List of people from Irkutsk

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Irkutsk, Russia.



1701–1800

 * Nikolai Polevoy (1796–1846), Russian editor, writer, translator and historian
 * Innocent of Alaska (1797-1879), Russian Orthodox priest and bishop in the Americas, Metropolitan of Moscow, recognized as saint in the Orthodox Church

1801–1850

 * Ksenofont Polevoy (1801–1867), Russian writer, literary critic, journalist, publisher and translator
 * Vladimir Kornilov (1806–1854), Russian naval officer who took part in the Crimean War
 * Mikhail Peskov (1834–1864), Russian history and genre painter and lithographer
 * Pyotr Gorlov (1839–1915), Russian geologist and engineer
 * Alexei Pavlovich Fedchenko (1844–1873), Russian naturalist and explorer
 * Alexander Sibiryakov (1849–1933), Russian gold mine and factories owner and explorer of Siberia

1851–1900

 * Nikolay Vtorov (1866–1918), Russian industrialist
 * Yakov Gakkel (1874–1945), Russian scientist and engineer
 * Konkordiya Samoilova (1876–1921), Russian bolshevik
 * Nikolai Luzin (1883–1950), Russian mathematician
 * Jacques Gershkovitch (1884–1953), Russian conductor and musician
 * Mark Azadovsky (1888–1954), Russian scholar of folk-tales and Russian literature
 * Alexander I. Pogrebetsky (1891–1952), Russian economist, financier and businessman
 * Valéry Inkijinoff (1895–1973), French actor of Russian-Buryat origin
 * Sergej Golovčenko (1898–1937), Croatian-Russian caricaturist, comic book author and writer
 * Maria Klenova (1898–1976), Russian and Soviet marine geologist
 * Nikolay Okhlopkov (1900–1967), Soviet actor and theatre director
 * Alexander Shemansky (1900–1976), Russian opera singer (tenor)

1901–1910

 * Mikhail Romm (1901–1971), Soviet film director
 * Nikolay Kamov (1902–1973), leading constructor of the Soviet-Russian Kamov helicopter design bureau
 * Natalya Sats (1903–1993), Russian stage director
 * Pavel Nilin (1908–1981), Soviet writer, journalist and playwright
 * Mikhail Mil (1909–1970), Soviet aerospace engineer

1911–1920

 * Andrei Katkov (1916–1995), Russian Catholic bishop
 * Vecheslav Zagonek (1919–1994), Soviet-Russian painter
 * Ivan Petrov (1920–2003), Russian bass opera singer

1921–1930

 * Lyubow Usava (born 1921), Russian-born Belarusian architect
 * Janina Niedźwiecka (1922–2004), Polish film editor
 * Pyotr Nikolayev (born 1924), Soviet sports shooter
 * Valentin Berlinsky (1925–2008), Russian cellist
 * Nikolay Krasilnikov (born 1927), Russian scientist and educator in the fields of image transmission, image compression and human visual system
 * Rodislav Chizhikov (1929–2010), Russian cyclist
 * Konstantin Vyrupayev (1930–2012), Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion

1931–1940

 * Tamara Novikova (born 1932), Soviet female cyclist
 * Anatoliy Samotsvetov (born 1932), Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw
 * Anatoly Novoseltsev (1933–1995), Russian orientalist
 * Boris Volynov (born 1934), Soviet cosmonaut
 * Leonid Borodin (1938–2011), Russian novelist and journalist

1941–1950

 * Valerii Postoyanov (1941–2018), Soviet sports shooter
 * Vyacheslav Trubnikov (born 1944), Russian journalist, political scientist and diplomat

1951–1960

 * Olga Buyanova (born 1954), Honored Master of Sports coach in Rhythmic gymnastics of the USSR and Russia
 * Andrei Mironov (1954–2014), Russian human rights activist, reporter, fixer, interpreter
 * Vasiliy Kulik (1956–1989), Soviet serial killer
 * Andrei Semyonov (born 1957), Russian football player
 * Sergey Solodovnikov (born 1958), Belarusian professional football coach and Soviet player
 * Robertas Dargis (born 1960), President of Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists
 * Aleksandr Krupskiy (born 1960), Russian pole vaulter
 * Oleksandr Shlapak (born 1960), Ukrainian politician, bureaucrat, and former Minister of Finance of Ukraine
 * Konstantin Volkov (born 1960), Soviet pole vaulter

1961–1970

 * Galina Belyayeva (born 1961), Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress
 * Dmitry V. Bisikalo (born 1961), Russian astrophysicist
 * Alexander Shulgin (born 1964), Russian author and composer
 * Sergei Khodakov (born 1966), Russian paralympic athlete competing mainly in category F12 throwing events
 * Denis Petushinskiy (born 1967), retired pole vaulter who represented New Zealand after switching from Russia in 1998
 * Anatoli Ivanishin (born 1969), Russian cosmonaut
 * Dmitri Kondratyev (born 1969), Russian cosmonaut

1971–1980

 * Oleg Lidrik (born 1971), Russian professional football official and a former player
 * Oxana Kostina (1972–1993), Soviet individual rhythmic gymnast
 * Aleksandr Averbukh (born 1974), Israeli Olympic athlete who competed in the pole vault
 * Ivan Vyrypaev (born 1974), Russian playwright, screenwriter, film director, actor and art director
 * Alexander Bocharov (born 1975), Russian professional road bicycle racer
 * Felix Korobov (born 1975), Russian conductor and cellist
 * Denis Matsuev (born 1975), Russian classical pianist
 * Konstantin Genich (born 1978), Russian professional football player
 * Andrey Mishin (born 1979), Russian boxer
 * Maria Bruntseva (born 1980), Russian volleyball player
 * Rezo Dzhikiya (born 1980), Russian footballer

1981–1990

 * Yelena Bolsun (born 1983), Russian female sprint athlete (sprinter)
 * Denis Sokolov (born 1983), Russian rifle shooter
 * Irina Tkatchuk (born 1983), Russian figure skater
 * Olga Zhitova (born 1983), Russian volleyball player
 * Anton Lyuboslavskiy (born 1984), Russian shot putter
 * Ilya Rashkovsky (born 1984), Russian pianist
 * Andrey Yeshchenko (born 1984), professional Russian football player
 * Alexander Mayer (born 1986), professional Russian ice hockey player
 * Sergei Ogorodnikov (1986–2018), Russian professional ice hockey center
 * Maksim Zyuzin (born 1986), Russian professional football player
 * Nina Kraviz (born 1987), Russian DJ, producer, and singer
 * Olga Kurban (born 1987), Russian heptathlete
 * Arman Pashikian (born 1987), Armenian chess Grandmaster
 * Dmitri Pytlev (born 1987), Russian professional football player
 * Aleksei Yushchuk (born 1987), Russian professional football player
 * Vadim Bogdanov (born 1998), Russian football player
 * Alexey Negodaylo (born 1989), Russian bobsledder

1991–2000

 * Denis Koval (born 1991), Russian speed skater
 * Rustam Orujov (born 1991), Azerbaijani judoka
 * Mariya Ovechkina (born 1991), Russian beauty contest contestant
 * Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova (born 1991), Russian athlete specialising in the pole vault
 * Darya Dmitriyeva (born 1993), Russian rhythmic gymnast
 * Maksim Mashnev (born 1993), Russian football midfielder
 * Nazí Paikidze (born 1993), Georgian-American chess player
 * Ekaterina Vedeneeva (born 1994), Russian-born Slovenian rhythmic gymnast (born in Irkutsk, Russia and currently based in Ljubljana, Slovenia)
 * Eduard Bogdanov (born 1994), Russian football player
 * Roman Zobnin (born 1994), Russian football midfielder
 * Konstantin Drokov (born 1995), Russian ice hockey defenceman
 * Viktor Utyuzhnikov (born 1995), Russian football defender
 * Alayna Lutkovskaya (born 1996), Russian pole vaulter
 * Maksim Mayrovich (born 1996), Russian football player
 * Vladimir Tolmachyov (born 1996), Russian football player
 * Grigori Trufanov (born 1997), Russian football player
 * Veronika Polyakova (born 1999), Russian rhythmic gymnast

Lived in Irkutsk

 * Mariya Volkonskaya (1805–1863), youngest daughter of the Russian general Nikolay Raevsky and Sophia Konstantinova, granddaughter of Mikhail Lomonosov. Popularly known in Irkutsk as the Princess of Siberia, she founded a local hospital and opened a concert hall, in addition to hosting musical and cultural soirees in her home.
 * Ivan Naumovich Yazev (1895–1955), Soviet astronomer and head of the astronomical observatory at Irkutsk State University
 * Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet dancer of ballet and modern dance
 * Alitet Nemtushkin (1939–2006), Evenk-Russian poet
 * Natalia Lipkovskaya (born 1979), Russian rhythmic gymnast