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Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

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Born in Rostov-on-Don

19th century

1801–1890

George VI of Armenia Gevorg VI of Armenia ( hy, Գևորգ Զ. Չորեքչյան (Նորնախիջևանցի), Kevork VI Cheorekjian; December 2, 1868 – May 9, 1954) was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 1945 to 1954. The position had remaine ...

(1868–1954), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 1945 to 1954 * Mikhail Bernshtein (1875–1960), Russian and Soviet painter and art educator * Martiros Saryan (1880–1972), Soviet Armenian painter *

Mikhail Gnessin Mikhail Fabianovich Gnessin (russian: Михаил Фабианович Гнесин; sometimes transcribed ''Gnesin''; 2 February .S. 21 January18835 May 1957)Sitsky, Larry. (1994) ''Music of the Repressed Russian Avant-Garde, 1900–1929,'' pp.24 ...

(1883–1957), Russian composer and teacher *

Raïssa Maritain Raïssa Maritain (née Oumansoff) (12 September 1883 in Rostov-on-Don – 4 November 1960 in Paris) was a Russian poet and philosopher. She immigrated to France and studied at the Sorbonne, where she met the young Jacques Maritain, also a ph ...

(1883–1960), Russian-born French poet and philosopher *

Alexander Schapiro Alexander "Sanya" Moiseyevich Schapiro or Shapiro (in Russian: Александр "Саня" Моисеевич Шапиро; 1882 or 1883 – December 5, 1946) was a Russian anarcho-syndicalist activist. Born in southern Russia, Schapiro ...

(1883–1946), Russian Jewish anarcho-syndicalist militant active in the international anarchist movement * Sophie Liebknecht (1884–1964), Russian-born German socialist and feminist * Sabina Spielrein (1885–1942), Russian physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts *

Jerzy Żurawlew Jerzy Żurawlew (December 25, 1886October 3, 1980) was a Polish pianist, conductor, teacher, and founder of the International Chopin Piano Competition. Life Żurawlew was born at Rostov-on-Don in Russia in 1886. He studied with Aleksander Michało ...

(1886–1980), Polish pianist, conductor, teacher *

Savielly Tartakower Savielly Tartakower (also known as ''Xavier'' or ''Ksawery'' ''Tartakower'', less often ''Tartacover'' or ''Tartakover''; 21 February 1887 – 4 February 1956) was a Polish and French chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grand ...

(1887–1956), Polish and French chess grandmaster * Efrem Zimbalist (1889–1985), concert violinist, composer, teacher, conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music

1891–1900

* Yakov Frenkel (1894–1952), Soviet physicist * Zinaida Reich (1894–1939), Russian actress *

Nikolay Bestchetvertnoi Nikolay Ilych Bestchetvertnoi (russian: Николай Ильич Бесчетвертной) was a Russian-Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet politician and journalist. Born in 1895 in Rostov-on-Don, Bestchetvertnoi was a member of RSDLP( ...

(1895–1937), Russian revolutionary, bolshevik *

Olga Spessivtseva Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva (russian: Ольга Алекса́ндровна Спеси́вцева; 16 September 1991) was a Russian ballerina whose stage career spanned from 1913 to 1939. She was one of the finest prima ballerinas of the t ...

(1895–1991), Russian ballerina *

Daniel Guilet Daniel Guilet (born ''Daniel Guilevitch'', Russian: russian: Даниил Гилевич, January 10, 1899 – October 14, 1990) was a French, and later, American, classical violinist, best known for being a founding member of the Beaux Arts ...

(1899–1990), French and American classical violinist *

Avet Ter-Gabrielyan Avet Ter-Gabrielyan ( hy, Ավդեյ Տեր-Գաբրիելյան, April 7, 1899 - June 19, 1983) was an Armenian violinist and the founder of the Komitas Quartet. Avet Gabrielyan Music School in Yerevan is named in his honor. Early life Avet Ter ...

(1899–1983), Armenian violinist * Izabella Yurieva (1899–2000), Russian singer *

Roman Chatov Roman Gregory Chatov (1900–1987) was a Russian-born American artist, painter, designer, and illustrator. Life Roman Chatov was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, to a theater impresario and his wife. He began drawing in his teenage years, including ...

(1900–1987), Russian-born American artist, painter, designer, and illustrator * Evgeny Henkin (1900-1938), a notable photographer and musician playing the theremin, active in Berlin in the 1930s

20th century

1901–1910

* Marion Gering (1901–1977), Russian-born American stage producer and director * Boris Shpitalniy (1902–1972), Soviet designer of aircraft guns and cannons *

Yevgeny Brusilovsky Yevgeny Grigoryevich Brusilovsky ( rus, Евгений Григорьевич Брусиловский; – 9 May 1981) was a Soviet and Russian composer who settled in Kazakhstan. He wrote the first Kazakh opera, co-wrote the music for the a ...

(1905–1981), Soviet Russian composer * Vera Panova (1905–1973), Soviet novelist, playwright and journalist *

Leonid Sedov Leonid Ivanovich Sedov (russian: Леонид Иванович Седов; 14 November 1907 – 5 September 1999) was a leading Soviet expert on hydro- and aerodynamics and applied mechanics. In 1930 Sedov graduated from the Moscow State Universit ...

(1907–1999), leading physicist of the Soviet Union *

Rostislav Plyatt Rostislav Yanovich Plyatt (russian: Ростислав Янович Плятт; — 30 June 1989) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1961 and awarded the USSR State Prize in 1982. Biograph ...

(1908–1989), Russian-born Soviet film and television actor *

John Travlos John Travlos ( el, Iωάννης Tραυλóς, Iōannēs Travlos; Rostov-on-Don 1908 – Athens, October 28, 1985) was a Greek architect, architectural historian, and archaeologist known especially for his work at Athens in the agora of the ancie ...

(1908–1985), Greek architect, architectural historian and archaeologist *

Caesar Kunikov Ts(a)ezar (Caesar) Lvovich Kunikov (russian: Це́зарь Льво́вич Ку́ников) (23 June 1909 – 14 February 1943) was an officer in the Soviet Naval Infantry. He served as commanding officer of a landing party that recaptured the ...

(1909–1943), officer in the Soviet Naval Infantry; Hero of the Soviet Union * Aleksandr Laktionov (1910–1972), Socialist realism painter in the post-war Soviet Union * David Lichine (1910–1972), Russian-American ballet dancer and choreographer * Yakov Henkin (1903-1941), notable Russian street photographer, active in Leningrad in the 1930s

1911–1920

Emmanuil Evzerikhin Emmanuil Noevich Yevzerikhin ( Russian: Эммануил Ноевич Евзерихин; , Rostov-on-Don 28 March 1984, Moscow) was a Soviet photographer. Biography He was born in 1911 to a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don. In 1934 he moved to Mo ...

(1911–1984), Russian photographer *

Vitali Gubarev Vitali Georgievich Gubarev (russian: Виталий Георгиевич Губарев; – 1981) was a Soviet Russian writer of children's literature. Biography Gubarev was born in Rostov-on-Don (modern-day Rostov Oblast of Russia). According ...

(1912–1981), Soviet Russian writer of children's literature *

Ray Lev Ray Lev (May 8, 1912 – May 20, 1968) was an American classical pianist. One year after her birth in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, her father, a synagogue cantor, and mother, a concert singer, brought her to the United States. Life Lev’s early pia ...

(1912–1968), American classical pianist *

Nikolai Timkov Nikolai Efimovich Timkov (russian: Тимко́в Никола́й Ефи́мович; August 12, 1912 – December 25, 1993) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, and a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artis ...

(1912–1993), Soviet Russian painter * Igor Bondarevsky (1913–1979), Soviet Russian chess Grandmaster * Georgy Flyorov (1913–1990), Soviet nuclear physicist *

Gayane Chebotaryan Gayane Chebotaryan (8 November 1918, Rostov-on-Don16 January 1998, Moscow) was an Armenian composer and musicologist. She was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory. She studied composition with K'usnaryan and ...

(1918–1998), Soviet Armenian composer and musicologist * Boris Lavrenko (1920–2001), Russian Soviet realist painter *

Ghazaros (Lazar) Saryan Ghazaros (Lazarus) Saryan ( hy, Ղազարոս Սարյան, russian: Лазарь Мартиросович Сарьян; 30 September 1920 – 27 May 1998) was an Armenian composer and educator. Life and career Ghazaros Saryan was born into a f ...

(1920–1998), Armenian composer and educator

1921–1930

* Isabella Bashmakova (1921–2005), Russian historian of mathematics * Mark Stolberg (1922–1942), Russian chess master *

Daniil Khrabrovitsky Daniil Yakovlevich Khrabrovitsky (russian: Даниил Яковлевич Храбровицкий; June 28, 1923, Rostov-on-Don – March 1, 1980, Moscow) was a Soviet screenwriter and film director. Filmography * 1959: Все начин� ...

(1923–1980), Soviet scriptwriter and film director * Victor Glushkov (1923–1982), the founding father of information technology in the Soviet Union *

Leonid Shamkovich Leonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich (Russian: Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Шамко́вич; June 1, 1923 – April 22, 2005) was a chess Grandmaster and chess writer. He was born in a Jewish family in Rostov-on-Don in Russia. Che ...

(1923–2005), Russian chess Grandmaster and chess writer *

Gevork Vartanian Gevork Andreevich Vartanian ( hy, Գևորգ Վարդանյան, russian: Гево́рк Андре́евич Вартаня́н; 17 February 1924 – 10 January 2012) was a Soviet intelligence officer. He was primarily responsible, together w ...

(1924–2012), Soviet intelligence agent *

Zinaida Sharko Zinaida Maximovna Sharko (russian: Зинаида Максимовна Шарко; 14 May 1929 – 4 August 2016) was a Russian actress of theatre and film. She was a member of Bolshoi Drama Theatre, and was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR i ...

(1929-2016), Soviet and Russian actress of theatre and film * Mikhail Simonov (1929–2011), Russian aircraft designer famed for creating the Sukhoi Su-27 fighter-bomber *

Ashot Melkonian Ashot Melkonian (; February 28, 1930 – December 9, 2009) was an Armenian artist associated with Neorealistic artistic style and Honorary Artist of Armenia. He mainly devoted himself to landscape and portraits painting, as well as murals. H ...

(1930–2009), Armenian artist

1931–1940

* Yuri Oganessian (born 1933), Russian nuclear physicist of Armenian descent, namesake of oganesson (element 118) * Mikhail Semyonov (1933–2006), Russian basketball player *

Lev Anninsky Lev Alexandrovich Anninsky (russian: Лев Александрович Аннинский, 7 April 1934 – 6 November 2019) was a Soviet and Russian literary critic, historian, publicist, essayist and author of more than 30 books. He was also a ...

(born 1934), Soviet, Russian literary critic and historian, publicist, essayist, author of more than 30 books * Anatoly Kononenko (born 1935), Soviet sprint canoer *

Sergei Vronsky Sergei Arkadevich Vronsky (russian: Серге́й Аркадьевич Вронский, 3 September 1923 in Rostov-on-Don – June 21, 2003) was a Soviet cinematographer. Sergei Vronsky graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography ...

(1935–2003), Soviet and Russian cinematographer * Izabella Arazova (born 1936), Armenian composer *

Seiran Khatlamadjian Seiran Khatlamadjian ( hy, Սեյրան Խաթլամաջյան or Սէյրան Խաթլամաճեան; April 20, 1937 - September 14, 1994) was a prominent Armenian painter, graphic artist, and public figure. He is considered as one of the founding ...

(1937–1994), Armenian painter, graphic artist and public figure * Gennadi Matveyev (1937–2014), Soviet football player *

Viktor Ponedelnik Viktor Vladimirovich Ponedelnik (russian: Виктор Владимирович Понедельник, 22 May 1937 – 5 December 2020) was a Russian footballer and manager, who played for the Soviet Union national team. Biography Ponedeln ...

(born 1937), Soviet football player, regarded as one of the best strikers in Soviet football history *

Lev Sandakchiev Lev Stepanovich Sandakchiev (Лев Степанович Сандахчиев) (January 11, 1937, Rostov-on-Don — 29 June 2006, Novosibirsk, Koltsovo) was a Soviet and Russian scientist, specialist in molecular biology and virology, Doctor of bi ...

(1937–2006), Soviet and Russian scientist, specialist in molecular biology and virology * Viktor Zubkov (born 1937), Soviet basketball player *

Enver Yulgushov Enver Umyarovich Yulgushov (russian: Энвер Умярович Юлгушов; 25 June 1938 – 20 April 2022) was a Russian professional football coach and player. He worked as a president of a coaching council of FC Rostov FC Rostov (rus ...

(born 1938), Russian professional football coach and former player

1941–1950

* Stefan Samko (born 1941), Russian mathematician * Nikolay Yakovenko (1941–2006), Russian wrestler * Viktor Kravchenko (born 1941), Russian triple jumper * Vladimir Shumeyko (born 1945), Russian political figure * Alexander Kaidanovsky (1946–1995), Soviet and Russian actor and film director *

Nikolai Korolkov Nikolay Pavlovich Korolkov (russian: Николай Павлович Корольков; born 28 November 1946, in Rostov-on-Don) is an equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Lati ...

(born 1946), Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion * Viktor Asmaev (1947–2002), equestrian and Olympic champion from Russia * Lyudmila Karachkina (born 1948), Soviet and Ukrainian astronomer * Georgy Khazagerov (born 1949), Russian scholar * Aleksandr Ivanov-Sukharevsky (born 1950), far right politician

1951–1960

* Irina Allegrova (born 1952), Russian-Armenian singer *

Yevgeniya Glushenko Yevgeniya Konstantinovna Glushenko (russian: Евгения Константиновна Глушенко; born on September 4, 1952 in Rostov-na-Donu) is a Russian actress, best known for her role as Vera in the Soviet melodrama ''Love by Reque ...

(born 1952), Russian actress *

Nikolai Sorokin Nikolai Evgenievich Sorokin (russian: Николай Евгеньевич Сорокин; February 15, 1952 – March 26, 2013) was a Russian theatre and film actor, theatre director, educator, and People's Artist of Russia (1999). He was a ...

(1952–2013), Russian theatre and film actor * Yuri Bashmet (born 1953), Russian conductor, violinist and violist * Pavel Gusev (born 1953), Russian professional football coach and a former player *

Evgeni Barbakov Evgeni Aleksandrovich Barbakov (russian: Евгений Александрович Барбаков; born 10 June 1954 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian former rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 ...

(born 1954), Russian rower * Vladimir Repyev (1956–2009), Soviet and Russian handball player * Viktor Kolyadko (born 1957), Russian professional football coach and a former player * Svetlana Grozdova (born 1959), Soviet Russian gymnast * Lyubov Orechova (born 1959), Soviet sprint canoer * Sviatoslav Nikitenko (born 1960), Ukrainian glyptic artist

1961–1970

Konstantin Lavronenko Konstantin Nikolaevich Lavronenko (russian: Константи́н Никола́евич Лавро́ненко; born 20 April 1961) is a Soviet and Russian actor most commonly accredited for his performance as the mysterious father of two boys ...

(born 1961), Russian actor *

Miroslav Nemirov Miroslav Maratovich Nemirov (russian: Мирослав Маратович Немиров, 8 November 1961 – 21 February 2016) was a Russian poet, associated with Russian punk rock, born in Rostov-on-Don. He is most known as a founder of Instrukt ...

(1961–2016), Russian poet, associated with Russian punk rock * Natalia Shaposhnikova (born 1961), Soviet gymnast, two-time Olympic Champion *

Avdey Ter-Oganyan Avdey Stepanovich Ter-Oganyan (russian: Авде́й Степа́нович Тер-Оганья́н; born December 9, 1961, Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian painter, one of the prominent representatives of the . He is famous for extravagant and some ...

(born 1961), Russian-Armenian painter * Lyubov Zakharchenko (1961–2008), Russian poet and singer-songwriter * Stanislav Rudenko (born 1962), Russian football coach and a former player *

Aleksandr Vorobyov Aleksandr Viktorovich Vorobyov (russian: Александр Викторович Воробьёв; born 28 March 1962) is a Russian Association football, football coach and a former Soviet Union, Soviet player. Honours * Soviet Cup winner: 198 ...

(born 1962), Soviet and Russian football player and current coach * Natalya Artyomova (born 1963), Russian middle-distance runner *

Rafael Samurgashev Rafael Samurgashev ( hy, Ռաֆաէլ Սամուրգաշև, born 28 July 1963) is an Armenian retired former World champion and European champion Greco-Roman wrestler. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 97 kg divisio ...

(born 1963), Soviet Armenian former World champion and European champion Greco-Roman wrestler *

Sergey Zhigunov Sergey Victorovich Zhigunov (russian: Серге́й Викторович Жигунов; born 2 January 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. Commander of the Order of Honour and of the Order of Friendship. Honored Artist of Russi ...

(born 1963), Soviet and Russian actor and producer *

Igor Vishnevetsky Igor Georgievich Vishnevetsky (russian: link=no, Игорь Георгиевич Вишневецкий; born 5 January 1964) is a Russian-born poet, novelist, screenwriter, and editor. He has been a contributor and editor in numerous literary j ...

(born 1964), Russian poet and novelist *

Gennadiy Prigoda Gennadiy Sergeyevich Prigoda (russian: Геннадий Серге́евич Пригода; born 2 May 1965) is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the Soviet Union in 1988, and then for ...

(born 1965), Russian freestyle swimmer *

Natalya Morskova Natalya Gennadyevna Morskova, née Kirtchik (russian: Наталья Геннадьевна Морскова; born January 17, 1966, in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympi ...

(born 1966), Russian former handball player *

Andrei Timoshenko Andrei Ivanovich Timoshenko (russian: Андрей Иванович Тимошенко; 15 August 1969 – 10 September 2010) was a Russian professional footballer and referee. Club career He made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1987 for F ...

(1969–2010), Russian professional footballer * Larisa Kiselyova (born 1970), Russian handball player *

Oleh Matveyev Oleh Mykhaylovych Matvyeyev ( ua, Олег Михайлович Матвєєв; born 18 August 1970) is a Ukrainian former footballer. Career One of the most successful strikers at the start of the Ukrainian Premier League. In 1997, he won t ...

(born 1970), Soviet and Ukrainian football player * Vladimir Pyshnenko (born 1970), Russian freestyle swimmer

1971–1975

* Yuri Borovskoy (born 1971), Russian professional football referee and a former player *

Andrei Fedkov Andrei Yuryevich Fedkov (russian: Андрей Юрьевич Федьков; born 4 July 1971) is a Russian former football player. Honours * Russian Cup winner: 2004. * Russian First Division top scorer: 2000 (26 goals), 2004 (38 goals). 3 ...

(born 1971), Russian football player *

Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Valentinovna Goncharenko (russian: Светлана Валентиновна Гончаренко; born May 28, 1971 in Rostov-on-Don as Svetlana Doronina) is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to ...

(born 1971), Russian athlete * Svetlana Boyko (born 1972), Russian foil fencer *

Sergey Markedonov Sergey Miroslavovich Markedonov (russian: Серге́й Мирославович Маркедонов) (born 18 December 1972 in Rostov-on-Don) is Director of the Department for Problems of Ethnic Relations at the Institute for Political and Milit ...

(born 1972), Director of the Department for Problems of Ethnic Relations at the Institute for Political and Military Analysis in Moscow * Andrei Redkin (born 1972), Russian football player *

Konstantin Tsuranov Konstantin Yuryevich Tsuranov (russian: Константин Юрьевич Цуранов; born August 21, 1972, in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian sport shooter. He won a silver medal in men's skeet shooting at the first meet of the 2008 ISSF Worl ...

(born 1972), Russian sport shooter * Oleg Vernigorov (born 1972), Russian football player * Anatoly Morozov (born 1973), Russian professional football player and a coach * Yekaterina Yusheva (born 1973), Russian fencer *

Vitaly Fokeev Vitaly Vitalyevich Fokeev (russian: Виталий Витальевич Фокеев; born 15 February 1974 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian former sport shooter who specialized in the double trap. Fokeev was born in Rostov-on-Don, RSFSR, Soviet U ...

(born 1974), Russian sport shooter *

Aleksandr Kostoglod Aleksandr Viktorovich Kostoglod (russian: Александр Викторович Костоглод, born 31 May 1974) is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoeist who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won t ...

(born 1974), Russian sprint canoeist * Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (born 1974), Russian chess player * Serge Polyanichko (born 1974), Russian conductor, horn player and TV presenter *

Nikolay Spinyov Nikolay Nikolayevich Spinyov (russian: Николай Николаевич Спинёв, born 30 May 1974 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oa ...

(born 1974), Russian rower * Vitali Tasenko (born 1975), Russian football player

1976–1980

Eduard Gritsun Eduard Vyacheslavovich Gritsun (russian: Эдуард Вячеславович Грицун; born 4 February 1976 in Rostov-on-Don) is a retired Russian professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1996 : 1st Stage 5 Volta a la Comunitat ...

(born 1976), Russian professional road bicycle racer *

Angelina Nikonova Angelina Nikonova (born February 27, 1976) is a Russian filmmaker, script writer and film producer. Biography Angelina Nikonova was born in Rostov-on-Don. She dreamed about film directing since her childhood. However, the situation with nationa ...

(born 1976), Russian filmmaker, script writer and film producer *

Oksana Romenskaya Oksana Viktorovna Romenskaya (russian: Оксана Викторовна Роменская; 6 June 1976 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russia women's national handball team, Russian women's nationa ...

(born 1976), Russian team handball player *

Maxim Staviski Maxim Staviski ( bg, Максим Стависки, links=no, born 16 November 1977) is a Russian-born naturalized Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is a two-time (2006– 2007) World champion, a two-time (2003� ...

(born 1977), Russian-born naturalized Bulgarian ice dancer *

Yelena Dudnik Yelena Vladimirovna Dudnik (russian: Елена Владимировна Дудник; born 22 October 1978 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian sport shooter. She attained top four finishes in double trap shooting at the European Championships, and ha ...

(born 1978), Russian sport shooter *

Nina Kaptsova Nina Aleksandrovna Kaptsova (russian: Нина Александровна Капцова; born 16 October 1978) is a Russian prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet. Biography Kaptsova was born on 16 October 1978 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. She was ...

(born 1978), Russian prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet * Sergei Davydov (born 1979), Russian and Belarusian figure skater * Aleksandr Galkin (born 1979), Russian chess grandmaster *

Andrey Moiseyev Andrey Sergeyevich Moiseyev (russian: Андрей Серге́евич Моисеев, born June 3, 1979) is a Russian pentathlete, who won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. His 2004 sc ...

(born 1979), Russian pentathlete *

Varteres Samurgashev Varteres Varteresovich Samurgashev ( hy, Վարդերես Սամուրղաշև, russian: Вартерес Вартересович Самургашев, born 13 September 1979) is an Armenian-Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Europe ...

(born 1979), Armenian-Russian Greco-Roman wrestler * Basta (born 1980), Russian rapper and RJ * Ivan Dyagolchenko (born 1980), Russian professional footballer *

Sergey Fedorovtsev Sergey Anatolyevich Fedorovtsev (russian: Сергей Анатольевич Федоровцев, born 31 January 1980) is a Russian rower. Career Competing in quadruple sculls, he won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics and the European title ...

(born 1980), Russian rower * Yulia Mayboroda (born 1980), Russian theater and film actress *

Yelena Produnova Yelena Sergeyevna Produnova, also known as Elena (russian: Елена Серге́евна Продунова; born 15 February 1980), is a Russian former competitive Gymnastics, gymnast. Her senior international career lasted from 1995 to 2000 ...

(born 1980), Russian competitive gymnast *

Tony Vilgotsky Anton "Tony" Vilgotsky (Russian: Антон Вильгоцкий) is a Russian musician, composer, horror and fantasy writer, playwright, and musical columnist. He is mostly known for his fantasy and horror novels (''Chosen by the Pentacle'', '' ...

(born 1980), Russian (ethnically German) musician, composer, horror/fantasy writer and musical columnist

1981–1985

* Anton Rogochiy (born 1982), Russian professional footballer * Andrei Vorobyov (born 1982), Russian professional footballer *

Alexei Eremenko Alexei Eremenko (born Aleksei Alekseyevich Yeryomenko; russian: Алексей Алексеевич Ерёменко; born 24 March 1983) is a former professional footballer. He is from a footballing family, with his father, Alexei Eremenko Sr. ...

(born 1983), Russian-born Finnish professional footballer *

Pyotr Gitselov Pyotr Aleksandrovich Gitselov (russian: Пётр Александрович Гицелов; born 18 July 1983) is a Russian-Swedish football manager and a former player. He manages Bodens BK. Career Club During the summer of 2008, Gitselov join ...

(born 1983), Russian-Swedish footballer *

Victoria Lopyreva Victoria Petrovna Lopyreva (russian: Виктория Петровна Лопырёва, Viktoriya Petrovna Lopyryova; born 26 July 1983) is a Russian television presenter, actress, model, blogger, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Mi ...

(born 1983), Russian actress, model, TV Host, blogger and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Russia 2003 * Alexey Makovetskiy (born 1983), Russian rugby union footballer * Yelena Rigert (born 1983), Russian female hammer thrower *

Igor Salov Igor Nikolayevich Salov (russian: Игорь Николаевич Салов; born 24 March 1983, in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian rower. He finished 7th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), o ...

(born 1983), Russian rower *

Anastasia Sinitsyna Anastasia Sinitsyna (born russian: Анастасия Синицына; September 3, 1983) is a Russian female handballer, who plays for Kastamonu Bld. GSK and the Russian national team. Sinitsyna played in her country for Rostselmash Rostov ...

(born 1983), Russian female handballer * Victor Keyru (born 1984), Russian professional basketball player *

Oksana Pochepa Oksana Aleksandrovna Pochepa (russian: Оксана Александровна Почепа) (born 20 July 1984 in Rostov-on-Don

(born 1984), Russian pop singer and model * Marina Belikova (born 1985), Russian sport shooter *

Tatiana Kotova Tatiana Nikolaevna Kotova (russian: Татьяна Николаевна Котова; born 3 September 1985) is a Russian singer, actress, and television personality. She is the winner of the title Miss Russia 2006 and former soloist of Ukraini ...

(born 1985), Russian singer, actress, television personality, winner of the title "Miss Russia 2006" * Pavel Sviridenko (born 1985), Russian professional football player

1986–1990

* Ivan Drannikov (born 1986), Russian professional footballer *

Valery Likhodey Valery Vitalevich Likhodey (alternative spelling: Valerii Likhodei) (russian: link=no, Валерий Витальевич Лиходей; born 23 October 1986) is a Russian professional basketball player for BC Astana of the Kazakhstan Basketball ...

(born 1986), Russian professional basketball player * Sergey Litvinov (born 1986), German and Russian hammer thrower *

Vladislav Ryazantsev Vladislav Yurevitch Ryazantsev ( rus, Владислав Юрьевич Рязанцев; born 20 October 1986 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian politician, former member of the National Assembly of the Russian Federation and a journalist. Politic ...

(born 1986), Russian left-wing politician *

Aleksandr Abroskin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Abroskin (russian: Александр Александрович Аброскин; born 23 April 1987) is a Russian Association football, football coach and a former Striker (association football), striker who is the man ...

(born 1987), Russian football striker *

Yekaterina Galitskaya Yekaterina Viktorovna Galitskaya (Cyrillic: Екатерина Викторовна Галицкая; born 24 February 1987 in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian hurdler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles, reach ...

(born 1987), Russian hurdler *

Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka (russian: Антонина Владимировна Кривошапка; born 21 July 1987) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where her team orig ...

(born 1987), Russian sprinter * Andrei Mikheyev (born 1987), Russian professional football player *

Eva Rivas Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsatouryan ( hy, Վալերիա Ռուստետնիկովա-Ծատուրյան, russian: Валерия Александровна Решетникова-Цатурян; born 13 July 1987), better known by her stag ...

(born 1987), Russian-Armenian singer *

Yekaterina Tudegesheva Yekaterina Nikolayevna Tudegesheva (russian: Екатерина Николаевна Тудегешева, also spelled Ekaterina; born 30 October 1987 in Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈ ...

(born 1987), Russian professional snowboarder * Katerina Keyru (born 1988), Russian basketball shooting guard *

Maria Kryuchkova Maria Yevgenyevna Kryuchkova (russian: Мария Евгеньевна Крючкова; 7 July 1988 – 8 March 2015) was a Russian gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ...

(1988–2015), Russian gymnast *

Vladimir Khozin Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Khozin (russian: Владимир Вячеславович Хозин; born 3 July 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Club career Khozin made his professiona ...

(born 1989), Russian professional footballer *

Andrei Lyakh Andrei Ivanovich Lyakh (russian: Андрей Иванович Лях; born 24 September 1990) is a Russian professional football player who plays for FC Ufa. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Kh ...

(born 1990), Russian professional football player * Ivan Popov (born 1990), Russian chess grandmaster

1991–1995

* Aleksandr Tumasyan (born 1992), Armenian football player *

Aleksey Denisenko Alexey Alexeyevich Denisenko (russian: Алексей Алексеевич Денисенко; born 30 August 1993) is a Russian taekwondo practitioner. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in the 58 kg division and a silver at the 2016 Ri ...

(born 1993), Russian taekwondo practitioner *

Vlada Chigireva Vlada Alexandrovna Chigireva ( rus, Влада Александровна Чигирёва, , ˈvladə ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvnə tɕɪɡʲɪˈrʲɵvə; born 18 December 1994) is a Russian competitor in synchronised swimming. Chigireva won six gold ...

(born 1994), Russian competitor in synchronized swimming * Anton Lazutkin (born 1994), Russian football player * Igor Leontyev (born 1994), Russian football player *

Yulia Belokobylskaya Yulia Yurievna Belokobylskaya (russian: Ю́лия Ю́рьевна Белокобы́льская; born 14 December 1995) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2011 Russian champion and European bronze medalist on the floor exercise. ...

(born 1995), Russian artistic gymnast * Ivan Bukavshin (1995–2016), Russian chess Grandmaster *

Kasta Kasta (russian: Каста, Russian for caste) is a Russian rap group from Rostov-on-Don. The group is led by MC and producer Vladi. Other members include MCs Shym, Khamil and Zmey, as well as DJ Khobot. Kasta is notably influenced by New York C ...

(formed in 1995), Russian rap group *

Mikhail Puntov Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Lemesos, Cyprus. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK). The final was held ...

(born 1995), Russian singer

1996–2000

Mikhail Samarsky Mikhail Aleksandrovich Samarsky (russian: link=no, Михаил Александрович Самарский, born 15 August 1996, Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian writer, blogger and public figure. He is an honorary member of the Union of Russian-s ...

(born 1996), Russian writer, blogger and public figure * Konstantin Tolokonnikov (born 1996), Russian middle distance runner * Leo Goglichidze (born 1997), Russian football player of Georgian origin * Nikita Nagornyy (born 1997), Russian artistic gymnast *

Maria Kharenkova Maria Aleksandrovna Kharenkova (russian: Мария Александровна Харенкова; born 29 October 1998) is a retired Russian-Georgian artistic gymnast. She is the 2014 European champion on the balance beam. Junior career ...

(born 1998), Russian artistic gymnast *

Georgi Makhatadze Georgi Aleksandrovich Makhatadze (russian: Георгий Александрович Махатадзе; born 26 March 1998) is a Russian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kuban Krasnodar. Club career He made his debut in ...

(born 1998), Russian football player *

Vladimir Atoev Vladimir Atoev (born 22 January 1999) is a Russian racing driver. Career Karting Prior to his single-seater career, Atoev enjoyed a successful period in karting, winning the Russian Karting Championship Supermini class in 2009 and finishing sec ...

(born 1999), Russian racing driver

21st century

2001–2010

Alisa Fedichkina Alisa Andreyevna Fedichkina (russian: Алиса Андреевна Федичкина, ''FYEH-deech-kee-nah''; born 14 February 2002) is a Russian competitive figure skater. She is the 2017 International Cup of Nice champion and has won two silv ...

(born 2002), Russian competitive figure skater * Motorama (formed in 2005), Russian post-punk band * Nikita Evstratov (born 2002), hockey goalie

Lived in Rostov-on-Don

* Georgy Sedov (1877–1914), Russian Arctic explorer * Evgeny Schwartz (1896–1958), Soviet writer and playwright * Alexander Pechersky (1909–1990), one of the organizers, and the leader, of the most successful uprising and mass-escape of Jews from a Nazi extermination camp during World War II * Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008), Russian novelist, historian and short story writer * Svyatoslav Fyodorov (1927–2000), Russian ophthalmologist, politician, professor *

Natalia Duritskaya Natalia Duritskaya (russian: Наталья Ивановна Дурицкая, July 16, 1960, Taganrog) is a Russian Painting, painter and a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. Biography Duritskaya was born in Taganrog on 16 July 1960, ...

(born 1960), Russian painter