Erzyas

The Erzyas (also Erzyans, Erzya people; эрзят, эрзяне) are one of the Mordvin peoples.

Famous people of Erzya descent

 * Purgaz
 * Syreś Boläeń, public figure, poet and translator, half-Erzya
 * Stepan Erzia, Russian sculptor
 * Nadezhda Kadysheva, Russian singer
 * Vasily Chapayev, Bolshevik commander