List of people from Samara

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Samara (1935–1990: Kuybyshev), Russia.

1801–1900

 * Nikolai Karonin-Petropavlovsky (1853–1892), Russian writer, essayist and political activist
 * David Toews (1870–1947), founding chairman of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization
 * Gleb Krzhizhanovsky (1872–1959), Soviet economist and a state figure
 * Victor Palmov (1888–1929), Russian-Ukrainian painter and avant-garde artist
 * Leonid Serebryakov (1890–1937), Russian politician and Bolshevik
 * Boris Kuftin (1892–1953), Soviet archaeologist and ethnographer
 * Maria Kuncewiczowa (1895–1989), Polish writer and novelist
 * Enrico Rastelli (1896–1931), Italian juggler, acrobat and performer
 * Gregory Ratoff (1897–1960), Russian-American film director, actor and producer
 * Sergei Schelkunoff (1897–1992), Russian mathematician and electromagnetism theorist
 * Vasily Yefanov (1900–1978), Soviet painter

1901–1950

 * Nikolay Simonov (1901–1973), Soviet film and stage actor
 * Andrew Alford (1904–1992), American electrical engineer and inventor
 * Emma Lehmer (1906–2007), Russian mathematician
 * Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984), Russian politician, Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1976 until 1984
 * Lev Aronin (1920–1983), Soviet International Master of chess
 * Georgy Adelson-Velsky (1922–2014), Soviet and Israeli mathematician and computer scientist
 * Pavel Zhiburtovich (1925–2006), ice hockey player
 * Roza Makagonova (1927–1995), Soviet actress
 * Eldar Ryazanov (1927–2015), Russian film director
 * Josef Gitelson (1927–2022), Soviet and Russian biophysicist
 * Gennadi Poloka (1930–2014), Russian film director, cinematographer, producer and actor
 * Alfred Fyodorov (1935–2001), Soviet football player and coach
 * Boris Kazakov (1940–1978), Soviet football player
 * Anatoli Kikin (1940–2012), Russian football player and manager
 * Justas Vincas Paleckis (born 1942), Lithuanian ex-communist and politician, Member of the European Parliament
 * Valentin Bogomazov (1943–2019), Russian diplomat, ambassador to Ecuador and Peru
 * David Rudman (born 1943), Soviet wrestling champion, Sambo world champion, and judo European champion
 * Vladimír Železný (born 1945), media businessman and politician in the Czech Republic
 * Alexander Abrosimov (1948–2011), Russian mathematician and teacher
 * Valery Dudyshev (born 1948), Russian scientist
 * Yakov Kazyansky (born 1948), Russian musician
 * Yuri Chernov (born 1949), Soviet and Russian actor of theatre and cinema

1951–1970

 * Katerina Belkina (born 1974) Russian visual artist, photographer and painter
 * Lyubov Sadchikova (1951–2012), Soviet speed skater
 * Ilya Mikhalchuk (born 1957), Russian politician and statesman
 * Mark Solonin (born 1958), Russian historian of World War II
 * Oleg Zaionchkovsky (born 1959), author
 * Dmitry Muratov (born 1961), editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
 * Yuri Yakovich (born 1962), Russian chess Grandmaster
 * Pavel Romanov (born 1964), Russian sociologist
 * Asiat Saitov (born 1965), Russian cyclist
 * Lev Khasis (born 1966), the first CEO of the X5 Retail Group (2006–2011)
 * Alexander Ardakov, Russian professional pianist
 * Pavel Galkin (born 1968), Russian sprinter, former Russian record holder at 60-metres (6,56)
 * Olga Kuznetsova (born 1968), Russian sport shooter
 * Olga Sharkova-Sidorova (born 1968), Russian fencer
 * Aleksandr Tsygankov (born 1968), Russian professional football coach and a former player who last worked as a manager for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
 * Valeri Tumaykin (1968–1994), Russian professional footballer
 * Tatyana Shishkina (born 1969), Kazakh judoka
 * Tatiana Egorova (1970–2012), Russian footballer and manager

1971–1980

 * Yuriy Andronov (born 1971), Russian race walker
 * Mark Feygin (born 1971), Russian lawyer and politician
 * Maria Samoroukova (born 1971), Greek former basketball player
 * Alexei Tikhonov (born 1971), Russian pair skater
 * Andrei Zintchenko (born 1972), Russian professional road bicycle racer
 * Irina Lashko (born 1973), Russian diver
 * Dmitry Alimov (born 1974), Russian entrepreneur and investor in Internet and media businesses
 * Mariya Kiselyova (born 1974), Russian swimmer
 * Igor Sinyutin (born 1974), Russian former competitive figure skater
 * Sergei Korchagin (born 1975), Russian football player
 * Dmitri Shoukov (born 1975), Russian footballer
 * Alexei Akifiev (born 1976), Russian professional ice hockey forward
 * Maxim Bakiyev (born 1977), the youngest son of former president of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev
 * Svetlana Vanyo (born 1977), Russian-American swimmer, coach and private swimming instructor, World Champion medalist, Russian national record holder and 1996 Olympics finalist
 * Nina Zhivanevskaya (born 1977), Russian 5-time Olympic backstroke swimmer
 * Ella Diehl (born 1978), Russian badminton player
 * Julia Feldman (born 1979), Israeli jazz vocalist, composer and educator
 * Aleksandr Nikulin (born 1979), Russian football player
 * Alexander Ryabov (born 1979), Russian professional ice hockey player

1981–1990

 * Alexander Efimkin (born 1981), director sportif for Russian professional cycling team RusVelo
 * Vladimir Efimkin (born 1981), Russian retired professional road bicycle racer
 * Aleksandr Anyukov (born 1982), Russian international association football defender
 * Olga Arteshina (born 1982), Russian basketball player
 * Maxim Shabalin (born 1982), Russian ice dancer
 * Denis Vavilin (born 1982), Russian footballer
 * Aleksandr Bukleyev (born 1984), Russian football (soccer) midfielder
 * Ilia Frolov (born 1984), Russian modern pentathlete
 * Nikita Osipov (born 1984), Belarusian ice hockey player
 * Anna Tikhomirova (born 1984), Russian table tennis player
 * Igor Shevchenko (born 1985), Russian footballer
 * Anton Glazunov (born 1986), Russian professional basketball player
 * Vladimir Isaichev (born 1986), Russian professional road racing cyclist
 * Nataliya Kondratyeva (born 1986), Russian judoka
 * Maxim Vlasov (born 1986), Russian professional boxer in the light heavyweight division
 * Anna Mastyanina (born 1987), Russian sport shooter
 * Andrei Myazin (born 1987), Russian professional football player
 * Artyom Moskvin (born 1988), Russian football goalkeeper
 * Vladislav Sesganov (born 1988), Russian figure skater
 * Pavel Sukhov (born 1988), Russian fencer
 * Semyon Varlamov (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
 * Olga Chernoivanenko (born 1989), Russian handball player
 * Artur Yusupov (born 1989), Russian professional footballer
 * Artyom Delkin (born 1990), Russian professional football player
 * Sergey Pomoshnikov (born 1990), Russian professional racing cyclist

1991–2000

 * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (born 1991), Russian professional tennis player
 * Anastasia Pozdeeva (born 1993), Russian footballer
 * Violetta Khrapina Bida (born 1994), Olympic épée fencer
 * Anna Dementyeva (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast
 * Dmitri Dragun (born 1994), Russian ice dancer
 * Giorgi Gorozia (born 1995), Georgian footballer
 * Andrei Lazukin (born 1997), Russian figure skater

Lived in Samara

 * Natalya Boyko (born 1946), Soviet sprint canoer
 * Mikhail Fradkov (born 1950), Russian politician and statesman who was the Prime Minister of Russia from March 2004 to September 2007
 * Sergei Marushko (born 1966), Russian professional footballer
 * Vladimir Filippov (born 1968), Russian professional football coach and a former player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1985 for FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
 * Mikhail Volodin (born 1968), Russian professional footballer
 * Alexander Brod (born 1969), Russian human rights activist
 * Dmitri Ivanov (born 1970), Russian professional footballer
 * Vladimir Miridonov (born 1970), Russian professional football coach and a former player
 * Dmitri Yemelyanov (born 1972), Russian professional football coach and a former player
 * Zurab Tsiklauri (born 1974), Russian professional footballer, he made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
 * Vitali Astakhov (born 1979), Russian professional footballer
 * Dmitri Kostyayev (born 1989), Russian professional footballer
 * Vasili Pavlov (born 1990), Russian professional football player who played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
 * Maksim Paliyenko (born 1994), Russian professional football player who played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
 * Olga I. Larkina (born 1954), Russian writer