# List of people from Ufa

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

## Born in Ufa
### 18th century
#### 1701–1800

* Sergey Aksakov (1791–1859), Russian literary figure remembered for his semi-autobiographical tales of family life, as well as his books on hunting and fishing

### 19th century
#### 1801–1900

* Nikolay Zhukovsky (1833–1895), Russian revolutionary and narodnik
* Georgiy Afanasyev (1848–1925), Russian and Ukrainian historian, politician and diplomat
* Vera Timanova (1855–1942), Russian pianist
* Mikhail Nesterov (1862–1942), major representative of religious symbolism in Russian art
* Yekaterina Kuskova (1869–1958), Russian economist, journalist and politician
* Ilya Bondarenko (1870–1947), Russian-Soviet architect, historian and preservationist
* Ivan Meshchaninov (1883–1967), Soviet linguist and ethnographer
* Alexander Serebrovsky (1884–1938), Russian revolutionary and Soviet petroleum and mining engineer nicknamed the "Soviet Rockefeller"
* Yuri Rall (1890-1948), Soviet naval officer, vice-admiral
* Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev (1892–1940), Tatar Bolshevik

### 20th century
#### 1901–1920

* Boris Gudz (1902–2006), the last survivor of the October Revolution, a veteran of the Russian Civil War and an OGPU security agent
* Jarosław Skulski (1907–1977), Russian-born Polish film and theatre actor
* Elizaveta Mukasei (1912–2009), Soviet spy codenamed Elza
* Viktor Khokhryakov (1913–1986), Soviet Russian film actor, theater actor and director
* Natalya Kovshova (1920–1942), female Soviet sniper who fought in the Great Patriotic War

#### 1921–1940

* Liya Shakirova (1921–2015), Soviet and Russian linguist
* Grigory Svirsky (born 1921), Russian-Canadian writer
* Lena Mukhina (1924–1991), Russian woman, who wrote her experiences as teenage schoolgirl during the Siege of Leningrad in her diary, pouring out her hopes and fears
* Georgi Mosolov (born 1926), Soviet test pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
* Igor Plechanov (1933–2007), Soviet speedway rider
* Renart Suleymanov (born 1937), Russian sport shooter

#### 1941–1950

* Sergei Dovlatov (1941–1990), Russian and American journalist and writer
* Serhiy Komisarenko (born 1943), Ukrainian scientist, politician, and diplomat
* Vladimir Spivakov (born 1944), Russian conductor and violinist
* Andrei Boltnev (1946–1995), Soviet and Russian actor
* Anatoly Kvashnin (born 1946), Chief of the Russian General Staff from 1997 to 2004 and Hero of the Russian Federation

#### 1951–1960

* Viktor Anokhin (born 1951), Soviet Russian sprint athlete
* Viatcheslav Nazarov (1952–1996), Russian world-class jazz trombonist, pianist, and vocalist
* Zilya Valeeva (born 1952), politician in Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
* Oleg Vyugin (born 1952), Head of the Federal Financial Markets Service of Russia
* Valery Limasov (born 1955), Soviet Russian boxer
* Sergey Veremeenko (born 1955), Russian businessman
* Vladimir Vinogradov (1955–2008), owner and president of Inkombank
* Irek Gimayev (born 1957), Soviet ice hockey player
* Arthur Alexandrovich Rean (born 1957), psychologist
* Igor Sokolov (born 1958), Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion

#### 1961–1970

* Ural Rakhimov (born 1961), Russian businessman of Bashkir ethnicity
* Ramil Yuldashev (born 1961), Ukrainian ice hockey winger
* Natalia Molchanova (1962–2015), Russian champion free diver, multiple world record holder and the former president of the Russian Free Dive Federation
* Svetlana Zainetdinova (born 1962), Estonian chess Woman FIDE Master
* Ildar Garifullin (born 1963), Soviet/Russian Nordic combined skier
* Elvira Nabiullina (born 1963), Tatar born-Russian economist and head of the Central Bank of Russia
* Eugene Shvidler (born 1964), Soviet-born businessman
* Anatoly Emelin (born 1964), Soviet/Russian ice hockey player
* Rustem Dautov (born 1965), German chess Grandmaster of Tatar origin
* Anvar Ibragimov (born 1965), Soviet fencer
* Igor Kravchuk (born 1966), Russian ice hockey defenceman
* Igor Nikitin (1966–2013), Russian ice hockey player and coach
* Vadym Rubel (born 1966), Ukrainian historian
* Alexander Semak (born 1966), Russian professional ice hockey centre
* Ratmir Timashev (born 1966), Russian IT entrepreneur
* Pavel Muslimov (born 1967), Russian biathlete
* Veniamin Tayanovich (born 1967), Russian freestyle swimmer
* Oleg Yeryomin (born 1967), Russian football player
* Andrei Cherkasov (born 1970), Soviet and Russian professional tennis player

#### 1971–1975

* Svetlana Gladysheva (born 1971), Russian alpine skier
* Ildar Pomykalov (born 1971), Russian Paralympian athlete
* Vadim Milov (born 1972), Swiss grandmaster of chess
* Denis Afinogenov (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Andrey Gubin (born 1974), Russian pop-singer, poet, composer, and record producer
* Albert Lukmanov (born 1974), Russian professional football player
* Vadim Sharifijanov (born 1975), Russian professional ice hockey right winger
* Nikolai Tsulygin (born 1975), Russian professional ice hockey player

#### 1976–1980

* Ildar Abdrazakov (born 1976), Russian bass opera singer
* Alexei Seliverstov (born 1976), Russian bobsledder
* Zemfira (born 1976), Russian rock musician
* Konstantin Fomichev (born 1977), Russian sprint canoeist
* Arthur Khamidulin (born 1977), Russian ski jumper
* Evgeni Petrov (born 1978), Russian professional road bicycle racer
* Andrei Zyuzin (born 1978), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Denis Khlystov (born 1979), Russian professional ice hockey centre
* Andrei Sidyakin (born 1979), Russian ice hockey forward
* Dimitry Vassiliev (born 1979), Russian ski jumper
* Artem Derepasko (born 1980), Russian professional tennis player
* Ruslan Nurtdinov (born 1980), Russian professional ice hockey winger

#### 1981–1985

* Ildar Fatchullin (born 1982), Russian-Tatar ski jumper
* Evdokia Gretchichnikova (born 1982), Russian modern pentathlete
* Sergey Maslennikov (born 1982), Russian Nordic combined skier
* Evgueni Nourislamov (born 1982), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
* Alexander Seluyanov (born 1982), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
* Yelizaveta Grechishnikova (born 1983), Russian long-distance runner
* Dmitri Makarov (born 1983), Russian professional ice hockey winger
* Nikita Shchitov (born 1983), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
* Igor Volkov (born 1983), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Ruslan Abdrakhmanov (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Sophie Milman (born 1984), Russian-born jazz vocalist who lives in Canada
* Artem Bulyansky (born 1985), Russian professional ice hockey forward
* Renal Ganeyev (born 1985), Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
* Konstantin Makarov (born 1985), Russian professional ice hockey player

#### 1986–1990

* Elena Chalova (born 1987), professional Russian tennis player
* Alexander Loginov (born 1987), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
* Oleksander Zhyrnyi (born 1987), Ukrainian biathlete of Russian origins
* Andrei Zubarev (born 1987), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Dmitri Zyuzin (born 1987), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Nikita Davydov (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
* Artyom Gordeyev (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Lyaysan Rayanova (born 1989), Russian alpine skier
* Vladimir Sokhatsky (born 1989), Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
* Semion Elistratov (born 1990), Russian short-track speed-skater, the 2014 Olympic champion in the 5000m relay
* Pavel Ilyashenko (born 1990), modern pentathlete from Kazakhstan
* Rafael Khakimov (born 1990), Russian ice hockey goaltender
* Yuri Kirillov (born 1990), Russian professional footballer
* Kseniya Makeyeva (born 1990), Russian female handball player

#### 1991–2000

* Anton Babikov (born 1991), Russian biathlete
* Ilmir Hazetdinov (born 1991), Russian ski jumper of Tatar descent
* Anton Koprivitsa (born 1991), Russian snowboarder
* Ranya Mordanova (born 1991), Russian fashion model
* Alexander Pankov (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Ernest Yahin (born 1991), Russian Nordic combined skier
* Sergei Yemelin (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Artyom Gareyev (born 1992), Russian professional ice hockey player
* Ildar Isangulov (born 1992), Russian ice hockey defenceman
* Dmitry Migunov (born 1992), Russian short-track speed-skater
* Albert Sharipov (born 1993), Russian professional football player
* Alexei Vasilevsky (born 1993), Russian ice hockey defenceman
* Eduard Gimatov (born 1994), Russian ice hockey player
* Bulat Khayernasov (born 1994), Russian football forward
* Daniil Kvyat (born 1994), Russian auto racing driver
* Igor Bezdenezhnykh (born 1996), Russian professional football player
* Ivan Dryomin (born 1997), Russian rap artist
* Mikhail Vorobyev (born 1997), Russian ice hockey forward
* Morgenshtern (born 1998), Russian rapper

## Lived in Ufa

* Dmitry Shuvayev (1854–1937), Russian military leader, Infantry General
* Valerian Albanov (1881–1919), Russian navigator; born in Voronezh and was raised by his uncle in the city of Ufa
* Murtaza Rakhimov (born 1934), Russian politician of Bashkir ethnicity who served as the first President of Bashkortostan, a republic within Russia, from 1993 to 2010
* Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet dancer of ballet and modern dance
* Yuri Shevchuk (born 1957), Soviet and Russian singer/songwriter

## Died in Ufa

* Joseph Le Brix (1899–1931), French aviator and a capitain de corvette (lieutenant commander) in the French Navy