Famous People Born in Russia

Discover 10 famous people born in Russia. Explore their birthplaces on the interactive map below.

10 Personalities

Adrianov Nikolai (Athlete, Gymnastics) - Vladimir, Russia (October 14th, 1952)

Anton Chekhov (Writer) - Taganrog, Russia (January 29th, 1860)

Ivan Goncharov (Writer) - Simbirsk, Russia (June 18th, 1812)

Isinbayeva Yelena (Athlete, Track and Field) - Volgograd, Russia (June 3rd, 1982)

Dmitri Mendeleev (scientist) - Verkhnie Aremzyany, Russia (February 8th, 1834)

Vladimir Nabokov (Writer) - Saint Petersburg, Russia (April 22nd, 1899)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Writer) - Kislovodsk, Russia (December 11th, 1918)

Leo Tolstoy (Writer) - Yasnaya Polyana, Russia (September 9th, 1828)

Ivan Turgenev (Writer) - Oryol, Russia (November 9th, 1818)

T. H. White (Writer) - Saratov, Russia (May 29th, 1906)