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Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...

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Born in Irkutsk

18th century

1701–1800

Nikolai Polevoy Nikolai Alekseevich Polevoy ( rus, Никола́й Алексе́евич Полево́й, r=Nikoláy Alekséevich Polevóy, ― ) was a controversial Russia, Russian editor, writer, translator, and historian; his brother was the critic and jou ...

(1796–1846), Russian editor, writer, translator and historian * Innocent of Alaska (1797-1879), Russian Orthodox priest and bishop in the Americas, Metropolitan of Moscow, recognized as saint in the Orthodox Church

19th century

1801–1850

Ksenofont Polevoy Ksenofont Alexeyevich Polevoy (russian: Ксенофонт Алексеевич Полевой, 1 August 1801, Irkutsk, Imperial Russia, – 21 April 1867, Tyukhmenevo, Smolensk Governorate, Imperial Russia) was a Russian writer, literary crit ...

(1801–1867), Russian writer, literary critic, journalist, publisher and translator * Vladimir Kornilov (1806–1854), Russian naval officer who took part in the Crimean War * Mikhail Peskov (1834–1864), Russian history and genre painter and lithographer * Pyotr Gorlov (1839–1915), Russian geologist and engineer * Alexei Pavlovich Fedchenko (1844–1873), Russian naturalist and explorer * Alexander Sibiryakov (1849–1933), Russian gold mine and factories owner and explorer of Siberia

1851–1900

* Nikolay Vtorov (1866–1918), Russian industrialist *

Yakov Gakkel Yakov Yakovlevich Gakkel (russian: Яков Яковлевич Гаккель; July 18, 1901, Saint Petersburg – December 30, 1965, Leningrad) was a Soviet and Russian oceanographer, doctor of geographical sciences (1950), professor, director o ...

(1874–1945), Russian scientist and engineer * Konkordiya Samoilova (1876–1921), Russian bolshevik * Nikolai Luzin (1883–1950), Russian mathematician *

Jacques Gershkovitch Jacques Gershkovitch (1884–1953) was a Russian conductor and musician who became the first music director of the Portland Junior Symphony (now known as the Portland Youth Philharmonic), the first youth orchestra in the United States, based in ...

(1884–1953), Russian conductor and musician *

Mark Azadovsky Mark Konstantinovich Azadovsky (russian: Марк Константи́нович Азадо́вский; 18 December 1888 in Irkutsk – 24 November 1954 in Leningrad) was a Soviet scholar of folk-tales and Russian literature. As the head of th ...

(1888–1954), Russian scholar of folk-tales and Russian literature * Alexander I. Pogrebetsky (1891–1952), Russian economist, financier and businessman * Valéry Inkijinoff (1895–1973), French actor of Russian-Buryat origin * Sergej Golovčenko (1898–1937), Croatian-Russian caricaturist, comic book author and writer * Maria Klenova (1898–1976), Russian and Soviet marine geologist *

Nikolay Okhlopkov Nikolay Pavlovich Okhlopkov (russian: Никола́й Па́влович Охло́пков; 15 May 1900, in Irkutsk – 8 January 1967, in Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian actor and theatre director who patterned his work after Meyerhold. Pat ...

(1900–1967), Soviet actor and theatre director * Alexander Shemansky (1900–1976), Russian opera singer (tenor)

20th century

1901–1910

* Mikhail Romm (1901–1971), Soviet film director * Nikolay Kamov (1902–1973), leading constructor of the Soviet-Russian Kamov helicopter design bureau *

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(1903–1993), Russian stage director *

Pavel Nilin Pavel Filippovich Nilin (; 17 January 1908 – 2 October 1981) was a Soviet and Russian writer, screenwriter, journalist and playwright, best known for his novel ''A Man Goes Uphill'' (1936), adapted to the big screen under the title ''A Great Lif ...

(1908–1981), Soviet writer, journalist and playwright * Mikhail Mil (1909–1970), Soviet aerospace engineer

1911–1920

Andrei Katkov Andrei Katkov, born Apollo Katkov, (26 October 1916 – 18 September 1995) was a Russian Catholic bishop. Early life Born on October 26, 1916, in Irkutsk, in baptism was given the name Apollo, being baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church. Katk ...

(1916–1995), Russian Catholic bishop *

Vecheslav Zagonek Vecheslav Frantsevich Zagonek (russian: Вячесла́в Фра́нцевич Заго́нек; December 19, 1919 – June 24, 1994) was a Soviet, Russian painter, People's Artist of the USSR, Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, w ...

(1919–1994), Soviet-Russian painter * Ivan Petrov (1920–2003), Russian bass opera singer

1921–1930

* Lyubow Usava (born 1921), Russian-born Belarusian architect * Janina Niedźwiecka (1922–2004), Polish film editor * Pyotr Nikolayev (born 1924), Soviet sports shooter *

Valentin Berlinsky Valentin Berlinsky (January 19, 1925 – December 15, 2008) was a Russian cellist. He was a member of the world-famous Borodin Quartet in 1945 and was a member until 2007. He was the only Quartet member to have played in it from the beginning. Be ...

(1925–2008), Russian cellist * Nikolay Krasilnikov (born 1927), Russian scientist and educator in the fields of image transmission, image compression and human visual system * Rodislav Chizhikov (1929–2010), Russian cyclist * Konstantin Vyrupayev (1930–2012), Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion

1931–1940

* Tamara Novikova (born 1932), Soviet female cyclist * Anatoliy Samotsvetov (born 1932), Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw *

Anatoly Novoseltsev Anatoly Petrovich Novoseltsev (Анатолий Петрович Новосельцев; 1933, Irkutsk – 1995) was a Russian orientalist who brought to light and translated into Russian a slew of obscure Persian and Arab documents relating to ...

(1933–1995), Russian orientalist * Boris Volynov (born 1934), Soviet cosmonaut *

Leonid Borodin Leonid Ivanovich Borodin (russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Бороди́н; 14 April 1938, in Irkutsk – 24 November 2011, in Moscow) was a Russian people, Russian novelist and journalist. Biography Born in Irkutsk, Borodin was a Rus ...

(1938–2011), Russian novelist and journalist

1941–1950

* Valerii Postoyanov (1941–2018), Soviet sports shooter *

Vyacheslav Trubnikov Vyacheslav Ivanovich Trubnikov (russian: Вячеслав Иванович Трубников; 25 April 1944 – 18 April 2022) was a Russian journalist, political scientist, intelligence officer, and diplomat. He worked as the Director of SVR, Di ...

(born 1944), Russian journalist, political scientist and diplomat

1951–1960

Olga Buyanova Olga Vladimirovna Buyanova (russian: Ольга Владимировна Буянова; born March 27, 1954 in Irkutsk, RSFSR) is an Honored Master of Sports coach in Rhythmic gymnastics of the USSR and Russia. Personal life Olga Vladimiro ...

(born 1954), Honored Master of Sports coach in Rhythmic gymnastics of the USSR and Russia * Andrei Mironov (1954–2014), Russian human rights activist, reporter, fixer, interpreter * Vasiliy Kulik (1956–1989), Soviet serial killer * Andrei Semyonov (born 1957), Russian football player *

Sergey Solodovnikov Sergey Solodovnikov ( be, Сяргей Саладоўнiкаў; russian: Серге́й Солодовников; born 2 November 1958) is a Belarusian professional Association football, football coach and former player. Between 2011 and 2016, he ...

(born 1958), Belarusian professional football coach and Soviet player * Robertas Dargis (born 1960), President of Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists *

Aleksandr Krupskiy Aleksandr Konstantinovich Krupskiy (russian: Александр Константинович Крупский; born 4 January 1960) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Russia. He won the 1982 European Athletics Champions ...

(born 1960), Russian pole vaulter *

Oleksandr Shlapak Oleksandr Vіtaliyovych Shlapak ( uk, Олександр Віталійович Шлапак; born 1 January 1960) is a Ukrainian politician, bureaucrat, and former Minister of Finance of Ukraine. Biography He was born to Vitaliy Fedorovich ...

(born 1960), Ukrainian politician, bureaucrat, and former Minister of Finance of Ukraine * Konstantin Volkov (born 1960), Soviet pole vaulter

1961–1970

* Galina Belyayeva (born 1961), Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress * Dmitry V. Bisikalo (born 1961), Russian astrophysicist *

Alexander Shulgin Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing 3,4-methylenedioxymethamph ...

(born 1964), Russian author and composer *

Sergei Khodakov Sergei Vladimirovich Khodakov (russian: Сергей Владимирович Ходаков; 11 March 1966 – 8 January 2019) was a paralympic track and field, athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F12 throwing events. Early life ...

(born 1966), Russian paralympic athlete competing mainly in category F12 throwing events * Denis Petushinskiy (born 1967), retired pole vaulter who represented New Zealand after switching from Russia in 1998 * Anatoli Ivanishin (born 1969), Russian cosmonaut * Dmitri Kondratyev (born 1969), Russian cosmonaut

1971–1980

Oleg Lidrik Oleg Aleksandrovich Lidrik (russian: Олег Александрович Лидрик; born 17 May 1971) is a Russian professional football official and a former player. He is the president of FC Baikal Irkutsk. Honours * Russian Second Divisio ...

(born 1971), Russian professional football official and a former player * Oxana Kostina (1972–1993), Soviet individual rhythmic gymnast *

Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr "Alex" Valeryevich Averbukh ( he, אלכס אברבוך, russian: Александр Валерьевич Авербух; born October 1, 1974) is a retired Russian decathlete and Israeli Olympic athlete, who competed in the pole vault. ...

(born 1974), Israeli Olympic athlete who competed in the pole vault * Ivan Vyrypaev (born 1974), Russian playwright, screenwriter, film director, actor and art director *

Alexander Bocharov Alexander Bocharov (russian: Александр Бочаров; born 26 February 1975 in Irkutsk; name also spelled Alexandre Botcharov), is a Russian professional road bicycle racer most recently riding for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;1999 : ...

(born 1975), Russian professional road bicycle racer *

Felix Korobov Felix Pavlovich Korobov (russian: Феликс Павлович Коробов) (born 24 May 1972) is a Russian conductor and cellist. Biography Korobov is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, cello (1996) and conducting (2002), he was the co ...

(born 1975), Russian conductor and cellist *

Denis Matsuev Denis Leonidovich Matsuev ( rus, Дени́с Леони́дович Мацу́ев /ma'tsujef/; born June 11, 1975) is a Russian classical pianist and occasional jazz performer. Biography Born in Irkutsk, Soviet Union, Matsuev is the only child o ...

(born 1975), Russian classical pianist *

Konstantin Genich Konstantin Mikhailovich Genich (russian: Константин Михайлович Генич; born 3 January 1978) is a former Russian professional football player. Currently he is a TV football commentator and expert of the Bookmaker Ratings. ...

(born 1978), Russian professional football player * Andrey Mishin (born 1979), Russian boxer *

Maria Bruntseva Maria Bruntseva (born 12 June 1980) is a volleyball player from Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, wi ...

(born 1980), Russian volleyball player * Rezo Dzhikiya (born 1980), Russian footballer

1981–1990

Yelena Bolsun Yelena Ivanovna Bolsun (russian: Елена Ивановна Болсун; born March 10, 1983 in Irkutsk) is a Russian female former sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. She represented her country in that discipline at the 2004 Summer O ...

(born 1983), Russian female sprint athlete (sprinter) * Denis Sokolov (born 1983), Russian rifle shooter *

Irina Tkatchuk Irina Anatolyevna Tkatchuk (russian: Ирина Анатольевна Ткачук, born 9 July 1983) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2000 Russian junior national champion, the 2000 Skate Israel champion, and the 2001 W ...

(born 1983), Russian figure skater * Olga Zhitova (born 1983), Russian volleyball player *

Anton Lyuboslavskiy Anton Andreyevich Lyuboslavskiy (russian: Антон Андреевич Любославский; born 26 June 1984, in Irkutsk) is a Russian shot putter. His personal best is 20.77 metres, achieved in August 2007 in Tula Tula may refer to: G ...

(born 1984), Russian shot putter *

Ilya Rashkovsky Ilya Rashkovskiy (born 17 November 1984, in Irkutsk) is a Russian pianist. Education Ilya Rashkovskiy debuted with the Irkutsk Chamber Orchestra at the age of eight. He studied from 1993 to 2000 at the Novosibirsk Special School of Music with ...

(born 1984), Russian pianist *

Andrey Yeshchenko Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko (russian: link=no, Андрей Олегович Ещенко; born 9 February 1984) is a Russian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Znamya Noginsk. Career Yeshchenko be ...

(born 1984), professional Russian football player * Alexander Mayer (born 1986), professional Russian ice hockey player * Sergei Ogorodnikov (1986–2018), Russian professional ice hockey center * Maksim Zyuzin (born 1986), Russian professional football player *

Nina Kraviz Nina Kraviz (russian: Нина Кравиц, Nina Kravits) is a Russian DJ, music producer and singer. Early life and career Kraviz was born and raised in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. She moved to Moscow to study dentistry where she later gained h ...

(born 1987), Russian DJ, producer, and singer * Olga Kurban (born 1987), Russian heptathlete * Arman Pashikian (born 1987), Armenian chess Grandmaster * Dmitri Pytlev (born 1987), Russian professional football player * Aleksei Yushchuk (born 1987), Russian professional football player * Vadim Bogdanov (born 1998), Russian football player *

Alexey Negodaylo Alexey Aleksandrovich Negodaylo (russian: Алексей Александрович Негодайло; born 28 May 1989) is a Russian bobsled Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, ban ...

(born 1989), Russian bobsledder

1991–2000

* Denis Koval (born 1991), Russian speed skater *

Rustam Orujov Rustam Orujov (born 4 October 1991) is an Azerbaijani judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Gideon van Zyl in the second round, he was eliminated by Mansur Isaev in the third round. He won th ...

(born 1991), Azerbaijani judoka *

Mariya Ovechkina Mariya Ovechkina (born 1990) is a beauty contest contestant who won the title of Miss Irkutsk in 2009 and participated in the Miss Russia 2010 contest. Biography Ovechkina was born in Severomorsk and . She won the 2009 Miss Irkutsk contest. At ...

(born 1991), Russian beauty contest contestant *

Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova ( rus, Ангели́на Серге́евна Жук-Красно́ва, , ɐnɡʲɪˈlʲinə sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvnə ʐuk krɐsˈnovə; born 7 February 1991) is a Russian athlete specialising in the pole vault Pole va ...

(born 1991), Russian athlete specialising in the pole vault *

Darya Dmitriyeva Darya Andreyevna Dmitriyeva ( rus, Дарья Андреевна Дмитриева, , ˈdarʲɪ̯ə ˈdmʲitrʲɪ(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 22 June 1993) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2012 Olympic all-around silver medalist, the 2010 Worl ...

(born 1993), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Maksim Mashnev (born 1993), Russian football midfielder * Nazí Paikidze (born 1993), Georgian-American chess player *

Ekaterina Vedeneeva Ekaterina Olegovna Vedeneeva (russian: Екатерина Олеговна Веденеева; ; born 23 June 1994) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast competing for Slovenia since 2018. She made her debut for Slovenia in August 2018 at th ...

(born 1994), Russian-born Slovenian rhythmic gymnast (born in Irkutsk, Russia and currently based in Ljubljana, Slovenia) * Eduard Bogdanov (born 1994), Russian football player *

Roman Zobnin Roman Sergeyevich Zobnin ( rus, Роман Сергеевич Зобнин, p=rɐˈman sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪdʑ ˈzobnʲɪn; born 11 February 1994) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spartak Moscow. He ...

(born 1994), Russian football midfielder * Konstantin Drokov (born 1995), Russian ice hockey defenceman * Viktor Utyuzhnikov (born 1995), Russian football defender * Alayna Lutkovskaya (born 1996), Russian pole vaulter *

Maksim Mayrovich Maksim Aleksandrovich Mayrovich (russian: Максим Александрович Майрович; born 6 February 1996) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career He made his debut for the main squad of FC Kuban ...

(born 1996), Russian football player * Vladimir Tolmachyov (born 1996), Russian football player * Grigori Trufanov (born 1997), Russian football player * Veronika Polyakova (born 1999), Russian rhythmic gymnast

Lived in Irkutsk

Mariya Volkonskaya Princess Maria Nikolaevna Volkonskaya (''née'' Raevskaya; russian: Мария Николаевна Волконская (Раевская), link=no; December 25, 1805August 10, 1863) was a Decembrist wife of Prince Sergey Volkonsky who followed h ...

(1805–1863), youngest daughter of the Russian general Nikolay Raevsky and Sophia Konstantinova, granddaughter of

Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (; russian: Михаил (Михайло) Васильевич Ломоносов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ , a=Ru-Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov.ogg; – ) was a Russian Empire, Russian polymath, s ...

. Popularly known in Irkutsk as the Princess of Siberia, she founded a local hospital and opened a concert hall, in addition to hosting musical and cultural soirees in her home. * Ivan Naumovich Yazev (1895–1955), Soviet astronomer and head of the

astronomical observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...

Irkutsk State University Irkutsk State University (russian: Ирку́тский госуда́рственный университе́т) was founded in October 1918 in Irkutsk, Siberia. Nowadays Irkutsk State University is a large scientific and educational instituti ...

* Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet dancer of ballet and modern dance *

Alitet Nemtushkin Alitet Nikolaevich Nemtushkin (Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia 12 November 1939 - 2006) was an Evenk-Russian poet known for writing in and about his native Evenki language. He has received wide recognition in and outside of Russia, and his work is used b ...

(1939–2006), Evenk-Russian poet *

Natalia Lipkovskaya Natalia Lipkovskaya (russian: Наталья Викторовна Липковская, born 26 April 1979) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 1997 World All-around silver medalist and the 1997 Grand Prix Final All-ar ...

(born 1979), Russian rhythmic gymnast

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