List of people from Krasnoyarsk

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



1801–1900

 * Vasily Surikov (1848–1916), Russian painter
 * Vladimir Rebikov (1866–1920), Russian composer and pianist
 * Pyotr Krasikov (1870–1939), functionary of the All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks) and the Soviet Union; the first Procurator General of the Soviet Union, serving from 1924 to 1933
 * Abram Markson (1888–1938), Russian and Soviet violinist and conductor

1901–1930

 * Vitaly Abalakov (1906–1986), Soviet mountaineer and inventor
 * Yevgeniy Abalakov (1907–1948), Soviet alpinist and sculptor
 * Tatiana Kopnina (1921–2009), Soviet Russian painter and art teacher
 * Bob Martin (1922–1998), Austrian singer
 * Elena Abramovna Davidovich (1922 - 2013), Russian numismatist
 * Viktor Astafyev (1924–2001), Soviet and Russian writer
 * Yuz Aleshkovsky (born 1929), Russian writer, poet, playwright and performer of his own songs

1931–1950

 * Eduard Shafransky (1937–2005), Russian classical guitarist and composer
 * Eduard Malofeyev (born 1942), Soviet and Belarusian football coach and player
 * Vladimir Krainev (1944–2011), Russian pianist and professor of piano
 * Yevgeni Popov (born 1946), Russian writer
 * Valery Shmukler (born 1946), Soviet Ukrainian engineer
 * Viktor Tretiakov (born 1946), Russian violinist and conductor
 * Vladimir Kvint (born 1949), Russian-American economist and strategist
 * Yevgeniy Yevsyukov (born 1950), Russian race walker

1951–1960

 * Jurgis Kairys (born 1952), Lithuanian aerobatic pilot and aeronautical engineer
 * Oleg Romantsev (born 1954), Soviet and Russian international footballer and coach
 * Sergey Lomanov, Sr. (born 1957), Russian bandy manager and former player (forward)
 * Andreï Makine (born 1957), Russian-born French author
 * Galina Yenyukhina (born 1959), Russian cyclist
 * Edkham Akbulatov (born 1960), Russian politician

1961–1970

 * Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962-2017), Russian operatic baritone
 * Zosima Davydov (1963–2010), Russian Orthodox bishop of Yakutsk and Lensk
 * Alexej Jaškin (born 1965), Russian-born Czech professional ice hockey defenceman
 * Sergei Kruglov (born 1966), Russian poet and priest
 * Oleg Kuzhlev (born 1966), Russian professional football coach and a former player
 * Vyacheslav Atavin (born 1967), Soviet and Russian handball player
 * Svetlana Fedotkina (born 1967), Russian speed skater
 * Sergei Klischin (born 1967), Austrian judoka
 * Orit Zuaretz (born 1967), Israeli politician
 * Vladimir Baksheyev (born 1970), Russian professional footballer
 * Andrey Vorobyov (born 1970), Russian politician, governor of Moscow Oblast since 2013
 * Victor Remsha (born 1970), Russian businessman
 * Mikhail Terentiev (born 1970), Russian Paralympian

1971–1980

 * Svetlana Tchernousova (born 1972), Russian former biathlete
 * Igor Bakhtin (born 1973), Russian professional football coach and a former player
 * Larissa Loukianenko (born 1973), Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast
 * Maxim Galanov (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey player
 * Yevgeni Popov (born 1976), Russian bobsledder
 * Konstantin Aladashvili (born 1977), Russian bobsledder and skeleton racer
 * Andrei Drygin (born 1977), Tajik alpine skier of Russian ethnicity
 * Yekaterina Mironova (born 1977), Russian skeleton racer
 * Yuliya Pechonkina (born 1978), Russian athlete
 * Olga Rocheva (born 1978), Russian cross country skier
 * Natalya Safronova (born 1979), Russian female volleyball player
 * Alyona Sidko (born 1979), Russian cross-country skier
 * Elena Khrustaleva (born 1980), Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh biathlete
 * Sergey Lomanov, Jr. (born 1980), Russian bandy player (forward)
 * Pavel Shestakov (born 1980), Russian former alpine skier

1981–1985

 * Dmitry Abramovitch (born 1982), Russian bobsledder
 * Anastasia Tambovtseva (born 1982), Russian luger
 * Jury Veselov (born 1982), Russian luger
 * Aleksandr Kharitonov (born 1983), Russian footballer
 * Maksim Semakin (born 1983), Russian professional football player
 * Viktoria Tereshkina (born 1983), Russian ballet dancer
 * Andrey Yurkov (born 1983), Russian bobsledder
 * Anna Astapenko (born 1984), Russian football defender
 * Helene Fischer (born 1984), German singer and entertainer
 * Evgeny Isakov (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey forward
 * Mikhail Komkov (born 1984), Russian professional footballer
 * Alexander Semin (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey winger
 * Elena Suslova (born 1984), Russian football defender
 * Yuliya Tarasenko (born 1984), Russian ski orienteering competitor
 * Mikhail Kuzmich (born 1985), Russian luger
 * Dmitry Rigin (born 1985), Russian foil fencer
 * Aleksandr Tretyakov (born 1985), Russian skeleton racer
 * Sergei Chepchugov (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
 * Evgeny Ustyugov (born 1985), Russian biathlete

1986–1990

 * Polina Malchikova (born 1986), Russian ski-orienteering competitor
 * Iya Gavrilova (born 1987), Russian ice hockey player
 * Natalia Myasoyedova (born 1987), Russian basketball center
 * Timofey Lapshin (born 1988), Russian biathlete
 * Olga Korobkina (born 1989), Russian skeleton racer
 * Yevgeni Pesegov (born 1989), Russian professional footballer
 * Olga Potylitsina (born 1989), Russian skeleton racer
 * Igor Polyanski (born 1990), Russian professional triathlete

1991–2000
2000-2010
 * Vladislav Antonov (born 1991), Russian luger
 * Alexander Denisyev (born 1991), Russian luger
 * Ksenia Krasilnikova (born 1991), Russian pair skater
 * Nikolay Olyunin (born 1991), Russian snowboarder
 * Ekaterina Baturina (born 1992), Russian luger
 * Nikolay Martsenko (born 1993), Russian racing car driver
 * Elizaveta Axenova (born 1995), Russian-born Kazakhstani luger
 * Nikita Tregubov (born 1995), Russian skeleton racer
 * Anton Mitryushkin (born 1996), Russian professional football player
 * Alexey Bugaev (born 1997), Russian para-alpine skier


 * Mirra Andreeva (born 2007), Russian tennis player

Lived in Krasnoyarsk

 * Nikolai Rezanov (1764–1807), Russian nobleman and statesman who promoted the project of Russian colonization of Alaska and California; died in Krasnoyarsk
 * Christian Friedrich Lessing (1809–1862), German botanist; died in Krasnoyarsk
 * Luka (Voyno-Yasenetsky) (1877–1961), bishop of Russian Orthodox Church and an archbishop of Simferopol and of the Crimea
 * Pyotr Slovtsov (1886–1934), Russian tenor
 * Vladimir Dolgikh (born 1924), Russian politician
 * Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1925–1994), Soviet actor
 * Valentin Danilov (born 1948), Russian physicist
 * Vladimir Shalaev (born 1957), American physicist of Russian descent
 * Aleksandr Bushkov (born 1956), a best-selling Russian author
 * Vyacheslav Butusov (born 1961), Russian singer and songwriter