title: List of people from Yaroslavl
text: # 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
  