List of People's Artists of the USSR

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 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
Anatoli Aleksandrov (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 (b. 1934), 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
Domnika Dariyenko (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 (b. 1934), 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 (b. 1930), opera singer (lyric soprano)
Azerbaijan Mambetov (1932—2009), theater director
Lamara Chkonia (b. 1930), 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 (b. 1936), 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 (b. 1951), 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 (b. 1938), 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 (b. 1931), 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
Nikolai Ohotnikov (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 (b. 1935), 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 (b. 1929), theater and film actor
Serhii Danchenko (1937—2001), theater director
Vladimir Minin (р. 1929), choral conductor
Edita Piekha (b. 1937), pop singer
Lev Raskatov (1927—1993), stage actor
Uldis Žagata (1928—2015), ballet dancer, choreographer
Liana Isakadze (b. 1946), 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
References
Literature
Народные артисты СССР. В 2-х т. / Авт.-сост. М. В. Музалевский и В. Л. Иванов. — Moscow: РИЦ «Кавалер», 2007.
People's Artists of the USSR
Lists of artists