

Russian

Ivan VIIvan VI
(Emperor of Russia)

23 August 1740

Russian

Alexander BlokAlexander Blok

Russian

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Grigory SokolovGrigory Sokolov
(Pianist)

18 April 1950

Russian

Alexander FriedmannAlexander Friedmann
(Mathematician, Physicist)

16 June 1888

Russian

Daniil KharmsDaniil Kharms
(writer, playwright, children's writer, poet)

17 December 1905

Russian

Alexey MillerAlexey Miller
(Businessperson, Economist)

31 January 1962

Russian

Valentin SerovValentin Serov

19 January 1865

Russian

Ivan UrgantIvan Urgant
(Actor, Television presenter)

16 April 1978

Russian

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Sergei KrikalevSergei Krikalev
(Astronaut, Engineer)

27 August 1958

Russian

Pyotr KrasnovPyotr Krasnov
(writer, officer, historian)

10 September 1869

Russian

Peter SvidlerPeter Svidler
(Chess player)

17 June 1976

Russian

Sergey KarasevSergey Karasev
(Basketball player)

26 October 1993

Russian

Diana VishnevaDiana Vishneva
(Choreographer, Ballet dancer, Prima ballerina assoluta)

13 July 1976

Russian

Boris GrebenshchikovBoris Grebenshchikov
(Actor, Poet, Singer, Writer, Composer, Radio personality)

27 November 1953

Russian

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Mikhail BoyarskyMikhail Boyarsky
(Actor)

26 December 1949

Russian

Igor DenisovIgor Denisov
(Association football player)

17 May 1984

Russian

Sergey NaryshkinSergey Naryshkin
(Politician, Economist)

27 October 1954

Russian

Stanislav SmirnovStanislav Smirnov
(Mathematician, University teacher)

03 September 1970

Russian

Catherine RadziwillCatherine Radziwill
(Writer)

30 March 1858

Polish

Aleksey Konstantinovich TolstoyAleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
(poet,novelist)

05 September 1817

Russian

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Dmitri Borisovich KabalevskyDmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky

30 December 1904

Russian

Mikhail FokinMikhail Fokin

23 April 1880

Russian

Alexei GuermanAlexei Guerman

20 July 1938

Russian

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