Erzyas or Erzya people ( myv, Эрзят, ''Erźat'') are one of the Mordvin peoples.Erza We Are!, Two languages – two nations
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Famous people of Erzya descent

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Stepan Erzia Stepan Dmitrievich Erzia (Nefyodov) (russian: Степа́н Дми́триевич Э́рьзя (Нефёдов); – 24 November 1959) was a Mordvin sculptor who lived in Russia and Argentina. Erzia chose his pseudonym after the native ethnic gr ...

, Russian sculptor *

Nadezhda Kadysheva Nadezhda Nikitichna Kadysheva (russian: Надeжда Никитична Кадышeва, ; born 1 June 1959, Gorki, Leninogorsky District, Tatar ASSR) is Russian singer of Erzyan heritage, soloist of the Zolotoe Koltso. Honorary Citizen of Bug ...

, Russian singer * Vasily Chapayev,

Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

commander *

Valeri Vasioukhin The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ...

, Professor of Cancer Biology, University of Washington

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Famous people of Erzya descent

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