List of people from Volgograd

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Volgograd (1589–1925: Tsaritsyn, 1925–1961: Stalingrad), Russia.

Born in Volgograd

19th century

1801–1900

Heinrich Wullschlägel (1805–1864), Russia-born Dutch-German bishop, botanist and translator
Pyotr Anokhin (1898–1974), Russian biologist and physiologist

20th century

1901–1920

Irena Białówna (1900–1982), physician
Elena Miramova (1901–1992), Russian-born actress and playwright
Pavel Serebryakov (1909–1977), Russian pianist
Vasili Yermasov (1913–1990), Soviet football goalkeeper and manager
Vasily Yefremov (1915–1990), aviation commander of the Soviet Army and ace during the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Emma Treyvas (1918–1982), Soviet Jewish stage and film actress

1921–1940

Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924–2007), Soviet lawyer, diplomat and head of the KGB
Sasha Filippov (1925–1942), spy for the Red Army during the Battle of Stalingrad
Gennadi Kryuchkov (1926–2007), Russian leader of the Baptist church in the Soviet Union
Benjamin P. Yudin (1928–1983), Kazakhstan scholar of oriental studies, historian, philologist
Boris Maluev (1929–1990), Soviet Russian painter
Aleksandra Pakhmutova (born 1929), Soviet and Russian composer
Oleg Trubachyov (1930–2002), Russian doctor in philology
Elem Klimov (1933–2003), Soviet Russian film director
Volodymyr Nemoshkalenko (1933–2002), Soviet Ukrainian physicist
Vladimir Pasechnik (1937–2001), Soviet biologist and bioweaponeer

1941–1960

Alevtina Aparina (1941–2013), Russian politician
Ivan Karetnikov (born 1942), Soviet swimmer
Valeriya Zaklunnaya (born 1942), Soviet and Russian actress
Evgeny Kochergin (born 1945), Soviet and Russian speaker and presenter
Vladimir Arzamaskov (1951–1985), Soviet Russian basketball player
Yuri Saukh (born 1951), Soviet football player and a current Russian coach
Vladimir Faizulin (born 1952), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Tatyana Vedeneyeva (born 1953), Soviet and Russian actress and an anchor lady for the Soviet children program Good Night, Little Ones!
Vera Sotnikova (born 1960), Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, TV presenter

1961–1970

Aleksandr Nikitin (born 1961), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Vasiliy Sidorenko (born 1961), Soviet and Russian hammer thrower
Anatoliy Volkov (born 1961), Soviet sprint canoer
Sergei Popkov (born 1963), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Igor Vasilyev (born 1964), Russian handball player
Elena Agafonnikova (born 1965), Soviet and Russian female professional basketball player
Vadim Baykov (born 1965), Soviet and Russian composer, singer, songwriter and producer
Oleg Mavromati (born 1965), Russian artist-actionist and a filmmaker
Aleksey Zhukov (born 1965), Russian professional football coach and a player
Irina Apeksimova (born 1966), Russian stage and screen actress
Mikhail Belov (born 1966), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Kamil Larin (born 1966), Russian actor
Marina Abroskina (1967–2011), Russian female professional basketball player
Lev Ivanov (born 1967), Russian professional football coach
Vladimir Karabutov (born 1967), Russian water polo player
Aleksandr Tsarenko (born 1967), Russian professional footballer
Oleg Grebnev (born 1968), Russian team handball player
Yuriy Kalitvintsev (born 1968), footballer
Oleg Sergeyev (born 1968), Russian football player
Eduard Malyi (born 1969), Russian football player and referee
Valeriy Belousov (born 1970), Russian decathlete
Valeri Burlachenko (born 1970), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Vladimir Ovchinnikov (born 1970), Russian javelin thrower
Svetlana Pryakhina (born 1970), Russian handball player
Yuliya Sotnikova (born 1970), Russian world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medallist in the 4 x 400 metres relay

1971–1975

Svetlana Pankratova (born 1971), has, according to Guinness World Records, the longest legs of any woman in the world
Leonid Slutsky (born 1971), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Vitaly Suetov (born 1971), former Russian professional footballer
Lioubov Vassilieva (born 1971), Russian paralympic athlete
Aleksei Babenko (born 1972), Russian professional footballer
Igor Kshinin (born 1972), Russian male boxer
Aleksandr Troynin (born 1972), Russian professional footballer
Yuri Aksenov (born 1973), Kazakhstani professional footballer
Tatyana Gordeyeva (born 1973), Russian heptathlete
Vyacheslav Malakeev (born 1973), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Denys Tourtchenkov (born 1973), Russian sprint canoer
Alexander Chekurov (born 1974), Russian Paralympic swimmer
Alexandr Gaidukov (born 1974), water polo player of Russia and Kazakhstan
Sergei Orlov (born 1974), Russian football coach and a former player
Denis Pankratov (born 1974), Russian butterfly swimmer
Aleksey Petrov (born 1974), Russian weightlifter
Sergey Pogorelov (born 1974), Russian team handball player and Olympic champion
Marina Akobiya (born 1975), Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Roman Babichev (born 1975), Russian professional footballer
Aleksandr Berketov (born 1975), Russian professional football coach and a former player
Roman Grebennikov (born 1975), Russian political figure and former Mayor of Volgograd

1976–1980

Ilya Borodin (born 1976), Russian professional footballer
Yuliya Ivanova (born 1977), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Yelena Krivoshey (born 1977), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Maxim Marinin (born 1977), Russian pair skater
Roman Ivanovsky (born 1977), Russian breaststroke swimmer
Olga Shtyrenko (born 1977), Russian rhythmic gymnast
Vladimir Smirnov (born 1977), Russian professional footballer
Zakhar Dubensky (born 1978), Russian football midfielder
Alexey Kravtsov (born 1978), Russian jurist
Albina Dzhanabaeva (born 1979), Russian singer, actress, TV-Host and from 2004 to 2013 member in the girl group VIA Gra
Yuri Kudinov (born 1979), Russian long-distance swimmer
Mikhail Mysin (born 1979), Russian professional footballer
Maksim Opalev (born 1979), Russian sprint canoeist
Dmitri Parmuzin (born 1979), Russian football coach and a former player
Denis Pchelintsev (born 1979), Russian professional football player
Natalya Shipilova (born 1979), Russian team handball player
Vitaliy Shkurlatov (born 1979), Russian long jumper
Anna Efimenko (born 1980), Russian Paralympic swimmer
Pavel Mogilevskiy (born 1980), Russian professional footballer
Olga Pikhienko (born 1980), Russian circus performer
Sergei Rashevsky (born 1980), Russian footballer
Igor Vlasov (born 1980), Russian music producer
Yakiv Zalevskyi (born 1980), Russian-Ukrainian professional footballer

1981–1985

Maksim Bondarenko (born 1981), Russian professional footballer
Raman Kirenkin (born 1981), Belarusian international footballer
Marina Lapina (born 1981), Russian-born Azerbaijani hammer thrower
Yelena Maglevannaya (born 1981), Russian free-lance journalist
Andrei Rekechinski (born 1981), Russian water polo player
Andrei Serbin (born 1981), Russian professional footballer
Yekaterina Tochenaya (born 1981), Russian-Kyrgyz swimmer
Andrei Bochkov (born 1982), Russian footballer
Anna Chapman (born 1982), Russian entrepreneur, television host and agent of the Russian Federation
Aleksandr Gorbatikov (born 1982), Russian handball player
Yelena Isinbayeva (born 1982), Russian pole vaulter, two-time Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 2008) and three-time World Champion (2005, 2007 and 2013)
Maya Petrova (born 1982), Russian handball player
Anton Sakharov (born 1982), Russian footballer (defender)
Yelena Slesarenko (born 1982), Russian high jumper
Sergei Strukov (born 1982), Russian football forward
Mikhail Chalykh (born 1983), Russian professional heavyweight kickboxer
Vladimir Chekunov (born 1983), Russian professional football player
Sergei Mikhailov (born 1983), Russian professional footballer
Dmitri Timachev (born 1983), Russian professional footballer
Aleksei Yepifanov (born 1983), Russian professional footballer
Igor Berezutskiy (born 1984), Russian swimmer
Valeri Korobkin (born 1984), Kazakhstani professional football player of Russian descent
Lev Leviev (born 1984), Internet entrepreneur and investor
Yuliana Salakhova (born 1984), Russian sprint canoer
Anna Sedoykina (born 1984), Russian handball player
Olga Bakaldina (born 1985), Russian swimmer
Olga Levina (born 1985), Russian handball player
Olga Kucherenko (born 1985), Russian long jumper
Alexandr Tarabrin (born 1985), Russian-Kazakhstani swimmer

1986–1990

Aleksandr Katsalapov (born 1986), Russian footballer
Yulia MacLean (born 1986), Russian-born New Zealand classical crossover singer
Pavel Atman (born 1987), Russian handball player
Aleksei Bondarev (born 1987), Russian footballer
Denis Dorozhkin (born 1987), Russian professional football player
Aleksei Druzin (born 1987), Russian professional football player
Mikhail Kukushkin (born 1987), professional Kazakhstani tennis player of Russian origin
Alexey Molchanov (born 1987), Russian champion freediver, five time world vice-champion and world record holder in freediving
Artyom Varakin (born 1987), Russian footballer
Maksim Volkov (born 1987), Russian professional football player
Denis Biryukov (born 1988), Russian male volleyball player
Maria Bulakhova (born 1988), Russian swimmer
Larisa Ilchenko (born 1988), Russian long-distance swimmer. She has won eight world titles and a gold at the 2008 Olympics.
Sergey Perunin (born 1988), Russian swimmer
Maria Savenkov (born 1988), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast
Yulia Koltunova (born 1989), Russian diver
Marina Sudakova (born 1989), Russian team handball player
Valentina Golubenko (born 1990), chess Woman Grandmaster and World U-18 girls champion of 2008
Tatyana Khmyrova (born 1990), Russian handballer
Ekaterina Lyubushkina (born 1990), Russian volleyball player

1991–2000

Oleg Li (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey winger
Philipp Davydenko (born 1992), Russian tennis player
Natalia Malykh (born 1993), Russian volleyball player
Vladimir Zubarev (born 1993), Russian football player
Egor Koulechov (born 1994), Israeli-Russian basketball player for Israeli team Ironi Nahariya^[1]
Polina Vedekhina (born 1994), Russian handballer
Anna Vyakhireva (born 1995), Russian female handballer
Anastasia Sidorova (1996), Russian artistic gymnast
Natalia Vikhlyantseva (born 1997), Russian tennis player
Evgeny Koptelov (born 1998), Russian swimmer

Lived in Volgograd

Kurt Adler (1907–1977), Austrian classical chorus master, music conductor, author and pianist. Founder, musical director, and first conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra Stalingrad (1935–1937).
Vasily Zaytsev (1915–1991), Soviet sniper and Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II. Between 10 November and 17 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad, he killed 225 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers.
Larisa Gorchakova (born 1964), Russian backstroke swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships
Oleg Veretennikov (born 1970), professional association football coach and a former international footballer
Yevgeny Sadovyi (born 1973), Russian freestyle swimmer
Nikolay Davydenko (born 1981), Russian former professional tennis player.
Evgeni Plushenko (born 1982), Russian figure skater, four-time Olympic medalist, three-time World champion, seven-time European champion, four-time Grand Prix Final champion and a ten-time Russian national champion. Plushenko lived in Volgograd before moving to Saint Petersburg in 1994.
Viktor Borisov (born 1985), Russian professional footballer

References

^ Dill, Jason (23 May 2018). "Former Gator focused on NBA dreams after many destination changes, detours and doubt". The Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2023.