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
Joseph BrodskyJoseph Brodsky
24 May 1940, Russian
Essayist & Poet

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,

Nikolai YezhovNikolai Yezhov
19 April 1895, Russian
politician
Sergei KrikalevSergei Krikalev
27 August 1958, Russian
Astronaut, Engineer

Andrey ArshavinAndrey Arshavin
29 May 1981, Russian
Association football player

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

Timofey MozgovTimofey Mozgov
16 July 1986, Russian
Basketball player
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of RussiaGrand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
25 March 1875, Russian
 

Peter II of RussiaPeter II of Russia
23 October 1715, Russian
Emperor of Russia
Andriy YarmolenkoAndriy Yarmolenko
23 October 1989, Ukrainian
Association football player

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

Alexandra KollontaiAlexandra Kollontai
31 March 1872, Russian
Politician, Diplomat, Feminist
Vladislav DoroninVladislav Doronin
07 November 1962, Russian
CEO of Aman Resorts

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

Konstantin KhabenskyKonstantin Khabensky
11 January 1972, Russian
Actor
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
Oksana AkinshinaOksana Akinshina
19 April 1987, Russian
Actor

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

Sergei IvanovSergei Ivanov
31 January 1953, Russian
Politician, Diplomat

Anna Pavlovna of RussiaAnna Pavlovna of Russia
18 January 1795, Russian
Queen consort
Alexander GlazunovAlexander Glazunov
10 August 1865, Russian
Composer, Choreographer, Conductor, Educationist,
Ivan VIIvan VI
23 August 1740, Russian
Emperor of Russia

Viktor KorchnoiViktor Korchnoi
23 March 1931, Russian
Chess player, Writer

Igor SechinIgor Sechin
07 September 1960, Russian
Politician, Entrepreneur

Alexander FriedmannAlexander Friedmann
16 June 1888, Russian
Mathematician, Physicist
Grigory SokolovGrigory Sokolov
18 April 1950, Russian
Pianist

Alexander BlokAlexander Blok
Russian
 

Sergey KarasevSergey Karasev
26 October 1993, Russian
Basketball player

Peter SvidlerPeter Svidler
17 June 1976, Russian
Chess player

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Daniil KharmsDaniil Kharms
17 December 1905, Russian
writer, playwright, children's writer, poet
Valentin SerovValentin Serov
19 January 1865, Russian
 

Ivan UrgantIvan Urgant
16 April 1978, Russian
Actor, Television presenter
Pyotr KrasnovPyotr Krasnov
10 September 1869, Russian
writer, officer, historian

Alexey MillerAlexey Miller
31 January 1962, Russian
Businessperson, Economist

Boris GrebenshchikovBoris Grebenshchikov
27 November 1953, Russian
Actor, Poet, Singer, Writer, Composer, Radio
Mikhail BoyarskyMikhail Boyarsky
26 December 1949, Russian
Actor

Igor DenisovIgor Denisov
17 May 1984, Russian
Association football player
Diana VishnevaDiana Vishneva
13 July 1976, Russian
Choreographer, Ballet dancer, Prima ballerina

Sergey NaryshkinSergey Naryshkin
27 October 1954, Russian
Politician, Economist

Catherine RadziwillCatherine Radziwill
30 March 1858, Polish
Writer

Stanislav SmirnovStanislav Smirnov
03 September 1970, Russian
Mathematician, University teacher

Aleksey Konstantinovich TolstoyAleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
05 September 1817, Russian
poet,novelist
Dmitri Borisovich KabalevskyDmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky
30 December 1904, Russian
 

Mikhail FokinMikhail Fokin
23 April 1880, Russian
 

Alexei GuermanAlexei Guerman
20 July 1938, Russian