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
10 March 1845, Russian
Former Emperor of All Russia
Ivan VI of RussiaIvan VI of Russia
23 August 1740, Russian
Emperor of Russia

Peter II of RussiaPeter II of Russia
23 October 1715, Russian
Emperor of Russia

Felix YusupovFelix Yusupov
23 March 1887, Russian
Nobleman

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of RussiaGrand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
25 March 1875, Russian
Grand Duchess of Russia

Joseph BrodskyJoseph Brodsky
24 May 1940, Russian
Essayist & Poet
Alexandra KollontaiAlexandra Kollontai
31 March 1872, Russian
Revolutionary

Vladimir VernadskyVladimir Vernadsky
12 March 1863, Russian
Mineralogist

Dmitry ShostakovichDmitry Shostakovich
25 September 1906, Russian
Composer
Dmitry MedvedevDmitry Medvedev
14 September 1965, Russian
Jurist, Politician, Photographer, Blogger, Lawyer,

Vladislav DoroninVladislav Doronin
07 November 1962, Russian
CEO of Aman Resorts
Sergei KrikalevSergei Krikalev
27 August 1958, Russian
Astronaut, Engineer

Viktor TsoiViktor Tsoi
21 June 1962, Russian
Poet, Actor, Singer, Guitarist, Composer,

Boris SpasskyBoris Spassky
30 January 1937, French, Russian
Chess Grandmaster

Alexander BorodinAlexander Borodin
12 November 1833, Russian
Composer, Chemist

Nicholas RoerichNicholas Roerich
09 October 1874, Russian
Philosopher, Painter, Choreographer, Writer,
Peter Carl FabergéPeter Carl Fabergé
18 May 1846, Russian
jeweller, inventor, artist

Timofey MozgovTimofey Mozgov
16 July 1986, Russian
Basketball player

Andriy YarmolenkoAndriy Yarmolenko
23 October 1989, Ukrainian
Association football player

Léon ThereminLéon Theremin
15 August 1896, Russian
Inventor, Engineer, Physicist, Scientist
Vladimir ProppVladimir Propp
29 April 1895, Russian
anthropologist, linguist, writer, university

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of RussiaGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
21 September 1827, Russian
Grand Duke of Russia
Anna Pavlovna of RussiaAnna Pavlovna of Russia
18 January 1795, Russian
Queen consort

Konstantin KhabenskyKonstantin Khabensky
11 January 1972, Russian
Actor

Viktor KorchnoiViktor Korchnoi
23 March 1931, Russian
Chess player, Writer
Oksana AkinshinaOksana Akinshina
19 April 1987, Russian
Actor

Yelizaveta Alekseyevna TarakanovaYelizaveta Alekseyevna Tarakanova
15 December 1745, Russian
Adventuress
Igor SechinIgor Sechin
07 September 1960, Russian
Politician, Entrepreneur

Alexander RodchenkoAlexander Rodchenko
05 December 1891, Russian
Painter, Photographer, Sculptor, Architect,

Alexander GlazunovAlexander Glazunov
10 August 1865, Russian
Composer
Sergei IvanovSergei Ivanov
31 January 1953, Russian
Politician, Diplomat

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Alexander FriedmannAlexander Friedmann
16 June 1888, Russian
Physicist
Peter SvidlerPeter Svidler
17 June 1976, Russian
Chess player

Grigory SokolovGrigory Sokolov
18 April 1950, Russian
Pianist

Catherine RadziwillCatherine Radziwill
30 March 1858, Polish
Writer

Pyotr KrasnovPyotr Krasnov
01 September 1869, Russian
Historian
Ivan UrgantIvan Urgant
16 April 1978, Russian
Actor, Television presenter
Alexander BlokAlexander Blok
28 November 1880, Russian
Poet

Daniil KharmsDaniil Kharms
17 December 1905, Russian
writer, playwright, children's writer, poet

Dmitry KabalevskyDmitry Kabalevsky
30 December 1904, Russian
Composer

Sergey NaryshkinSergey Naryshkin
27 October 1954, Russian
Politician, Economist
Valentin SerovValentin Serov
19 January 1865, Russian
Artist

Alexey MillerAlexey Miller
31 January 1962, Russian
Businessperson, Economist

Diana VishnevaDiana Vishneva
13 July 1976, Russian
Choreographer, Ballet dancer, Prima ballerina

Michel FokineMichel Fokine
23 April 1880, American, Russian
Choreographer

Boris GrebenshchikovBoris Grebenshchikov
27 November 1953, Russian
Actor, Poet, Singer, Writer, Composer, Radio
Yulii KharitonYulii Khariton
27 February 1904, Russian
Physicist

Igor DenisovIgor Denisov
17 May 1984, Russian
Association football player
Mikhail BoyarskyMikhail Boyarsky
26 December 1949, Russian
Actor

Irena SzewińskaIrena Szewińska
24 May 1946, Russian
Athlete

Aleksey Konstantinovich TolstoyAleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
05 September 1817, Russian
poet,novelist
Alexandre BenoisAlexandre Benois
03 May 1870, Russian
Artist

Sergey KarasevSergey Karasev
26 October 1993, Russian
Basketball player
Stanislav SmirnovStanislav Smirnov
03 September 1970, Russian
Mathematician, University teacher

Tamara GevaTamara Geva
17 March 1907, Russian
Actress

Mikhail ZoshchenkoMikhail Zoshchenko
10 August 1894, Russian
Author

Alexei RatmanskyAlexei Ratmansky
27 August 1968, American, Russian
Choreographer

Friedrich von BernhardiFriedrich von Bernhardi
22 November 1849, Russian
Military General
Vladimir SalnikovVladimir Salnikov
21 May 1960, Russian
Swimmer

Lydia ChukovskayaLydia Chukovskaya
24 March 1907, Russian
Writer

Galina ZybinaGalina Zybina
22 January 1931, Russian
Athlete

Elsa BrandstromElsa Brandstrom
26 March 1888, Swedish
Nurse
Alexei GuermanAlexei Guerman
20 July 1938, Russian