List of people from Taganrog

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This is a list of famous people who have lived in Taganrog. Please add new people and also add the dates they lived in Taganrog, if known.

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Actors, Performers, Cinema

Art & architecture

Authors

Russian Czars

Governors and Governors-General of Taganrog

Military leaders, statesmen, war heroes, revolutionaries, politicians

Music

Pilots and explorers

Religion

Science, Heroes of Socialist Labor, Business people

Sports

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