List of people from Irkutsk
Born in Irkutsk
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
See also
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External links
- Иркутск: Известные люди города (in Russian)
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