TheFamousPeople

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

Dmitry ShostakovichDmitry Shostakovich
25 September 1906, Russian
Composer

Ivan VI of RussiaIvan VI of Russia
23 August 1740, Russian
Emperor of Russia

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

Felix YusupovFelix Yusupov
23 March 1887, Russian
Nobleman
Alexandra KollontaiAlexandra Kollontai
31 March 1872, Russian
Revolutionary

Joseph BrodskyJoseph Brodsky
24 May 1940, Russian
Essayist & Poet

Vladimir VernadskyVladimir Vernadsky
12 March 1863, Russian
Mineralogist
Dmitry MedvedevDmitry Medvedev
14 September 1965, Russian
Jurist, Politician, Photographer, Blogger, Lawyer,

Viktor KorchnoiViktor Korchnoi
23 March 1931, Russian
Chess player, Writer
Boris SpasskyBoris Spassky
30 January 1937, French, Russian
Chess Grandmaster

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

Vladislav DoroninVladislav Doronin
07 November 1962, Russian
CEO of Aman Resorts

Andriy YarmolenkoAndriy Yarmolenko
23 October 1989, Ukrainian
Association football player

Tom ConwayTom Conway
15 September 1904, British, Russian
Actor
Timofey MozgovTimofey Mozgov
16 July 1986, Russian
Basketball player

Oksana AkinshinaOksana Akinshina
19 April 1987, Russian
Actor

Sergei KrikalevSergei Krikalev
27 August 1958, Russian
Cosmonaut

Alexander BorodinAlexander Borodin
12 November 1833, Russian
Composer, Chemist
Peter Carl FabergéPeter Carl Fabergé
18 May 1846, Russian
jeweller, inventor, artist

Nicholas RoerichNicholas Roerich
09 October 1874, Russian
Philosopher, Painter, Choreographer, Writer,
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of RussiaGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
21 September 1827, Russian
Grand Duke of Russia

Léon ThereminLéon Theremin
15 August 1896, Russian
Inventor, Engineer, Physicist, Scientist

Vladimir ProppVladimir Propp
29 April 1895, Russian
anthropologist, linguist, writer, university
Konstantin KhabenskyKonstantin Khabensky
11 January 1972, Russian
Actor

Anna Pavlovna of RussiaAnna Pavlovna of Russia
18 January 1795, Russian
Queen consort
Alexander RodchenkoAlexander Rodchenko
05 December 1891, Russian
Painter, Photographer, Sculptor, Architect,

Prince Christopher of Greece and DenmarkPrince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
10 August 1888, Russian
Prince

Sergei IvanovSergei Ivanov
31 January 1953, Russian
Politician, Diplomat
Peter SvidlerPeter Svidler
17 June 1976, Russian
Chess player

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Ivan UrgantIvan Urgant
16 April 1978, Russian
Actor, Television presenter
Alexander GlazunovAlexander Glazunov
10 August 1865, Russian
Composer

Igor SechinIgor Sechin
07 September 1960, Russian
Politician, Entrepreneur

Alexander FriedmannAlexander Friedmann
16 June 1888, Russian
Physicist

Pyotr KrasnovPyotr Krasnov
01 September 1869, Russian
Historian
Daniil KharmsDaniil Kharms
17 December 1905, Russian
writer, playwright, children's writer, poet
Alexey MillerAlexey Miller
31 January 1962, Russian
Businessperson, Economist

Grigory SokolovGrigory Sokolov
18 April 1950, Russian
Pianist

Dmitry KabalevskyDmitry Kabalevsky
30 December 1904, Russian
Composer

Alexander BlokAlexander Blok
28 November 1880, Russian
Poet
Sergey NaryshkinSergey Naryshkin
27 October 1954, Russian
Politician, Economist

Valentin SerovValentin Serov
19 January 1865, Russian
Artist

Yelizaveta Alekseyevna TarakanovaYelizaveta Alekseyevna Tarakanova
15 December 1745, Russian
Adventuress

Mikhail BoyarskyMikhail Boyarsky
26 December 1949, Russian
Actor

Nicolas de StaelNicolas de Stael
05 January 1914, French, Russian
Painter
Boris GrebenshchikovBoris Grebenshchikov
27 November 1953, Russian
Actor, Poet, Singer, Writer, Composer, Radio

Sergey KarasevSergey Karasev
26 October 1993, Russian
Basketball player
Michel FokineMichel Fokine
23 April 1880, American, Russian
Choreographer

Alexei GuermanAlexei Guerman
20 July 1938, Russian
 

Igor DenisovIgor Denisov
17 May 1984, Russian
Association football player
Catherine RadziwillCatherine Radziwill
30 March 1858, Polish
Writer

Diana VishnevaDiana Vishneva
13 July 1976, Russian
Choreographer, Ballet dancer, Prima ballerina
Tamara GevaTamara Geva
17 March 1907, Russian
Actress

Irena SzewińskaIrena Szewińska
24 May 1946, Russian
Athlete

Yulii KharitonYulii Khariton
27 February 1904, Russian
Physicist

Aleksey Konstantinovich TolstoyAleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
05 September 1817, Russian
poet,novelist

Mikhail ZoshchenkoMikhail Zoshchenko
10 August 1894, Russian
Author
Stanislav SmirnovStanislav Smirnov
03 September 1970, Russian
Mathematician, University teacher

Alexander Sergeyevich MenshikovAlexander Sergeyevich Menshikov
26 August 1787, Russian
Statesman

Alexandre BenoisAlexandre Benois
03 May 1870, Russian
Artist

Jean BeraudJean Beraud
12 January 1849, French
Painter
Mikhail Semyonovich VorontsovMikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
30 May 1782, Russian
Statesman

Alexei RatmanskyAlexei Ratmansky
27 August 1968, American, Russian
Choreographer
Elsa BrandstromElsa Brandstrom
26 March 1888, Swedish
Nurse

Friedrich von BernhardiFriedrich von Bernhardi
22 November 1849, Russian
Military General

Larissa VolpertLarissa Volpert
30 March 1926, Estonian, Russian
Chess grandmaster
Lydia ChukovskayaLydia Chukovskaya
24 March 1907, Russian
Writer

Vladimir SalnikovVladimir Salnikov
21 May 1960, Russian
Swimmer
Nikolay RumyantsevNikolay Rumyantsev
14 April 1754, Russian
Statesman

Teuvo TulioTeuvo Tulio
23 August 1912, Finnish
Director

Nikolai Vasilyeich RepninNikolai Vasilyeich Repnin
22 March 1734, Russian
Statesman
Mikhail Nikolayevich MuravyovMikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov
19 April 1845, Russian
Statesman

Galina ZybinaGalina Zybina
22 January 1931, Russian
Athlete
Marina von DitmarMarina von Ditmar
30 October 1914, German, Russian
Acctress

Maria ShkanovaMaria Shkanova
18 October 1989, Belarusian, Russian
Alpine skier

Anastasiya ShvedovaAnastasiya Shvedova
03 May 1979, Belarusian
Athlete