# 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 (Russian:Народный артист СССР,romanized:Narodny artist SSSR) 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
* Anatoly Alexandrov (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
* Domnica Darienco (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
* Nikolay Okhotnikov [ru] (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 (1929—2025), theater and film actor
* Serhii Danchenko (1937—2001), theater director
* Vladimir Minin (b. 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

## Visual arts (Narodny khudozhnik)
### 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