List of people from Yaroslavl

Last updated August 07, 2025

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Yaroslavl , Russia.

Born in Yaroslavl

17th century

1601–1700

Joseph Vladimirov (active 1642–1666), Russian painter and art theorist of the 17th century

18th century

1701–1800

Vasily Maykov (1728–1778), Russian poet, fabulist, playwright and translator
Ivan Dmitrevsky (1734–1821), the most influential actor of Russian Neoclassicism and "Russia's first great tragedian"
Mikhail Popov (1742–1790), Russian writer, poet, dramatist and opera librettist
Gerasim Lebedev (1749–1817), Russian adventurer, linguist, pioneer of Bengali theatre, translator, musician and writer
Semyon Bobrov (1763/1765–1810), Russian poet and civil servant
Andrei Ukhtomsky (1771–1852), Russian copper engraver
Nikolay Mylnikov (1797–1842), Russian portrait painter

19th century

1801–1900

Karolina Pavlova (1807–1893), Russian poet and novelist
Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg (1812–1881), Duke of the House of Oldenburg
Izmail Sreznevsky (1812–1880), a towering figure in 19th-century Slavic studies
Leonid Sabaneyev (1844–1898), Russian zoologist
Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857–1918), Russian mathematician, mechanician and physicist
Liverij Darkshevich (1858–1925), Russian neurologist
Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924), Russian composer and pianist
Konstantin Satunin (1863–1915), Russian zoologist
Mikhail Kuzmin (1872–1936), Russian poet, musician and novelist
Leonid Sobinov (1872–1934), Russian opera singer
Sergey Shukalov (1883–after 1941), Soviet weapons designer
Mikhail Sokolov (1885–1947), Russian painter, graphic artist and illustrator active in Soviet Avant-garde arts activity
Ivan Vakhrameev (1885–1965), Russian revolutionary
Nikolai Nevsky (1892–1937), Russian and Soviet linguist
Mikhail Viktorov (1892–1938), Russian military leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces

20th century

1901–1920

Boris Shavyrin (1902–1965), Russian artillery and rocket engineer
Bonifaty Kedrov (1903–1985), Soviet researcher, philosopher, logician, chemist and psychologist
Maria Prilezhayeva (1903–1989), Russian and Soviet children's author, literary critic and the Soviet Union of Writers official
Tikhon Rabotnov (1904–2000), Russian plant ecologist
Maria Petrovykh (1908–1979), Russian poet and translator
Victor Rozov (1913–2004), Russian Soviet dramatist
Yuri Lyubimov (1917–2014), Soviet and Russian stage actor and director associated with the internationally renowned Taganka Theatre, which he founded in 1964
Yury Smyslov (1920–1991), Soviet equestrian

1921–1950

Aleksey Naumov (1923–1943), WWII Soviet tank commander
Veniamin Basner (1925–1996), Russian composer
Violetta Kiss (1925–1994), Soviet acrobat, juggler, director, and teacher
Sergei Kalinin (born 1926), Russian sports shooter
Viktor Danilov (born 1927), abbot of the Greek Catholic parish in Grodno
Pavel Kolchin (1930–2010), Soviet cross-country skier
Juvenal Poyarkov (born 1935), hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
Oleg Aleksandrov (1937–1997), Soviet rower
Viktor Carev (born 1939), Soviet sprint canoeist
Viktor Sheinov (born 1940), Professor of Psychology and Pedagogical Proficiency
Valery Tarakanov (born 1941), Soviet/Russian cross-country skier
Valentin Kornev (born 1942), Soviet sport shooter
Valery Volkov (born 1947), Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion
Valeri Frolov (born 1949), Russian professional football coach and a former player

1951–1960

Alexander (Ishchein) (1952–2021), prelate, who served as the archbishop of Russian Orthodox Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan from 1999 until his death in 2021
Vladimir Churkin (1953–2021), Soviet and Russian football player and coach
Volodymyr Makukha (born 1955), Ukrainian politician and diplomat
Artemy Troitsky (born 1955), Russian journalist, music critic, concert promoter, broadcaster and an academic
Aleksandr Pobegalov (born 1956), Russian professional football coach
Aleksandr Petrov (born 1957), Oscar-winning Russian animator and animation director
Nataliya Popova (born 1958), Russian former swimmer
Yevgeni Martyanov (born 1959), Russian professional football coach and a former player

1961–1970

Andrei Khomutov (born 1961), Soviet ice hockey right winger
Yevgeni Kuznetsov (born 1961), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Sergey Shlyapnikov (born 1961), Russian volleyball coach
Sergey Okrugin (born 1963), Russian chess International Master
Rinad Minvaleyev (born 1965), Russian physiologist, orientalist and researcher of the traditional health cаre systems
Yevheniya Tovstohan (born 1965), Soviet Ukrainian handball player
Aleksei Kazalov (born 1967), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Oleg Kiselyov (born 1967), Russian handball player
Dmitri Popov (born 1967), Russian retired footballer
Alex Sipiagin (born 1967), Russian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player
Yevgeny Urlashov (born 1967), Mayor of the city of Yaroslavl between April 2012 and July 2013
Tatyana Babashkina (born 1968), Russian high jumper
Alexei Chistyakov (born 1968), Russian ice hockey coach and former professional player
Svitlana Kashchenko (born 1968), Russian-born Nicaraguan sport shooter
Vadim Pomazov (born 1968), Russian football player
Andrei Kruchin (born 1970), Russian football player
Vyacheslav Solovyov (1970–2008), Russian serial killer and poisoner
Maksim Tarasov (born 1970), Russian Olympic pole vaulter

1971–1980

Anna Malova (born 1971), Russian beauty queen, model and physician who was crowned Miss Russia 1998
Igor Varlamov (born 1971), Russian footballer
Andrei Zhirov (born 1971), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Vladimir Zhukov (born 1972), Russian serial killer, rapist and pedophile
Sergei Bulavin (born 1973), Russian football player
Andrei Galyanov (born 1973), Russian professional footballer
Theodore (Kazanov) (born 1973), Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church
Aleksey Kostygov (born 1973), Russian handball player
Andrey Zadorozhniy (born 1973), Russian middle distance runner
Galimdzhan Khayrulin (born 1974), Russian football manager and a former player
Aleksei Klestov (born 1974), Russian football player
Evgeni Ryabchikov (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
Ildar Yubin (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey player
Aleksandr Kalinin (born 1975), Russian football coach and a former player
Vyacheslav Lotoryov (born 1975), Russian football player
Artyom Yenin (born 1976), Russian association football player
Vasili Chernitsyn (born 1977), Russian professional footballer
Ilya Gorokhov (born 1977), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
Alexei Vasiliev (born 1977), Russian professional ice hockey defenseman
Pavel Korostelyov (born 1978), Russian cross-country skier
Elena Letuchaya (born 1978), Russian journalist, television presenter, producer and director
Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov (born 1978), Russian fencer
Aleksey Zagornyi (born 1978), Russian hammer thrower
Tatyana Andrianova (born 1979), Russian middle distance runner
Mikhail Donika (born 1979), Russian ice hockey defenceman
Elena Grosheva (born 1979), Russian Olympic gymnast
Ivan Tkachenko (1979–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger
Aleksandr Chistyakov (born 1980), Russian professional football player
Sergei Kuznetsov (born 1980), Russian ice hockey left winger
Aleksandr Malyshev (born 1980), Russian professional footballer

1981–1990

Alexander Barkunov (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey player
Sergei Mozyakin (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey winger
Simon Rastorguev (born 1981), Russian architect
Igor Yemeleyev (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey player
Ivan Nepryaev (born 1982), Russian ice hockey forward
Ilya Tkachyov (born 1982), former Russian professional footballer
Evgeny Drattsev (born 1983), Russian swimmer
Denis Grebeshkov (born 1983), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
Lyudmila Postnova (born 1984), Russian team handball player
Dmitri Utkin (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey player
Mikhail Biryukov (born 1985), Russian ice hockey goaltender
Alexander Galimov (1985–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
Dmitri Golubev (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
Yaroslav Kharitonskiy (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
Viktor Myagkov (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
Oleg Piganovich (born 1985), Russian professional ice hockey Defenseman
Igor Shtukin (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
Georgi Ulyanov (born 1985), Russian footballer
Andrei Kiryukhin (1987–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger
Elena Kostyuchenko (born 1987), Russian journalist and gay rights activist
Artem Anisimov (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey center
Mark Bluvshtein (born 1988), Soviet-born Canadian chess player
Levan Latsuzbaya (born 1988), Russian professional football player
Aleksandr Lazushin (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey player
Maxim Malyutin (born 1988), Belarusian professional ice hockey goaltender
Alexander Vasyunov (1988–2011), Russian ice hockey player
Ilya Davydov (born 1989), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
Kirill Gavrilychev (born 1989), Russian ice hockey defenceman
Lyubov Polyanskaya (born 1989), Russian professional triathlete
Artyom Smirnov (born 1989), Russian professional football player
Artyom Garifullin (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
Mariya Koroleva (born 1990), American synchronized swimmer
Alexander Shibaev (born 1990), Russian table tennis player
Artem Yarchuk (1990–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger

1991–2000

Ilya Burov (born 1991), Russian freestyle skier
Vladimir Tarasenko (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey right winger
Yuri Urychev (1991–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
Maksim Bobylev (born 1992), Russian professional football player
Pavel Krotov (born 1992), Russian freestyle skier
Olga Meganskaya (born 1992), Russian singer and model
Artyom Shchadin (born 1992), Russian professional football player
Pavel Snurnitsyn (1992–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
Yevgeni Steshin (born 1992), Russian professional football player
Artyom Artemyev (born 1993), Russian ice hockey goaltender
Kirill Kapustin (born 1993), Russian ice hockey player
Maxim Osipov (born 1993), Russian ice hockey defenceman
Mikhail Zemskov (born 1994), Russian professional football player
Dmitri Belov (born 1995), Russian football player
Vladislav Gavrikov (born 1995), Russian ice hockey defenceman
Nadezhda Karpova (born 1995), Russian footballer
Anastasia Lagina (born 1995), Russian handball player
Stanislav Nikitin (born 1995), Russian freestyle skier
Ilya Serikov (born 1995), Russian football player
Igor Zolotovskiy (born 1995), Russian football player
Pavel Kraskovsky (born 1996), Russian ice hockey player
Vladislav Labzin (born 1996), Russian football player
Alexander Yelesin (born 1996), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
Arsen Ayrapetyan (born 1997), Russian football player
Anton Betyuzhnov (born 1997), Russian football player
Anastasiia Galashina (born 1997), Russian sport shooter
Pavel Kudryavtsev (born 1997), Russian professional ice hockey player
Ivan Provorov (born 1997), Russian junior ice hockey defenseman
Mikhail Sidorov (born 1997), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
Nikolai Vovk (born 1997), Russian football player
Maxim Burov (born 1998), Russian male freestyle skier
Ilya Konovalov (born 1998), Russian ice hockey goaltender
Aleksei Gerasimov (born 1999), Russian football player
Liubov Nikitina (born 1999), Russian freestyle skier
Ekaterina Zelenkova (born 1999), Russian female handballer
Maxim Denezhkin (born 2000), Russian professional ice hockey forward

21st century

2001–2100

Igor Maslennikov (born 2001), Russian football player
Karina Metelkova (born 2003), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
Vitali Shitov (born 2003), Russian football player
Vladislav Shitov (born 2003), Russian football player

Lived in Yaroslavl

Vasili, Prince of Yaroslavl (died 1345), prince of the Principality of Yaroslavl from 1321 to 1345
Fyodor Volkov (1729–1763), founder of the first Russian theater
Nikolay Nekrasov (1821–1878), Russian poet
Konstantin Ushinsky (1824–1871), Russian teacher and writer, founder of Russian pedagogics
Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857–1918), Russian mathematician, mechanician and physicist
Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), Russian cosmonaut and politician; the first woman in space

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