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List of people from Saint Petersburg

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Coat of Arms of Saint Petersburg
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This is a list of famous people who have lived in Saint Petersburg, Russia (1914–1924: Petrograd, 1924–1991: Leningrad).

Born in Saint Petersburg

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1701–1800

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1801–1830

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1831–1850

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1851–1860

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1861–1870

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1871–1880

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1881–1890

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1891–1900

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1901–1910

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1911–1920

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1921–1950

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1951–1960

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1961–1970

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1971–1980

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1981–1990

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1991–2000

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21st century

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Date of birth unknown

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  • Alice Edun, Gospel and Dance music singer; born in Saint Petersburg before moving to Nigeria at age five (Her mother is Russian, father is Nigerian)

Lived in Saint Petersburg

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17th C. & 18th C.

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19th C.

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20th C.

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  • Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900–1975), Russian and American biologist, 1924–1927 in Leningrad
  • George Gamow (1904–1968), Soviet and American physicist, studied at University of Leningrad in 1923–1929
  • Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), Vilnius-born, lived in Saint Petersburg, German, Polish, and British world-top-ten tennis player
  • Yuri Knorozov (1922–1999), linguist who made pivotal breakthrough in the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphics
  • Olga Ladyzhenskaya (1922–2004), mathematician
  • Arkady Strugatsky (1925–1991), science fiction author
  • Eduard Khil (1934–2012), Soviet era singer, 1949–2012 in Leningrad/Saint Petersburg
  • Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Ballerino graduated from the Vaganova ballet school and worked in the Kirov Ballet
  • Yuri Temirkanov (born 1938), conductor
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), Latvian and American, graduated from the Vaganova ballet school and worked in the Kirov Ballet
  • Brian Eno (born 1948), English, lived briefly in Saint Petersburg during the 1990s
  • Valery Gergiev (born 1953), conductor
  • Rolandas Paksas (born 1956), Lithuanian politician who was President of Lithuania from 2003 to 2004
  • Alexander Sizonenko (1959–2012), Russia's largest man, standing 7 feet 10 inches tall
  • Maxim Petrov (born 1965), doctor who killed 12 patients between 1998 and 2000
  • Ulyana Lopatkina (born 1973), principal ballerina with Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet, resident of Saint Petersburg since 1984
  • Ilyas Vasipov (1974—2016), journalist
  • Denis Ugarov (born 1975), professional football coach and a former player; made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 1993 for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
  • Fedor Emelianenko (born 1976), heavyweight mixed martial artist and Sambo fighter
  • Andrei Kirilenko (born 1981), Russian-American NBA player, grew up in Saint Petersburg
  • Nu-Nation (formed 2009), nu-metal musical group
  • Edita Piekha (born 1937) People's Artist of the USSR. Born in France in Noyelles-sous-Lens to Polish immigrants. Came to Saint Petersburg (Leningrad at the time) in 1955 to study at the University of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg); has remained ever since and named Honorary Citizen of Saint Petersburg in 2023

See also

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