List of People's Artists of the USSR

This is a list of People's Artists of the USSR, a honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union between 1936 and 1991. The list covers both the award for performance arts (Народный артист СССР) and a separate award for visual arts (Народный художник, Narodny khudozhnik).

The list is sorted in chronological order.

Performing arts (Narodny artist)
During this time, 1006 people were given this honor.

1936

 * Konstantin Stanislavski (1863—1938), theatre practitioner
 * Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858—1943), theatre director, writer and playwright
 * Vasily Kachalov (1875—1948), actor of screen and stage
 * Ivan Moskvin (1874—1946), actor of screen and stage
 * Ekaterina Korchagina-Alexandrovskaya (1874—1951), theater actress
 * Maria Blumenthal-Tamarina (1859—1938), movie and theatre actress
 * Antonina Nezhdanova (1873—1950), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano)
 * Boris Shchukin (1894—1939), movie and theatre actor
 * Maria Litvinenko-Volgemut (1892—1966), opera singer (lyric dramatic soprano)
 * Panas Saksagansky (1859—1940), actor, theater director, playwright
 * Akaki Vasadze (1899—1978), actor, theater and teacher
 * Akaki Khorava (1895—1972), movie and theatre actor
 * Kulyash Baiseitova (1912—1957) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano)
 * Leonid Leonidov (1873—1941), actor and stage director

1937

 * Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883—1946) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), composer and conductor, founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble
 * Alla Tarasova (1898—1973) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), movie and theatre actress
 * Nikolai Khmelyov (1901—1945), stage actor
 * Mikhail Tarkhanov (1877—1948), movie and theatre actor
 * Halima Nosirova (1913—2003 ), singer (soprano)
 * Valeria Barsova (1892—1967), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano)
 * Ksenia Derzhinskaya (1889—1951), opera singer (dramatic soprano)
 * Nadezhda Obukhova (1886—1961), singer (mezzo soprano)
 * Alexander Pirogov (1899—1964) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (bass)
 * Mark Reizen (1895—1992) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (bass)
 * Samuil Samosud (1884—1964), conductor
 * Elena Stepanova (1891—1978), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano)
 * Lev Steinberg (1870—1945), conductor and composer
 * Boris Dobronravov (1896—1949) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), stage and film actor
 * Mikhail Klimov (1880—1942), stage and film actor
 * Olga Knipper (1868—1959), theater actress
 * Alexander Ostuzhev (1874—1953), theater actor
 * Vera Pashennaya (1887—1962), theater and film actress
 * Varvara Ryzhova (1871—1963), actress of theater and cinema
 * Prov Sadovsky, jr. (1874—1947), theater actor and director
 * Aleksandra Yablochkina (1866—1964), theater actress

1938

 * Ivan Yershov (1867—1943), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
 * Bulbul (1897—1961), singer (lyric dramatic tenor)
 * Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885—1948), composer, conductor, publicist, playwright
 * Reinhold Glière (1875—1956), composer and conductor
 * Shovkat Mammadova (1897—1981), singer (lyric coloratura soprano)

1939

 * Yuri Yuriev (1872—1948), stage actor
 * Pavel Zakharovich Andreev (1874—1950), opera singer (bass baritone), soloist of the Kirov Theatre
 * Vera Michurina-Samoilova (1866—1948), actress of the Alexandrinsky Theatre
 * Solomon Mikhoels (1890—1948), actor and the artistic director of the Moscow State Jewish Theater
 * Abdylas Maldybaev (1906—1978) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR), composer, operatic tenor singer, soloist of the Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theater
 * Haykanoush Danielyan (1893—1958) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Armenian SSR), singer (lyric coloratura soprano), soloist of the Yerevan Opera Theatre

1940

 * Hnat Yura (1888—1966), director, actor of theatre and film, founder of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater
 * Ariy Pazovsky (1887—1953), conductor, chief conductor of the Kirov Theater
 * Larisa Alexandrovskaya (1904—1980), opera singer (soprano), soloist of the National Opera and Ballet of Belarus
 * Ivan Kozlovsky (1900—1993) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (lyric tenor), soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
 * Maxim Mikhailov (1893—1971) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (bass), soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
 * Gombozhap Tsydynzhapov (1905—1980), actor, stage director, playwright, art director of the Buryat Drama Theater

1941

 * Muhammedjan Kasymov (1907—1971) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Tajik SSR), film and theater actor

1943

 * Evdokia Turchaninova (1870—1963), actress of the Maly Theatre

1944

 * Amvrosy Buchma (1891—1957), theater and movie actor, chies director of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater
 * Vasily Vasilko (1893—1972), theater actor, director, art director of the Odessa Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater
 * Zoia Gaidai (1902—1965), opera soprano, soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine
 * Andrey Alekseevich Ivanov (1900—1970), opera singer, soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine
 * Alexander Kramov (1885—1951), theater actor and director, artistic director of the Kharkov Academic Russian Drama Theater
 * Maryan Krushelnitsky (1897—1963), theater actor and director, movie actor, artistic director of the Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre
 * Ivan Maryanenko (1878—1962), theater actor
 * Ivan Patorzhinsky (1896—1960), opera singer (bass)
 * Levko Revutsky (1889—1977), composer
 * Boris Romanitsky (1891—1988), actor, theater director
 * Nikolai Smolich (1888—1968), theater director
 * Natalia Uzhviy (1898—1986), theater and movie actress
 * Konstantin Khokhlov (1885—1956), actor and theater director
 * Yuri Shumsky (1887—1954), actor and theater director
 * Vladimir Grigoryevich Zakharov (1901—1956), composer
 * Nikolai Yakovlev (1869—1950), theater director

1945

 * Abrar Khidoyatov (1900—1958), actor of the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theater

1946

 * Ruben Simonov (1899—1968), actor and director
 * Boris Asafyev (1884—1949), composer and musicologist
 * Alexander Goldenweiser (1875—1961), pianist, teacher and composer
 * Konstantin Igumnov (1873—1948), pianist
 * Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881—1950), composer

1947

 * Nikolay Cherkasov (1903—1966), theater and movie actor
 * Vladimir Gardin (1877—1965), film director, screenwriter and actor (for 70th birthday)

1948

 * Grigori Aleksandrov (1903—1983), film director
 * Ivan Bersenev (1889—1951), theater actor and director, movie actor
 * Sergei Vasilyev (1900—1959), film director
 * Gleb Glebov (1899—1967), theater and movie actor
 * Nikolai Golovanov (1891—1953), conductor, pianist and composer
 * Borisas Dauguvietis (1885—1949), theater actor, director and playwright
 * Yuri Zavadsky (1894—1977), theater actor and director
 * Mikhail Kedrov (1894—1972), theater actor and director, movie actor
 * Ants Lauter (1894—1973), theater actor and director, movie actor
 * Nikolay Okhlopkov (1900—1967), theater and movie actor and director
 * Aleksey Dmitrievich Popov (1892—1961), theater director and pedagogyst
 * Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893—1953), film director
 * Ivan Pyryev (1901—1968), film director
 * Natan Rakhlin (1906—1979), conductor and pedagogyst
 * Eduards Smiļģis (1886—1966), theater actor and director
 * Mikheil Chiaureli (1894—1974), movie director
 * Fridrikh Ermler (1898—1967), movie director
 * Olga Androvskaya (1898—1975), theater and film actress
 * Alexey Gribov (1902—1977), theater and film actor
 * Klavdiya Yelanskaya (1898—1972), theater actress
 * Vladimir Yershov (1896—1964), theater and movie actor
 * Boris Livanov (1904—1972), theater and movie actor
 * Viktor Stanitsyn (1897—1976), theater actor and director, movie actor
 * Vasili Toporkov (1889—1970), theater and movie actor, theatre pedagogyst
 * Faina Shevchenko (1893—1971), theater actress
 * Sergei Gerasimov (1906—1985), film director and actor, screenwriter, pedagogyst
 * Pavel Molchanov (1902—1977), theatre actor
 * Barys Platonaw (1903—1967), theater and movie actor

1949

 * Vasili Vanin (1898—1951), theater actor and director, movie actor
 * Vera Maretskaya (1906—1978), theater and movie actress
 * Nikolay Mordvinov (1901—1966), theater and movie actor
 * Mirzaagha Aliyev (1883—1954), theater and movie actor
 * Marziyya Davudova (1901—1962), theater and movie actress
 * Sidgi Ruhulla (1886—1959), theater and movie actor
 * Yelena Gogoleva (1900—1993), theater and movie actress
 * Aleksei Dikiy (1889—1955), theater actor and director, movie actor
 * Mikhail Zharov (1900—1981), theater and movie actor
 * Aleksandr Zrazhevsky (1886—1950), theater and movie actor
 * Konstantin Zubov (1888—1956), actor and director, pedagogyst
 * Igor Ilyinsky (1901—1987), theater and movie actor, director
 * Mikhail Tsaryov (1903—1987), theater and movie actor and director, pedagogyst
 * Aman Kul'mamedov (1908—1977), theater and movie actor

1950

 * Mikheil Gelovani (1893—1956), theater and movie actor
 * Marina Ladynina (1908—2003), theater and movie actress
 * Tamara Makarova (1907—1997), movie actress
 * Lyubov Orlova (1902—1975), theater and movie actress
 * Vladimir Petrov (1896—1966), film director
 * Mikhail Romm (1901—1971), film director
 * Nikolay Simonov (1901—1973), film and stage actor
 * Boris Chirkov (1901—1982), film and stage actor
 * Sergei Lemeshev (1902—1977), opera singer (lyric tenor)
 * Kipras Petrauskas (1885—1968), opera singer (lyric dramatic tenor), pedagogyst
 * Mykhaĭlo Hryshko (1901—1973), opera singer (dramatic baritone)
 * Petr Amiranashvili (1907—1976), opera singer (baritone)
 * David Andguladze (1895—1973), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
 * Veriko Anjaparidze (1900—1987), theater and movie actress
 * Aleksandr Inashvili (1887—1958), opera singer (baritone)
 * Vakhtang Chabukiani (1910—1992), ballet dancer

1951



 * Aleksandr Borisov (1905—1982), theater and movie actor
 * Alexey Petrovich Ivanov (1904—1982), opera singer (baritone)
 * Olga Lepeshinskaya (1916—2008), ballet dancer
 * Alexander Melik-Pashayev (1905—1964), conductor
 * Georgii Nelepp (1904—1957), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
 * Galina Ulanova (1910—1998), ballet dancer
 * Yuri Fayer (1890—1971), conductor
 * Nikandr Khanayev (1890—1974), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
 * Boris Gmyrya (1903—1969) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR), opera singer (bass)
 * Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov (1896—1963), theater actor and director, movie actor
 * Aleksandr Serdyuk (1900—1988), theater and movie actor
 * Mukhtar Ashrafi (1912—1975), composer and conductor
 * Sara Ishanturaeva (1911—1998), theater actress

1952

 * Sergei Bondarchuk (1920—1994) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), movie director and actor
 * Yelizaveta Chavdar (1925—1989) (bypassing all titles), opera singer (coloratura soprano)

1953



 * David Oistrakh (1908—1974), violinist and conductor
 * Alfred Amtman-Bredit (1885—1966), theater actor and director
 * Igor Moiseyev (1906—2007), choreographer
 * Alexander Kontantinovich Ilyinsy (1903—1967), theater and movie actor
 * Konstantin Skorobogatov (1887—1969), theater and movie actor

1954

 * Maria Babanova (1900—1983), theater and movie actress
 * Lev Sverdlin (1901—1969), theater and movie actor
 * Tiit Kuusik (1911—1990), opera singer (baritone)
 * Balys Dvarionas (1904—1972), composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogyst
 * Juozas Siparis (1894—1970), theater and movie actor
 * Jonas Švedas (1908—1971), composer and conductor
 * Leonid Sergeevich Vivian (1887—1966), actor, director, theater teacher
 * Emil Gilels (1916—1985), pianist
 * Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903—1988) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), conductor
 * Aram Khachaturian (1903—1978), composer
 * Yuri Shaporin (1887—1966), composer
 * Dmitri Shostakovich (1906—1975), composer
 * Sergey Obraztsov (1901—1992), theatrical figure, actor and director of the puppet theater
 * Vagharsh Vagharshian (1894—1959), theater actor, director, playwright
 * Daniil Antonovich (1889—1975), theater and movie actor
 * Petr Belinnik (1906—1998), opera singer (lyric tenor)
 * Aleksandra Voronovich (1898—1985), theater actress
 * Konstantyn Dankevych (1905—1984), composer, pianist, teacher
 * Vasyl Yaremenko (1895—1976), actor

1955

 * Nikolay Yakushenko (1897—1971), actor
 * Vladimir Vladomirskiy (1893—1971), theater actor
 * Lidiya Ivanovna Rzhetskaya (1899—1977), theater and movie actress
 * Jewgeni Karlowitsch Tikoski (1893—1970), composer
 * Ryhor Ramanavich Shyrma (1892—1978), choir conductor, folklorist
 * Mikhail Yanshin (1902—1976), theater and movie actor
 * Arslan Muboryakov (1908—1977), theater and film actor, theater director
 * Zaytuna Nasretdinova (1923—2009), ballet dancer
 * Mikhail Astangov (1900—1965), theater and film actor
 * Sofia Preobrazhenskaya (1904—1966), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Alty Karliev (1909—1973), theater actor and director, film actor, film director
 * Maya Kuliyeva (1920—2018), opera singer (lyric soprano)
 * Sona Muradova (1914—1997), theater actress
 * Sofya Giatsintova (1895—1982), theater actress and director, film actress

1956

 * Lilita Berzina (1903—1983), theater and film actress
 * Janis Osis (1895—1973), theater and movie actor
 * Yuri Yurovsky (1894—1959), theater actor and director, film actor
 * Nikolay Vorvulev (1917—1967), opera singer
 * Yuri Tolubeyev (1906—1979), theater and movie actor
 * Tamara Khanum (1906—1991), dancer, founder of the Uzbek ballet
 * Gohar Gasparyan (1924—2007), opera singer (soprano)
 * Hrachia Nersisyan (1895—1961), theater and film actor
 * Vahram Papazian (1888—1968), theater actor
 * Tatevik Sazandaryan (1916—1999), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Mikael Tabrizyan (1907—1957), conductor
 * Grigori Belov (1895—1965), theater and movie actor
 * Pavel Lisitsian (1911—2004), opera singer (baritone)
 * Aleksandr Larikov (1890—1960), theater actor
 * Vasiliy Yakovlevich Sofronov (1884—1960), theater and movie actor
 * Boris Ilyin (1901—1979), theater actor
 * Aleksandr Bryantsev (1883—1961), theater director
 * Alexander Svechnikov (1890—1980), choral conductor
 * Aleksei Krivchenya (1910—1974),opera singer (bass)
 * Eugen Kapp (1908—1996), composer
 * Kaarel Karm (1906—1979), theater and movie actor
 * Gustav Ernesaks (1908—1993), composer and choir conductor

1957

 * Anastasia Zuyeva (1896—1986), theater and film actress
 * Gulomkhaydar Gulomaliev (1904—1961), choreographer
 * Lutfi Zohidova (1925—1995), ballet dancer
 * Tuhfa Fozilova (1917—1985), opera singer (soprano)
 * Xälil Äbcälilef (1896—1963), theater and movie actor
 * Näcip Cihanov (1911—1988), composer
 * Elena Zhilina (1890—1963), theater actress
 * Natalia Dudinskaya (1912—2003), ballet dancer
 * Konstantin Laptev (1904—1990), opera singer
 * Vitali Politseymako (1906—1967), theater and movie actor
 * Konstantin Sergeyev (1910—1992), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Georgy Tovstonogov (1915—1989), theater director

1958

 * Vasiliy Mestnikov (1908—1958), theater actor and director
 * Dmitriy Khodulov (1912—1977), theater actor and director
 * Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov (1905—1994), composer, conductor
 * Konstantin Ivanov (1907—1984), conductor
 * Vaso Godziashvili (1905—1976), theater and movie actor
 * Odysseas Dimitriadis (1908—2005), conductor
 * Sergo Zakariadze (1909—1971), theater and movie actor
 * Aleksi Machavariani (1913—1995), composer
 * Iliko Sukhishvili (1907—1985), ballet dancer
 * Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926—1973), ballet dancer
 * Sayra Kiizbaeva (1917—1988), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
 * Muratbek Ryskulov (1909—1974), theater and movie actor
 * Sergei Ivanovich Papov (1904—1970) theater and movie actor

1959



 * Shaken Ajmanov (1914—1970), actor and film director
 * Roza Jamanova (1928—2013), opera singer (soprano)
 * Kalibek Kuanyshpaev (1893—1968), theater and movie actor
 * Ermek Serkebayev (1926—2013), opera singer (lyric baritone)
 * Mukan Tulebaev (1913—1960), composer
 * Valentina Kharlamova (1911—1999), theater actress
 * Shukur Burkhanov (1910—1987), theater and film actor
 * Saodat Kabulova (1925—2007), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
 * Mukarram Turgunbaeva (1913—1978), ballet dancer
 * Olim Xoʻjayev (1910—1977), theater and film actor
 * Kamil Yarmatov (1903—1978), actor, film director, screenwriter
 * Nikolay Pokrovskiy (1896—1961), theater actor and director
 * Gamar Almaszadeh (1915—2006), ballet dancer
 * Rashid Behbudov (1915—1989), pop and opera singer (lyric tenor)
 * Adil Isgandarov (1912—1978), theater actor and director
 * Gara Garayev (1918—1982), composer
 * Niyazi (1912—1984), conductor, composer
 * Ivan Ivanovich Petrov (1920—2003), opera singer (bass)
 * Maya Plisetskaya (1925—2015), ballet dancer
 * Raisa Struchkova (1925—2005), ballet dancer
 * Liisa Tomberg (1909—1988), stage actress
 * Lkhasaran Linkhovoin (1924—1980), opera singer (bass)

1960

 * Nikolay Akimov (1901—1968), painter, theater artist, director and teacher
 * Nikolay Annenkov (1899—1999), theater and film actor
 * Vasily Orlov (1896—1974), theater actor, director, theater teacher
 * Angelina Stepanova (1905—2000), theater and film actress
 * Bariyat Muradova (1914—2001), stage actress
 * Nina Masalskaya (1901—1989), actress
 * Tamara Ceban (1914—1990), opera singer (soprano)
 * Chiril Știrbu (1915—1997), stage actor
 * Vladimir Chestnokov (1904—1968), theater and film actor, theater teacher
 * Georg Ots (1920—1975), opera singer (baritone)
 * Vladimir Tkhapsaev (1910—1981), theater and film actor
 * Vasili Merkuryev (1904—1978), theater and film actor, teacher
 * Evgeniy Bondarenko (1905—1977), theater and film actor
 * Pavlo Virsky (1905—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Dmytro Hnatyuk (1925—2016), opera singer (baritone) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR)
 * Volodymyr Dalsky (1912—1998), stage actor
 * Viktor Dobrovolsky (1906—1984), theater and film actor
 * Pavlo Karmaliuk (1908—1986), opera singer (baritone)
 * Polina Kumanchenko (1910—1992), theater and film actress
 * Yuri Lavrov (1905—1980), theater and film actor
 * Vladimir Magar (1900—1965), theater actor and director
 * Heorhiy Maiboroda (1913—1992), composer
 * Dmitri Milyutenko (1899—1966), theater and film actor
 * Oleksandr Minkivskyi (1900—1979), choral conductor
 * Yevhen Ponomarenko (1909—1994), theater and film actor
 * Bela Rudenko (1933—2021), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
 * Larisa Rudenko (1918—1981), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Lidiya Myasnikova (1911—2005), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)

1961

 * Sviatoslav Richter (1915—1997), pianist
 * Alasgar Alakbarov (1910—1963), theater and film actor
 * Faina Ranevskaya (1896—1984), theater and film actress
 * Rostislav Plyatt (1908—1989), theater and film actor
 * Petr Kaz'min (1892—1964), folklorist
 * Tatyana Alekseevna Ustinova (1909—1999), choreographer
 * Mark Prudkin (1898—1994), theater and film actor
 * Boris Pokrovsky (1912—2009), theater director

1962

 * Iosif Tolchanov (1891—1981), theater and film actor, director
 * Sergei Yutkevich (1904—1985), theater and film director
 * Galiya Izmaylova (1923—2010), ballet dancer
 * Boris Andreyev (1915—1982), theater and film actor
 * Avet Avetisyan (1897—1971), theater and film actor
 * Pavel Serebryakov (1909—1977), pianist, teacher
 * Artūrs Frinbergs (1916—1984), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
 * Vakhtang Vronsky (1905—1988), choreographer
 * Konstantin Simeonov (1910—1987), conductor, teacher

1963

 * Sergei Blinnikov (1901—1969), theater and film actor, theater director
 * Anatoly Ktorov (1898—1980), theater and film actor
 * Pavel Massalsky (1904—1979), theater and film actor
 * Boris Petker (1902—1983), theater and film actor
 * Boris Aleksandrovich Smirnov (1908—1982), theater and film actor
 * Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904—1987), composer
 * Tikhon Khrennikov (1913—2007), composer
 * Boris Babochkin (1904—1975), theater and film actor, theater teacher
 * Nino Ramishvili (1910—2000), dancer, choreographer
 * Larisa Sakhyanova (1930—2001), ballet dancer

1964

 * Bukeyeva Khadisha Bukeyevna (1917—2011), stage actress
 * Yuli Raizman (1903—1994), film director
 * Grigori Kozintsev (1905—1973), film and theater director, screenwriter
 * Nikolai Gritsenko (1912—1979), theater and film actor
 * Lev Oborin (1907—1974), pianist
 * Tamara Nizhnikova (1925—2018), opera singer
 * Ninel' Tkachenko (1928—2007),opera singer (soprano)
 * Aleksandr Ivanov (1898—1984), film director
 * Iosif Kheifits (1905—1995), film director
 * Genovaitė Sabaliauskaitė (1923—2020), ballet dancer
 * Jonas Stasiūnas (1919—1987), opera singer (baritone)
 * Nar Ovanisyan (1913—1995), opera singer (bass)
 * Iosif Tumanishvili (1909—1981), theater director
 * Nabi Rakhimov (1911—1994), theater and film artist
 * Ants Eskola (1908—1989), theater and film actor
 * Firs Shishigin (1908—1985), theater director

1965

 * Nikolay Krjuchkov (1911—1994), film actor
 * Aleksandr Ognivtsev (1920—1981), opera singer (bass)
 * Fikret Amirov (1922—1984), composer, pianist
 * Hokuma Gurbanova (1913—1988), stage actress
 * Vladimir Belokurov (1904—1973), theater and film actor
 * Tatul Altunyan (1901—1973), choirmaster
 * Bazar Amanov (1908—1981), stage actor, playwright
 * Annagul Annakuliyeva (1924—2009), opera singer (soprano)
 * Veli Mukhatov (1916—2005), composer
 * Leonid Utyosov (1895—1982), entertainer, singer, conductor, film actor
 * Leonid Lavrovsky (1905—1967), choreographer
 * Asli Burkhanov (1915—1997), theater actor and director, film actor
 * Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya (1908—1980), theater and film actress
 * Andrei Popov (1918—1983), theater and film artist, theater director, teacher
 * Evgeniya Miroshnichenko (1931—2009), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
 * Mikhail Bolduman (1898—1983), theater and film actor
 * Olena Katulska (1888—1966), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
 * Velta Vilciņa (1928—1995), ballet dancer
 * Jānis Ivanovs (1906—1983), composer
 * Nikolay Svetlovidov (1889—1970), stage actor
 * Vardan Ajemian (1905—1977), theater director
 * Irina Kolpakova (b. 1933), ballet dancer
 * Siko Dolidze (1903—1983), film director
 * Maksim Shtraukh (1900—1974), theater and film actor

1966



 * Aino Talvi (1909—1992), stage actress
 * Sesilia Takaishvili (1906—1984), theater and film actress
 * Boris Shtokolov (1930—2005),opera singer (bass)
 * Pyotr Konstantinov (1899—1973), theater and film actor
 * Zurab Anjaparidze (1928—1997), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
 * Irina Arkhipova (1925—2010), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Galina Vishnevskaya (1926—2012), opera singer (soprano)
 * Nadezhda Nadezhdina (1908—1979), ballet dancer and choreographer
 * Yakov Zak (1913—1976), pianist, teacher
 * Leonid Kogan (1924—1982), violinist
 * Klavdiy Ptitsa (1911—1983), choral conductor
 * Mstislav Rostropovich (1927—2007), cellist
 * Vladislav Gennadievich Sokolov (1908—1993), choral conductor
 * Yakov Flier (1912—1977), pianist
 * Xenia Erdeli (1878—1971), harpist
 * Leanid Rakhlenka (1907—1986), theater actor and director, film actor
 * Nikolai Plotnikov (1897—1979),actor, director, theater teacher
 * Roman Karmen (1906—1978), cinematographer, film director
 * Mark Donskoy (1901—1981), film director and playwright

1967

 * Georgi Assatijani (1914—1977), documentary film director and cinematographer
 * Lyutfi Sarymsakova (1896—1991), theater and film actress
 * Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (1907—1979), composer
 * Grigoriy Roshal (1898—1983), film director
 * Rakhim Pirmukhamedov (1897—1972), theater and film actor
 * Rishat Abdullin (1916—1988), opera singer (baritone)
 * Roza Baglanova (1922—2011), opera and pop singer (soprano)
 * Vladimir Durov (1909—1972), circus performer (tamer)
 * Bibigul Tulegenova (b. 1929), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
 * Lidia Chernysheva (1912—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Vladimir Vladislavsky (1891—1970), theater and film actor
 * Malik Kayumov (1912—2010), cinematographer, film director
 * Darkul Kuyukova (1919—1997), theater and film actress
 * Artyk Myrzabaev (1930—2005), opera singer (baritone)
 * Olga Kusenko (1919—1997), theater and film actress
 * Yevhen Chervoniuk (1924—1982), opera singer (bass)
 * Boris Zakhava (1896—1976), theater actor and director
 * Timofeĭ Ivanovich Gurtovoĭ (1919—1981), conductor
 * Eugeniu Ureche (1917—2005), theater and film actor, singer
 * Heino Eller (1887—1970), composer, teacher
 * Gurgen Janibekyan (1897—1978), theater and film actor
 * Franghiz Ahmadova (1928—2011), opera singer (soprano)
 * Leyla Vakilova (1927—1999), ballet dancer
 * Evgeny Belyaev (1926—1994), singer (lyric tenor)
 * Alexey Sergeev (1919—1998), singer (bass)

1968

 * Yevgeni Lebedev (1917—1997), theater and film actor
 * Antonina Samarina (1892—1971), stage actress
 * Yuri Gulyayev (1930—1986), opera singer (lyric baritone)
 * Valentyna Kalynovska (b. 1938), ballet dancer
 * Andria Balanchivadze (1906—1992), composer
 * Ilya Kopalin (1900—1976), documentary filmmaker
 * Archil Chkhartishvili (1905—1980), theater director
 * Elena Mitrofanovna Shatrova-Kazankova (1892—1976), stage actress
 * Andrei Abrikosov (1906—1973), theater and film actor
 * Hanifa Mavlianova (1924—2010), opera singer (soprano)
 * Arkady Raikin (1911—1987), theater and film actor
 * Oyimxon Shomurotova (1917—1993), stage actress
 * Jazep Žynovič (1907—1974), composer and conductor
 * Vano Muradeli (1908—1970), composer
 * Zdzislaw Stoma (1907—1992), theater and film actor
 * Gennady Ivanovich Tsitovich (1910—1986), choir conductor, musicologist
 * Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928—2002), conductor
 * Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya (1914—1990), theater and film actress
 * Boris Ravenskikh (1914—1980), theatre director
 * Aleksey Zhiltsov (1895—1972), stage actor
 * Iosif Raevskiy (1901—1972), actor, director, teacher

1969

 * Razak Khamrayev (1910—1981), theater and film actor and director
 * Vija Artmane (1929—2008), theater and film actress
 * Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere (1923—2017), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
 * Nina Timofeeva (1935—2014), ballet dancer
 * Boris Alekseyev (1911—1973), stage actor
 * Yuliya Borisova (1925—2023), theater and film actress
 * Yefim Dzigan (1898—1981), film director
 * Oleg Zhakov (1905—1988), film actor
 * Aleksandr Zarkhi (1908—1997), film director
 * Alexander Zguridi (1904—1998), film director, TV presenter
 * Mikhail Kalatozov (1903—1973), film director
 * Vladimir Korsh (1900—1974), film director
 * Aleksandr Ptushko (1900—1973), film director
 * Vsevolod Sanayev (1912—1996), theater and film actor
 * Mikhail Ulyanov (1927—2007), theater and film actor
 * Irina Bugrimova (1910—2001), circus performer (lion trainer)
 * Eugene Milaev (1910—1983), circus performer, equilibrist
 * Oleg Popov (1930—2016), circus clown
 * Karandash (Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev; 1901—1983), circus clown
 * Valentin Filatov (1920—1979), circus performer (tamer)
 * Aleksandra Klimova (1921—2005), stage actress
 * Evgeniy Polosin (1912—1982), theater and film actor
 * Galina Zagurskaya (1905—1978), stage actress
 * Stanyslav Lyudkevych (1879—1979), composer
 * Rostislav Zakharov (1907—1984), choreographer, director

1970

 * Anatoly Novikov (1896—1984), composer
 * Juozas Lingys (1919—1984), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Kaarel Ird (1909—1986), theater actor and director
 * Olena Potapova (b. 1930), ballet dancer
 * Abbos Bakirov (1910—1974), theater actor and director
 * Maria Bieșu (1934—2012), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
 * Lidiya Freimane (1920—1992), stage actress
 * Baken Kydykeyeva (1923—1993), theater and film actress
 * Ivan Lyubeznov (1909—1988), theater and film actor
 * Violetta Bovt (1927—1995), ballet dancer
 * Stepan Kevorkov (1903—1991), film director
 * Klavdia Kudriashova (1925—2012), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Virgilijus Noreika (1935—2018), opera singer (tenor)
 * Georgy Sviridov (1915—1998), composer
 * Aleksey Yermolayev (1910—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher
 * Lidiya Knyazeva (1925—1987), theater and film actress
 * Valentina Sperantova (1904—1978), theater and film actress
 * Evgeniy Diordiev (1912—1985), theater actor and director, film actor
 * Sabira Maykanova (1914—1994), stage actress
 * Vladimir Burmeister (1904—1971), choreographer
 * Alexander Arutiunian (1920—2012), composer
 * Marģeris Zariņš (1910—1993), composer
 * Vladimir Kandelaki (1908—1994), opera singer (bass-baritone) and director

1971

 * Lidia Krupenina (1928—2016), ballet dancer
 * Yury Durov (1910—1971), circus performer, trainer
 * Dodo Antadze (1900—1978), theater actor and director
 * Uladzimir Dziadziuška (1905—1973), theater and film actor
 * Ata Durdyev (1910—1981), theater and film actor
 * Arkadiy Hashynsky (1920—1991), stage actor
 * Hrachya Ghaplanyan (1923—1988), theater director
 * Mikhail Kuznetsov (1913—1995), theater and film actor
 * Klavdiya Shulzhenko (1906—1984), pop singer
 * Arno Babajanian (1921—1983), composer
 * Akhmad Babakulov (1931—1990), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
 * Alexander Rybnov (1906—1992), choral conductor
 * Mikhail Kirillov (1900—1971), theater actor and director
 * Nikolai Ryzhov (1900—1986), actor
 * Anatoli Aleksandrov (1888—1982), composer, pianist, teacher
 * Maria Maksakova Sr. (1902—1974), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Erasmus Alexandrovich Karamyan (1912—1985), film director
 * Aleksandr Kasyanov (1891—1982), composer, teacher
 * Yelizaveta Alekseyeva (1901—1972), stage actress
 * Tsetsilia Mansurova (1896—1976), theater and film actress

1972



 * Timofiy Levchuk (1912—1998), film director
 * Natalya Burmistrova (1918—2008), stage actress
 * Tatyana Pelttser (1904—1992), theater and film actress
 * Kirill Kondrashin (1914—1981), conductor
 * Boris Khaikin (1904—1978), conductor
 * Igor Gorbachyov (1927—2003), theater actor and director, film actor
 * Kirill Lavrov (1925—2007), theater and film actor
 * Leonid Tarabarinov (1928—2008), theater and film actor
 * Nadezhda Dotsenko (1914—1994), stage actress
 * Arus Asryan (1904—1987), stage actress
 * Babken Nersisyan (1917—1986), theater and film actor
 * Andriy Shtoharenko (1902—1992), composer, teacher

1973

 * Raisa Sergienko (1925—1987), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
 * Aleksandr Khanov (1904—1983), stage actor
 * Lyudmila Zykina (1929—2009), singer
 * Yury Grigorovich (b. 1927), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Bernara Karieva (b. 1936), ballet dancer
 * Zaituna Bikbulatova (1908—1992), stage actress
 * Alfrēds Jaunušans (1919—2008), theater actor and director
 * Soltan Hajibeyov (1919—1974), composer
 * Tamara Milashkina (1934—2024), opera singer (soprano)
 * Yefim Kopelyan (1912—1975), theater and film actor
 * Juozas Miltinis (1907—1994), theater director
 * Vladimir Vasiliev (b. 1940), ballet dancer and choreographer
 * Ekaterina Maximova (1939—2009), ballet dancer
 * Anatoli Papanov (1922—1987), theater and film actor
 * Viktor Khokhryakov (1913—1986), theater and film actor
 * Andrey Prisyazhnyuk (1912—1982), stage actor
 * Velta Līne (1923—2012), theater and film actress
 * Nina Ivanovna Menovshchikova (1934—2022), ballet dancer
 * Muslim Magomayev (1942—2008), opera and pop singer (baritone), soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
 * Sofia Golovkina (1915—2004), ballet dancer and teacher
 * Yuri Nikulin (1921—1997), circus performer, film actor
 * Yuri Soloviev (1940—1977), ballet dancer

1974

 * Malika Sobirova (1942—1982), ballet dancer
 * Yevgeny Matveyev (1922—2003), theater and film actor, film director
 * Nonna Mordyukova (1925—2008), film actress
 * Domnika Dariyenko (1919—2010), stage actress
 * David Malyan (1904—1976), theater and film actor
 * Vladislav Strzhelchik (1921—1995), theater and film actor
 * Lidiya Smirnova (1913—2007), theater and film actress
 * Galina Vladimirovna Kovaleva (1932—1995), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
 * Ismayil Daghistanli (1907—1980), stage actor
 * Ismayil Osmanli (1902—1978), theater and film actor
 * Makhmud Esambayev (1924—2000), dancer
 * Mehdi Mammadov (1918—1985), theater director
 * Stanislav Rostotsky (1922—2001), film director
 * Otar Taktakishvili (1924—1989), composer
 * Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1928—2009), film actor
 * Georgi Menglet (1912—2001), theater and film actor
 * Karlis Sebris (1914—2009), theater and film actor
 * Valentin Pluchek (1909—2002), theater director, actor
 * Yevgeny Samoylov (1912—2006), theater and film actor
 * Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1925—1994), theater and film actor
 * Ninel Kurgapkina (1929—2009), ballet dancer
 * Nikolay Volchkov (1910—2003?), theater artist
 * Yury Kiselyov (1914—1996), theater actor and director
 * Bruno Freindlich (1909—2002), theater and film actor
 * Donatas Banionis (1924—2014), theater and film actor

1975

 * Marina Semyonova (1908—2010), ballet dancer
 * Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932—1999), opera singer, tenor
 * Vladimir Zeldin (1915—2016), theater and film actor
 * Lyudmila Kasatkina (1925—2012), theater and film actress
 * Ivan Marin (1905—1983), theater and film actor
 * Ivan Pereverzev (1914—1978), theater and film actor
 * Diana Petrynenko (1930—2018), singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
 * Fyodor Ivanovych Shmakov (1917—2009), theater and film actor
 * Dmitry Pokrass (1899—1978), composer
 * Evgeniĭ Simonov (1925—1994), theater director
 * Matvey Blanter (1903—1990), composer
 * Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva (1930—2018), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
 * Konstantin Iraklievich Massalitinov (1905—1979), composer, choir conductor
 * Natalya Sats (1903—1993), theater director
 * Michail Alekseevitsj Koelikovskiy (1906—1996), theater actor and director
 * Jurij Silantiev (1919—1983), conductor, composer
 * Fuat Xalitef (1909—1981), stage actor
 * Valeriy Nel'skiy (1906—1990), stage actor
 * Jüri Järvet (1919—1995), theater and film actor

1976

 * Elza Radziņa (1917—2005), theater and film actress
 * Aleksey Urgalkin (1910—1981), stage actor
 * Dmitriy Aleksidze (1910—1984), theater director
 * Isidor Zak (1909—1998), conductor
 * Vladimir Atlantov (b. 1939), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
 * Natalia Bessmertnova (1941—2008), ballet dancer
 * Alexander Vedernikov (1927—2018), opera singer (bass)
 * Vera Dulova (1909—2000), harpist
 * Marina Kondratyeva (1934—2024), ballet dancer
 * Mikhail Lavrovsky (b. 1941), артист балета, балетмейстер
 * Māris Liepa (1936—1989), ballet dancer
 * Juri Mazurok (1931—2006), opera singer (baritone)
 * Asaf Messerer (1903—1992), ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer
 * Yevgeny Nesterenko (1938—2021), opera singer (bass)
 * Elena Obraztsova (1939—2015), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Gennady Rozhdestvensky (1931—2018), conductor
 * Nikolai Fadeyechev (1933—2020), ballet dancer, teacher
 * Arthur Eisen (1927—2008), opera singer (bass)
 * Peter Loboda (1907—1979), stage actor
 * Gafar Valamat-Zade (1916—1993), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Ivan Avramov (1915—1985), theater actor and director
 * Arvīds Jansons (1914—1984), conductor
 * Mikhail Vodyanoy (1924—1987), operetta artist, film actor
 * Serghei Lunchevici (1934—1995), conductor, violinist, composer
 * Oleg Yefremov (1927—2000), theater and film actor and director
 * Yury Yakovlev (1928—2013), theater and film actor
 * Tamara Alioșina-Alexandrova (1928—1996), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Nikolay Manoylo (1927—1998), opera singer (baritone)
 * Anatoliy Mokrenko (1933—2020), opera singer (baritone)
 * Nonna Andriivna Surzhina (b. 1937), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Aleksey Batalov (1928—2017), theater and film actor
 * Irina Bogacheva (1939—2019), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Sergey Vikulov (b. 1937), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Asankhan Dzhumakhmatov (1923—2008), composer
 * Lev Kulidzhanov (1924—2002), film director
 * Bulat Minzhilkiev (1940—1997), opera singer (bass)
 * Alexander Murin (1917—1992), choral conductor
 * Mariya Stepanova (1916—1983), theater and film actress
 * Yefim Yulyevich Uchitel (1913—1988), documentary film director and cinematographer
 * Lyudmila Erofeeva (1937—2003), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
 * Kārlis Zariņš (1930—2015), singer (dramatic tenor)
 * Medea Amiranashvili (1930—2023), opera singer (lyric soprano)
 * Azerbaijan Mambetov (1932—2009), theater director
 * Lamara Chkonia (1930—2024), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)

1977

 * Nijolė Ambrazaitytė (1939—2016), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Svyatlana Danilyuk (1939—2003), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Lutfi Kabirova (1932—2013), opera singer (soprano)
 * Tiiu Randviir (b. 1938), ballet dancer
 * Yuri Ozerov (1921—2001), film director
 * Lutfiyar Imanov (1928—2008), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
 * Migran Erkat (1921—1986), opera singer (baritone)
 * Nina Sazonova (1917—2004), theater and film actress
 * Oleksandr Hai (1914—2000), theater and film actor
 * Mikhail Godenko (1919—1991), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Zakir Mukhamedzhanov (1921—2012), theater and film actor
 * Grigor Yeghiazaryan (1908—1988), composer
 * Vera Ershova (1917—2006), stage actress
 * Azat Abbasov (1925—2006), opera singer (lyric tenor)
 * Khydyr Allanurov (1922—1993), conductor
 * Veronika Dudarova (1916—2009), conductor
 * Lyudmila Makarova (1921—2014), stage actress
 * Voldemar Panso (1920—1977), theater actor and director, film actor
 * Fedir Vereshchahin (1910—1996), theater director
 * Andrey Goncharov (1918—2001), theater director, theater teacher
 * Şäwkät Biktimeref (1928—2012), stage actor
 * Arkadi Iwanowitsch Arkadjew (1907—1993), theater actor and director, film actor
 * Aleksandr Stolper (1907—1979), film director, screenwriter
 * Konstantin Stepankov (1928—2004), theater and film actor
 * Erast Garin (1902—1980), theater actor and director, film actor
 * Stefan Turchak (1938—1988), conductor
 * Daniil Shafran (1923—1997), cellist
 * Dilbar Abdurahmonova (1936—2018), conductor

1978

 * Yevgeny Leonov (1926—1994), theater and film actor
 * Yelena Fadeyeva (1914—1999), theater and film actress
 * Tatyana Shmyga (1928—2011), operetta artist, film actress
 * Vladimir Kurochkin (1922—2002), actor and director of operettas
 * Igor Vladimirov (1919—1999), actor and director
 * Valery Kovtun (1944—2005), ballet dancer
 * Rostislav Yankovsky (1930—2016), theater and film actor
 * Olga Bardina (1932—2001), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
 * Yury Popov (1929—2013), opera singer (dramatic baritone)
 * Tankho Israilov (1918—1981), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Helmer-Rainer Sinisalo (1920—1989), composer
 * Elina Bystritskaya (1928—2019), theater and film actress
 * Rufina Nifontova (1931—1994), theater and film actress
 * Henrikas Vancevičius (1924—2014), theater director
 * Rauf Hajiyev (1922—1995), composer
 * Suren Babloev (1918—1979), choral conductor
 * Ada Rogovtseva (b. 1937), theater and film actress
 * Mykola Kondratyuk (1931—2006), opera and pop singer (baritone)
 * Oleg Borisov (1929—1994), theater and film actor
 * Hovhannes Chekijyan (b. 1929), choral conductor
 * Mikhail Mansurov (1916—1993), stage actor

1979

 * Pavel Kadochnikov (1915—1988), theater and film actor and director
 * Jurabek Murodov (b. 1942), pop singer (tenor), rubab performer
 * Margarita Voites (1936—2024), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
 * Dmitriy Zhuravlev (1900—1991), entertainer and performer
 * Konstantin Orbelyan (1928—2014), composer and conductor
 * Platon Maiboroda (1918—1989), composer
 * Aleksandr Medvedkin (1900—1989), film director and screenwriter
 * Dmitry Mikhailovich Tsyganov (1903—1992), violinist
 * Ramazan Bapov (1947—2014), ballet dancer
 * Sergei Plotnikov (1909—1990), theater and film actor
 * Tsisana Tatishvili (1937—2017), opera singer (soprano)
 * Aleksandra Prokoshina (1918—2005 ), singer (soprano)
 * Edvardas Kaniava (b. 1937), opera singer (baritone)
 * Vladimir Volzhansky (1917—1983), circus performer (acrobat, equilibrist)
 * Yoldosh Azamov (1909—1985), film director
 * Kalyj Moldobasanov (1929—2006), composer and conductor
 * Gunārs Cilinskis (1931—1992), theater actor and director, film actor, film director
 * Ādolfs Skulte (1909—2000), composer
 * Giga Lortkipanidze (1927—2013), theater and film director
 * Dmytro Smolych (1919—1987), theater director
 * Lev Venediktov (1924—2017), choral conductor
 * Yaroslav Antonovich Voshchak (1921—1989), conductor
 * Zurab Sotkilava (1937—2017), opera singer (tenor)
 * Volodymyr Hrypych (1923—2005), theater director
 * Otar Megvinetukhutsesi (1932—2013), theater and film actor

1980

 * Eduardas Balsys (1919—1984), composer
 * Hendrik Krumm (1934—1989), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
 * Tatyana Alekseevna Tayakina (1951—2023), ballet dancer
 * Hakim Zaripov (1924–2023), circus performer (rider), film actor
 * Nikolay Olkhovikov (1922—1987), circus performer (rider and juggler)
 * Vladimir Oskal-Ool (1920—1999), circus performer (juggler and equilibrist)
 * Vasiliy Tretyak (1926—1989), opera singer (tenor)
 * Halyna Tuftina (1933—2007), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Georgiy Zhzhonov (1915—2005), theater and film actor
 * Ivan Dmitriev (1915—2003), theater and film actor
 * Mukhamed Cherkezov (1911—1993), theater and film actor
 * Asanali Ashimov (b. 1937), theater and film actor
 * Farida Sharipova (1936—2010), actress
 * Lidiya Mosolova (1918—1996), stage actress
 * Pyotr Monastyrsky (1915—2013), theater director
 * Galina Makarova (1919—1993), stage actress
 * Ğabdulla Şamukof (1909—1981), actor
 * Vera Kuzmina (1923—2021), stage actress
 * Nina Meshko (1917—2008), choral conductor
 * Zeynab Khanlarova (b. 1936), opera singer (soprano), mugham performer
 * Vyacheslav Hrinchenko (1938—1998), opera singer (bass)
 * Saulius Sondeckis (1928—2016), conductor
 * Vsevolod Yakut (1912—1991), theater and film actor
 * Tengiz Abuladze (1924—1994), film director
 * Ivan Solovyov (1910—1982), theater and film actor
 * Rezo Chkheidze (1926—2015), film director
 * Glaphira Sidorova (1922—2019), stage actress
 * Andrey Petrov (1930—2006), composer
 * Khoren Abrahamyan (1930—2004), theater and film actor, theater director
 * Kayyrgül Sartbaeva (b. 1936), opera singer (lyric soprano)
 * Vladimir Fedoseyev (b. 1932), conductor
 * Olga Vysotskaya (1906—2000), All-Union Radio announcer
 * Yuri Levitan (1914—1983), All-Union Radio announcer

1981

 * Metaksia Simonyan (1926—1987), stage actress
 * Zoya Spirina (1926—1986), actress
 * Shuhrat Abbosov (1931—2018), film director and screenwriter
 * Nina Isakova (b. 1928), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Alisa Freindlich (b. 1934), theater and film actress
 * Yuri Simonov (b. 1941), conductor
 * Gaziza Zhubanova (1927—1993), composer
 * Erkegali Rakhmadiyev (1932—2013), composer
 * Kim Bazarsadaev (1937—2002), opera singer (bass)
 * Edvard Mirzoyan (1921—2012), composer
 * Grigory Chukhray (1921—2001), film director, screenwriter
 * Vladimir Morozov (1933—2002), opera singer (bass)
 * Yuri Temirkanov (1938—2023), conductor
 * Rihards Glāzups (1920—1993), conductor
 * Nikolai Slichenko (1934—2021), actor and director
 * Suimenkul Chokmorov (1939—1992), theater and film actor
 * Maria Mordasova (1915—1997), singer, folk music performer
 * Leo Golovanov (1926—2015), dancer
 * Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932), composer
 * Andrei Eshpai (1925—2015), composer
 * Yuri Mazhuga (1931—2022), theater and film actor
 * Vladimir Curbet (1930—2017), choreographer
 * Yuliya Solntseva (1901—1989), film actress, film director
 * Murad Kajlayev (1931—2023), composer, conductor
 * Aysulu Tokombayeva (b. 1947), ballet dancer
 * Boris Tenin (1905—1990), theater and film actor
 * Sabira Ataeva (1917—1993), theater and film actress
 * Anu Kaal (b. 1940), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
 * Valentina Yermakova (1924—2003), theater and film actress, theater teacher
 * Sergey Tikhonov (1921—1992), actor
 * Mikheil Tumanishvili (1921—1996), theater director
 * Tatiana Doronina (b. 1933), theater actress and director, film actress
 * Ramaz Chkhikvadze (1928—2011), theater and film actor
 * Pyotr Glebov (1915—2000), theater and film actor
 * Lyudmila Chursina (b. 1941), theater and film actress

1982

 * Viktor Tarasov (1934—2006), actor
 * Sharah Abzagovich Pachalia (1914—2000), theater director, actor, playwright
 * Mikhail Chubinidze (1910—2006), theater and film actor
 * Sholpan Zhandarbekova (1922—2005), stage actress
 * Aleksandrs Lembergs (1921—1985), choreographer
 * Idris Nogajbayev (1931—1989), stage actor
 * Nikolay Levitsky (1911—1982), popular science film director
 * Arutyun Akopyan (1918—2005), stage artist, illusionist
 * Valentina Leontyeva (1923—2007), TV presenter, television announcer
 * Tamara Sinyavskaya (b. 1943), singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Cholponbek Bazarbaev (1949—2002), ballet dancer
 * Ivan Lapikov (1922—1993), theater and film actor
 * Zagir Ismagilov (1917—2003), composer
 * Henrik Malyan (1925—1988), film director, screenwriter
 * Yevgeny Raikov (1937—2010), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
 * Vladimir Kenigson (1907—1986), theater and film actor
 * Nina Mamayeva (1923—2001), stage actress
 * Irakly Andronikov (1908—1990), writer, spoken word artist
 * Vladimir Andrianov (1906—1985), stage actor
 * Robert Sturua (b. 1938), theater director
 * Rem Lebedev (1928—1988), theater and film artist

1983

 * Aleksandr Alov (1923—1983), film director, screenwriter
 * Vladimir Naumov (1927—2021), film director
 * Ruben Agamirzian (1922—1991), theater director
 * Anatoly Avdievsky (1933—2016), choral conductor
 * Yevgeny Yevstigneyev (1926—1992), theater and film actor
 * Tatiana Nikolayeva (1924—1993), pianist, composer
 * Arvīds Žilinskis (1905—1993), composer
 * Frunze Dovlatyan (1927—1997), film director, film actor
 * Vladislav Piavko (1941—2020), opera singer (tenor)
 * Nikita Bogoslovsky (1913—2004), composer
 * Anatoly Kotcherga (b. 1947), opera singer (bass)
 * Baudordzhi Yampilov (1916—1989), composer
 * Gabriela Komleva (р. 1938), ballet dancer and choreographer
 * Askold Makarov (1925—2000), ballet dancer and choreographer
 * Olga Moiseyeva (1928—2021), ballet dancer and choreographer
 * Nikolai Ohotnikov (1937—2017), singer (bass)
 * Vladilen Semionov (b. 1932), ballet dancer and choreographer
 * Alla Sizova (1939—2014), ballet dancer
 * Ludmila Filatova (b. 1935), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Oleg Vinogradov (b. 1937), choreographer
 * Lyudmila Gurchenko (1935—2011), theater and film actress, pop singer
 * Vladimir Basov (1923—1987), film director, actor
 * Nani Bregvadze (b. 1938), pop singer
 * Mikhail Gluzsky (1918—2001), theater and film actor
 * Valery Egudin (1937—2007), opera singer (tenor)

1984

 * Malika Kalontarova (b. 1950), ballet dancer
 * Frunzik Mkrtchyan (1930—1993), theater and film actor
 * Evgeniy Glebov (1929—2000), composer
 * Nurgisa Tlendiyev (1925—1998), conductor, composer
 * Mihai Volontir (1934—2015), theater and film artist
 * Viktor Korshunov (1929—2015), theater and film actor
 * Aleksandra Pakhmutova (b. 1929), composer
 * Serafim Tulikov (1914—2004), composer
 * Eldar Ryazanov (1927—2015), film director
 * Vladimir Etush (1922—2019), theater and film actor, theater teacher
 * Marsil Sälimcanof (1934—2002), theater director
 * Vladimir Samoilov (1924—1999), theater and film actor
 * Kunduz Mirkarimova (1925—2019), ballet director-choreographer
 * Alexander Kholminov (1925—2015), composer
 * Tatyana Lioznova (1924—2011), film director
 * Ioakim Sharoev (1930—2000), theater director and teacher
 * Aleksey Chyrgal-ool (1924—1989), composer
 * Nikolay Salamov (1922—2003), actor
 * Svetlana Adyrkhaeva (1938—2023), ballet dancer
 * Oleg Basilashvili (b. 1934), theater and film actor
 * Vyacheslav Gordeyev (b. 1948), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Dmitri Kitayenko (b. 1940), conductor
 * Nadezhda Pavlova (b. 1956), ballet dancer
 * Khuseyn Mukhtarov (1938—2001), opera singer (bass)
 * Toktonali Seytaliev (1937—2021), opera singer (lyric tenor)

1985

 * Shamgon Sagaddinovich Kazhigaliyev (1927—2015), conductor
 * Nikolai Mikheyev (1923—1993), stage actor
 * Raimonds Pauls (b. 1936), composer
 * Leonid Markov (1927—1991), theater and film actor
 * Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (1935—2020), theater and film actor
 * Yuri Bogatikov (1932—2002), pop singer (baritone)
 * Baba Annanov (1934—1991), theater director, actor
 * Mikhail Bushnov (1923—2014), theater actor
 * Valentin Elizariev (b. 1947), choreographer
 * Arkadij Sawczenko (1936—2004), opera singer (baritone)
 * Konstantin Adashevsky (1897—1987), theater and film actor
 * Aleksandr Ivanovich Shchegolev (1913—1988), stage actor
 * Sos Sargsyan (1929—2013), theater and film actor
 * Regimantas Adomaitis (1937—2022), theater and film actor
 * Maria Stefiuk (b. 1948), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
 * Valentin Levashov (1915—1994), composer, choir conductor
 * Yuri Ivanovich Kazakov (1924—2019), accordionist
 * Inna Makarova (1926—2020), film actress
 * Jansug Kakhidze (1936—2002), conductor
 * Tolomush Okeyev (1935—2001), film director
 * Ivan Ivanov-Vano (1900—1987), animation director
 * Davletbay Khodzhabayev (1931—2019), circus performer, horse rider
 * Boris Tchaikovsky (1925—1996), composer
 * Vladimir Andreyev (1930—2020), theater and film actor
 * Klara Luchko (1925—2005), theater and film actress
 * Igor Shapovalov (b. 1945), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Mark Fradkin (1914—1990), composer
 * Vasily Lanovoy (1934—2021), theater and film actor

1986

 * Imants Kokars (1921—2011), choral conductor
 * Dugarzhap Dashiev (1939—2003), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
 * Marlen Khutsiev (1925—2019), film director
 * Georgy Pantyukov (1922—1994), choral conductor
 * Vera Vasilyeva (1925—2023), theater and film actress
 * Georgy Ansimov (1922—2015), director of operas and operettas
 * Vyacheslav Nevinny (1934—2009), theater and film actor
 * Eri Klas (1939—2016), conductor
 * Edgar Hovhannisyan (1930—1998), composer
 * Viktor Turov (1936—1996), film director
 * Mihai Muntean (b. 1943), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
 * Röstäm Yaxin (1921—1993), composer, pianist
 * Alibek Dnishev (b. 1951), opera singer (lyric tenor)
 * Margarita Drozdova (b. 1948), ballet dancer
 * Ludmila Semenyaka (b. 1952), ballet dancer and teacher
 * Vaclovas Daunoras (1937—2020), opera singer (bass)
 * Makvala Kasrashvili (b. 1942), singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
 * Juozas Domarkas (b. 1936), conductor
 * Arif Məlikov (1933—2019), composer
 * Nikolai Kutuzov (1926—2011), composer, conductor
 * Lyudmila Sakharova (1926—2012), ballet dancer, teacher
 * Zebo Aminzoda (b. 1948), choreographer
 * Vera Baeva (b. 1936), singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)

1987

 * Anna Pokidchenko (1926—2014), actress
 * Quddus Khojamyarov (1918—1994), composer
 * Eugen Doga (b. 1937), composer
 * Veljo Tormis (1930—2017), composer
 * Veronica Garștea (1927—2012), choral conductor
 * Fyodor Khitruk (1917—2012), film director-animator
 * Leonid Bronevoy (1928—2017), theater and film actor
 * Igor Luchenok (1938—2018), composer
 * Maya-Gozel Aimedova (b. 1941), theater and film actress
 * Yuri Vladimirov (b. 1942), ballet dancer and teacher
 * Nina Sorokina (1942—2011), ballet dancer
 * Yevgeniya Khanayeva (1921—1987), theater and film actress
 * Viktor Tretiakov (b. 1946), violinist
 * Joseph Kobzon (1937—2018), pop singer (baritone)
 * Leonid Smetannikov (b. 1943), opera singer (baritone), teacher

1988

 * Oleg Tabakov (1935—2018), theater and film actor, director, theater teacher
 * Yury Solomin (1935—2024), theater and film actor and director
 * Valentina Kovel (1923—1997), theater and film actress
 * Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925—1991), composer
 * Volodymyr Shevchenko (1946—2012), circus performer
 * Lyudmyla Shevchenko (b. 1945), circus performer
 * Igor Talankin (1927—2010), film director
 * Nikolai Nekrasov (1932—2012), folk music conductor
 * Giya Kancheli (1935—2019), composer
 * Harijs Liepins (1927—1998), theater artist
 * Stefaniya Stanyuta (1905—2000), theater and film actress
 * Estebes Tursunaliev (1931—2005), akyn-improviser
 * Arnold Katz (1924—2007), conductor
 * Sofia Rotaru (b. 1947), pop singer
 * Khashim Gadoyev (b. 1937), stage actor
 * Anatoliy Molodov (1929—2017), choral conductor
 * Fidan Gasimova (b. 1948), opera singer (soprano)
 * Varduhi Varderesyan (1928—2015), theater and film actress
 * Anegina Ilina-Dmitrieva (b. 1943), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
 * Igor Kirillov (1932—2021), TV presenter
 * Eldar Shengelaia (b. 1933), film director
 * Mikhail Pugovkin (1923—2008), theater and film actor
 * Oleg Strizhenov (b. 1929), theater and film actor
 * Serhii Danchenko (1937—2001), theater director
 * Vladimir Minin (р. 1929), choral conductor
 * Edita Piekha (b. 1937), pop singer
 * Lev Raskatov (1927—1993), stage actor
 * Uldis Žagata (1928—2015), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Liana Isakadze (1946—2024), violinist, conductor
 * Sergey Kolosov (1921—2012), film director, screenwriter
 * Nikita Dolgushin (1938—2012), ballet dancer, choreographer
 * Gizela Tsypola (b. 1944), opera singer (soprano)
 * Lyudmila Yermakova (1927—2008), choral conductor

1989

 * Yevgeny Malinin (1930—2001), pianist
 * Nikolai Rakov (1908—1990), composer
 * Nikolai Yeremenko Sr. (1926—2000), film actor
 * Eliso Virsaladze (b 1942), pianist
 * Vladimir Doveyko (1922—2002), circus performer, acrobat
 * Natalya Durova (1934—2007), circus performer (tamer)
 * Yuri Yermolayev (1932—2017), circus performer (horse trainer, rider)
 * Irbek Kantemirov (1928—2000), circus performer (horse rider)
 * Valery Klimov (1931—2022), violinist
 * Pavel Necheporenko (1916—2009), musician (balalaika player), teacher
 * Igor Oistrakh (1931—2021), violinist
 * Nicolae Sulac (1936—2003), singer
 * Samarbubu Toktakunova (b. 1944), musician-instrumentalist
 * Yan Frenkel (1920—1989), composer
 * Boris Akimov (b. 1946), ballet dancer
 * Leonid Gaidai (1923—1993), film director
 * Yevgeny Vesnik (1923—2009), theater and film actor
 * Galina Volchek (1933—2019), theater director and actress
 * Georgiy Daneliya (1930—2019), film director and screenwriter
 * Zita Dreiere (Errs) (b. 1952), ballet dancer
 * Mira Koltsova (1938—2022), dancer, choreographer
 * Leonid Yasinovskiy (1923—2003), stage actor
 * Leonid Gubanov (1928—2004), actor of the Moscow Art Theater
 * Victor Popov (1934—2008), choral conductor
 * Ilya Frez (1909—1994), film director

1990

 * Ville Golovko (1932—2015) — artistic director (chief director) of the variety and circus studio "Sintez"
 * Mikk Mikiver (1937—2006) — stage actor, director, film actor
 * Lev Durov (1931—2015), theatre director
 * Vladimir Spivakov (b. 1944), violinist and conductor
 * Sydyk Mukhamedzhanov (1924—1991), composer
 * Mstislav Zapashny (1938—2016), circus artist, animal trainer, director
 * Iya Savvina (1936—2011) — stage actress
 * Mikhail Schweitzer (1920—2000) — film director
 * Vladimir Krainev (1944—2011) — pianist
 * Nina Dorliak (1908—1998) — chamber singer (soprano)
 * Oleksandr Bilash (1931—2003), composer
 * Rolan Bykov (1929—1998) — theater and film actor, film director
 * Zinovy Gerdt (1916—1996), theater and film actor
 * Gyulli Mubaryakova (1936—2019) — theatre artist
 * Leonid Boldin (1931—2013), opera singer
 * Aleksandr Dmitriyev (b. 1935) — conductor
 * Tatyana Karpova (1916—2018), stage actress
 * Ivan Bobylyov (1925—2014), actor, theater director, teacher
 * Grigory Ponomarenko (1921—1996) — composer
 * Viktar Roŭda (1921—2007), choral conductor, teacher
 * Lidiya Sukharevskaya (1909—1991), stage actress
 * Georgiy Vitsin (1917—2001), theater and film actor
 * Lyubov Sokolova (1921—2001), film actress
 * Farhad Badalbeyli (b. 1947), pianist and teacher
 * Vladislav Mikosha (1909—2004), cinematographer and film director
 * Victor Merzhanov (1919—2012) — pianist and teacher
 * Galina Shoydagbaeva (b. 1953), opera singer
 * Nikolay Trofimov (1920—2005), stage actor
 * Zara Dolukhanova (1918—2007), opera singer (coloratura mezzo-soprano), teacher

1991

 * Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov (1943—2011), pianist
 * Vladimir Mulyavin (1941—2003), pop singer (dramatic tenor), guitarist, composer, leader of the band Pesniary
 * Stepan Oleksenko (1941—2006), stage actor
 * Bohdan Stupka (1941—2012), theatre and film actor
 * Maria Vladimirovna Mironova (1911—1997), theater and film actress
 * Lyudmila Shaposhnikova (1921—2003), theater and film actress
 * Yuri Bashmet (b. 1953), violist and conductor
 * Mark Zakharov (1933—2019), theater and film director
 * Larisa Shevchenko (b. 1950), opera singer (soprano)
 * Samson Samsonov (1921—2002), film director
 * Mykola Kolessa (1903—2006), composer and conductor
 * Eduard Kolmanovsky (1923—1994), composer
 * Inna Churikova (1943—2023), theater and film actress
 * Mikhail Zimin (1930—1991), theatre and film actor
 * Natalia Gutman (b. 1942), cellist
 * Ghazaros Saryan (1920—1998), composer
 * Bolotbek Shamshiyev (1941—2019), film director
 * Yoqub Ahmedov (b. 1938), theater and film artist
 * Eduard Grach (b. 1930), violinist
 * Ajdar Ibrahimov (1919—1993), film director
 * Vladislav Chernushenko (b. 1936), choir conductor and teacher
 * Lev Vlassenko (1928—1996), pianist
 * Ashir Kuliev (1918—2000), composer
 * Kapar Medetbekov (1931—2012), theater and film artist
 * Gennady Ovsyannikov (b. 1935), actor
 * Anatoly Poletaev (b. 1936), accordionist, conductor
 * Alla Pugacheva (b. 1949), pop singer
 * Avet Terterian (1929—1994), composer
 * Natalia Shakhovskaya (1935—2017), cellist
 * Valeriy Yakovlev (b. 1939), theater director
 * Sofiya Pilyavskaya (1911—2000), theater and film actress
 * Oleg Yankovsky (1944—2009), theater and film actor

1943

 * Aleksandr Gerasimov (1881—1963), painter
 * Boris Ioganson (1893—1973), artist and pedagogue
 * Sergey Merkurov (1881—1952), sculptor
 * Vera Mukhina (1889—1953), sculptor

1944

 * Vasyl Kasiian (1896—1976), graphic artist
 * Anatol Petrytsky (1895—1964), painter
 * Oleksii Shovkunenko (1884—1974), painter

1950

 * Konstantin Yuon (1875—1958), painter, art theorist

1951

 * Fyodor Fedorovsky (1883—1955), stage designer

1953

 * Moisey Toidze (1871—1953), painter

1956

 * Vasily Baksheyev (1862—1958), painter
 * Igor Grabar (1871—1960), artist, art critic, educator, restorer

1957

 * Teodors Zaļkalns (1876—1972), sculptor
 * Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876—1966), painter
 * Vsevolod Vsevolodovich Lishev (1877—1960), sculptor

1958

 * Sergey Konenkov (1874—1971), sculptor
 * Sergey Vasilyevich Gerasimov (1885—1964), painter
 * Porfiry Nikitich Krylov (1902—1990), painter and graphic artist
 * Mikhail Kupriyanov (1903—1991), painter and graphic artist
 * Nikolai Sokolov (1903—2000), graphic artist and painter
 * Vladimir Aleksandrovich Serov (1910—1968), painter and graphic artist, teacher
 * Matvey Manizer (1891—1966), sculptor

1959

 * Yevgeny Vuchetich (1908—1974), sculptor

1960

 * Martiros Saryan (1880—1972), landscape painter, graphic artist and stage designer
 * Nikolai Tomsky (1900—1984), sculptor

1961

 * Juozas Mikėnas (1901—1964), sculptor

1962

 * Vadim Fedorovič Ryndin (1902—1974), stage designer
 * Arkady Plastov (1893—1972), painter
 * Pavel Korin (1892—1967), painter

1963

 * Mikayil Abdullayev (1921—2002), painter and graphic artist
 * Mikhail Anikushin (1917—1997), sculptor
 * Yekaterina Fyodorovna Belashova (1906—1971), sculptor
 * Ilya Bogdesko (1923—2010), graphic artist
 * Mykhailo Bozhy (1911—1990), painter
 * Yosyp Bokshay (1891—1975), painter
 * Aleksandr Deyneka (1899—1969), painter, graphic artist and sculptor
 * Mykhailo Derehus (1904—1997), graphic artist and painter
 * Ucha Japaridze (1906—1988), painter, graphic artist
 * Nikolay Nikolayevich Zhukov (1908—1973), painter, graphic artist, poster artist
 * Alexander Kibalnikov (1912—1987), sculptor
 * Mykhailo Lysenko (1906—1972), sculptor
 * Evald Okas (1915—2011), painter and teacher
 * Ara Sargsyan (1902—1969), sculptor
 * Leo Svemps (1897—1975), painter, teacher
 * Ural Tansykbayev (1904—1974), painter
 * Vladimir Favorsky (1886—1964), graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, painter, art critic, muralist
 * Semyon Afanasyevich Chuikov (1902—1980), painter
 * Vytautas Jurkūnas (1910—1993), graphic artist

1965

 * Boris Volkov (1900—1970), stage designer
 * Vasily Yefanov (1900—1978), painter
 * Jonas Kuzminskis (1906—1985), graphic artist
 * Yuri Neprintsev (1909—1996), painter, graphic artist
 * Yakov Romas (1902—1969), painter and teacher
 * Fedir Nirod (1907—1996), stage designer

1967

 * Dementy Shmarinov (1907—1999), graphic artist and draftsman
 * Boris Yefimov (1900—2008), graphic artist, master of political caricature
 * Anatoliy Arefyev (1918—1989), stage designer
 * Yevgeny Kibrik (1906—1978), painter and graphic artist, illustrator, teacher

1969

 * Veniamin Pinchuk (1908—1987), sculptor
 * Dmitry Nalbandyan (1906—1993), painter
 * Günther Reindorff (1889—1974), graphic artist, book illustrator
 * Yevgeni Yenej (1890—1971), production designer
 * Victor Oreshnikov (1904—1987), painter and teacher

1970

 * Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov (1903—1977), painter, graphic artist
 * Apollon Kutateladze (1900—1972), painter
 * Yevsey Moiseyenko (1916—1988), painter, graphic artist and teacher

1971

 * Gapar Aytiyev (1912—1984), painter, stage designer
 * Alexei Pakhomov (1900—1973), graphic artist and painter
 * Boris Prorokov (1911—1972), satirist, political propaganda artist
 * Nikolai Romadin (1903—1987), painter

1972

 * Aleksandra Briede (1901—1992), sculptor
 * Lado Gudiashvili (1886—1980), artist

1973

 * Aminadav Kanevsky (1898—1976), graphic artist
 * Tahir Salahov (1928—2021), painter
 * Izzat Klychev (1923—2006), painter
 * Zair Azgur (1908—1995), sculptor
 * Pinkhos Sabsay (1893—1980), sculptor

1974

 * Serhii Hryhoriev (1910—1988), painter and graphic artist (Указ от 18.04.1974)
 * Aleksei Gritsai (1914—1998), painter
 * Serhiy Shyshko (1911—1997), painter
 * Pjotr Tarasovitsj Maltsev (1907—1993), painter
 * Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov (1906—1988), painter
 * Ivan Maksimovich Semenov (1906—1982), graphic artist
 * Nikolay Zinovyev (1888—1979), palekh miniature artist

1975

 * Eduards Kalnin̦š (1904—1988), painter

1976

 * Yervand Kochar (1899—1979), sculptor
 * Simon Virsaladze (1909—1989), costume designer
 * Andrei Mylnikov (1919—2012), painter
 * Mykola Hlushchenko (1901—1977), painter
 * Taras Gaponenko (1906—1993), painter

1977

 * Edgars Iltners (1925—1983), painter
 * Yury Kugach (1917—2013), painter
 * Vasyl Borodai (1917—2010), sculptor
 * Nikolay Afanasevitsj Ponomarjov (1918—1997), graphic artist
 * Lev Kerbel (1917—2003), sculptor
 * Joseph Serebriany (1907—1979), painter

1978

 * Vladimir Tsigal (1917—2013), sculptor
 * Moechamedchanafija Timirbolatovitsj Telzjanov (1927—2013), painter
 * Mikhail Baburin (1907—1984), sculptor
 * Mikhail Savicki (1922—2010), painter
 * Pavel Bondarenko (1917—1992), sculptor
 * Vladimir Shtranikh (1888—1981), painter

1979

 * Viktor Puzyrkov (1918—1999), painter
 * Geliy Korzhev (1925—2012), painter
 * Oleksandr Kovalov (1915—1991), sculptor

1980

 * Zinovy Vilensky (1899—1984), sculptor
 * Zurab Tsereteli (b. 1934), painter and sculptor
 * Haris Yakupov (1919—2010), painter
 * Ilya Glazunov (1930—2017), artist
 * Sulo Juntunen (1915—1980), painter
 * Lindia Brodskaia (1910—1991), painter
 * Dmitry Mochalsky (1908—1988), painter

1981

 * Vitaly Goryayev (1910—1982), graphic illustrator, painter, cartoonist
 * Ephraim Ivanovich Zverkov (1921—2012), painter
 * Rahim Axmedov (1924—2008), painter

1982

 * Boris Ugarov (1922—1991), painter
 * Tetyana Yablonska (1917—2005), painter
 * Iosif Sumbatashvili (1915—2012), stage designer
 * Nikolay Nikoghosyan (1918—2018), sculptor, painter and graphic artist
 * Boris Domashnikov (1924—2003), painter

1983

 * Alexey Tkachyov (b. 1925), painter
 * Sergey Tkachyov (1922—2022), painter
 * Orest Vereisky (1915—1993), book illustrator
 * Grigor Khanjyan (1926—2000), painter and graphic artist

1985

 * Antanas Gudaitis (1904—1989), painter
 * Mykola Oviechkin (1929—1993), painter
 * Anna Alexandrovna Kotukhina (1915—2007), palekh miniature artist
 * Kazys Morkūnas (1924—2014), stained glass artist
 * Alexandr Shilov (b. 1943), painter and graphic artist, author of portraits
 * Mikhail Bogdanov (1914—1995), production designer
 * Vecheslav Zagonek (1919—1994), painter
 * Yuri Korolyov (1929—1992), painter

1986

 * Turgunbaĭ Sadykov (b. 1935), sculptor
 * Yevgeny Shirokov (1931—2017), painter
 * Boris Valentinovich Shcherbakov (1916—1995), painter
 * Indulis Zariņš (1929—1997), painter

1987

 * Gediminas Jokūbonis (1927—2006), sculptor
 * Andrey Ilyich Kurnakov (1916—2010), painter, teacher
 * Merab Berżenišvili (1929—2016), sculptor
 * Oleg Komov (1932—1994), sculptor, graphic artist

1988

 * Valentin Mikhailovich Sidorov (1928—2021), painter
 * Mikhail Mikhailovich Taraev (1920—1996), ceramic artist
 * Afanasiy Osipov (1928—2017), painter
 * Elguja Amashukeli (1928—2002), sculptor
 * Yulian Rukavishnikov (1922—2000), sculptor

1989

 * Akhmat Lutfullin (1928—2007), painter
 * Togrul Narimanbekov (1930—2013), painter, stage designer
 * Valery Levental (1938—2015), stage designer
 * Pyotr Pavlovich Ossovsky (1925—2015), painter, graphic artist

1990

 * Leonid Soifertis (1911—1996), graphic artist
 * Mariam Aslamazyan (1907—2006), painter
 * Sukhrob Kurbanov (1946—2016), painter and graphic artist
 * Viktor Ivanov (b. 1924), painter

1991

 * Fedor Danilovich Konstantinov (1910—1997), graphic artist
 * Andrey Vasnetsov (1924—2009), painter
 * Vladimir Zamkov (1925—1998), painter
 * Lyudmila Azarova (1919—2010), ceramic artist
 * Vladimir Aleksandrovich Igoshev (1921—2007), painter and graphic artist
 * Petr Timofeevich Fomin (1919—1996), painter and teacher

Literature

 * Народные артисты СССР. В 2-х т. / Авт.-сост. М. В. Музалевский и В. Л. Иванов. — Moscow: РИЦ «Кавалер», 2007.