List of people from Yaroslavl
# List of people from Yaroslavl

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
* Alexander Medvedev (born 1979), Russian professional ice hockey player
* 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
* Feraliminal Lycanthropizer, goregrind/porngrind music group founded in 2009
* 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
