List of people from Tambov
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Valentin AvrorinValentin Avrorin
Valentin Avrorin was a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and an expert in languages. He was born in Tambov, Russia to a family of teachers. He was outstanding in the sphere of Tungusic languages languages, and was one of the active creators of the Nanai written language....
(1907–1977) - Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Vasily Agapkin
Vasily Agapkin
Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin was a Soviet Russian military orchestra conductor, composer, and author of the well-known march "Farewell of Slavianka" ....
(1884–1964) - a military orchestra conductor , composer
Nickolai Annenkov (Kokin) (1899–1999) - patriarch of the Moscow Maly Theatre.
Aleksandr Antonov (1888–1922) - A leader of the Tambov peasant revolt (1920-1921)
Tambov Rebellion
The Tambov Rebellion which occurred between 1920 and 1921 was one of the largest and best-organized peasant rebellions challenging the Bolshevik regime during the Russian Civil War. The uprising took place in the territories of the modern Tambov Oblast and part of the Voronezh Oblast, less than...
Vladimir Arnoldi
Vladimir Arnoldi
Vladimir Arnoldi was a Russian writer of children's books and professor of biology.Pettigram wrote the little-known St.Petersburg In Winter...
(1871–1924) - botanist
Yury Artyukhin (1930–1998) - an astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
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Nickolai Arkharov (1742–1814) - Russian statesman.
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Nickolai Basov (1922–2001) - physicistPhysicist
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Alexander Bezobrazov (1783–1871) - Russian statesman
Roman Boborykin - Russian statesman
Vsevolod Bobrov
Vsevolod Bobrov
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov was a Soviet athlete, who excelled in both football , bandy, and ice hockey. He is considered one of the best Russians ever in all of those sports.- Biography :...
(1922–1979) - sportsman
Vladimir Bolotin (Born in 1926) - Mechanical engineer
Yevgeny Boratynsky (1800–1844) - Russian poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
Nickolai Bochkov (Born in 1931) - Russian scientist
Scientist
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Sergei Bryukhanenko (1890–1960) - Russian physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
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David Burlyuk (1882–1967) - Russian poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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Lev Diomin (1926–1998) - Russian cosmonautLeonid Diomin (1897–1973) - Doctor of Geographical Sciences, professor.
Gavrila Derzhavin (1743–1816) - Russian poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
Maksim Dmitriev (1858–1948) - Russian photographer
Fiodor Dubovitsky (1907–1999) - Doctor of Chemical Sciences, professor
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- Konstantin FedinKonstantin Fedin-Biography:Born in Saratov of humble origins, Fedin studied in Moscow and Germany and was interned there during World War I. After his release he worked as an interpreter in the first Soviet embassy in Berlin...
(1892–1977) - Russian writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
- Nikolai FyodorovNikolai Fyodorovich FyodorovNikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov was a Russian Orthodox Christian philosopher, who was part of the Russian cosmism movement and a precursor of transhumanism...
(1828–1903) - philosopher, a leading proponent of Russian cosmismRussian cosmismRussian cosmism was a philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in Russia in the early 20th century. It entailed a broad theory of natural philosophy combining elements of religion and ethics with a history and philosophy of the origin, evolution and future existence of the cosmos and...
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- Feofan, Vyshensky hermit (Georgy Govorov) (1815–1894) - Tambov bishop )
- Feofil (Rayev) (1738–1811) - Tambov bishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
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- Sergei FilatovSergei FilatovSergei Filatov was a Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion. He won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and received two bronze medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.-References:...
(1926–1997) Olympic equestrianEquestrianismEquestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
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- Flavian Flavitsky (1848–1917) - Russian chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
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- Zoya Gaidai (1902–1965) - Ukrainian singer (soprano).
- Nikita Galakhov (1864–1912) - the inventor of the elliptical springs for the railroad carriages.
- Nickolai Gamalei (1795–1859) - Russian statesman, Vitebsk governor, served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- Alexander GerasimovAlexander GerasimovAlexander Mikhaylovich Gerasimov was a leading proponent of Socialist Realism in the visual arts, and painted Joseph Stalin and other Soviet leaders....
(1881–1963) - Soviet painter
- Natalia GoncharovaNatalia GoncharovaNatalia Sergeevna Goncharova was a Russian avant-garde artist , painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer. Her great-aunt was Natalia Pushkina, wife of the poet Alexander Pushkin.-Life and work:...
(1812–1863) - A.S.Pushkin's wife. She was born in the village Karian-Zagryazhskoye of the Tambov province.
- Maksim Gorky (Alexei Peshkov) (1868–1936) - Russian and Soviet writer and public figure, a founder of socialist realism literature.
- Afanasy GrigorievAfanasy GrigorievAfanasy Grigorievich Grigoriev was a Russian Neoclassical architect, who worked in Moscow and its suburbs. Grigoriev is remembered for his refined Empire style mansions, completion of Great Ascension Church and assistance to Domenico Giliardi in rebuilding Moscow after the Great Fire...
(1782–1868) - architect, took part in the reconstruction of Moscow after the War 1812.
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- Konstantin IgumnovKonstantin IgumnovKonstantin Nicolayevich Igumnov was a Russian virtuoso pianist and the teacher of many famous Russian pianists.Igumnov studied under Nikolai Zverev, and at Moscow Conservatory under Alexander Siloti and Pavel Pabst. He took theory and composition courses from Sergei Taneyev, Anton Arensky and...
(1873–1948) - a pianist-virtuoso, professor of Moscow Conservatory, - Lev IlyinLev IlyinLev Aleksandrovich Ilyin ) was a Russian architect.Between 1925-1938 Lev Ilyin was the main architect of Leningrad , and an author of the overall map of Leningrad and material in the sphere of town-planning....
(1880–1942) - an architect, in 1925-1938 the main architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
of LeningradLeningradLeningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
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- Paisy Kaisarov (1783–1844) - major-general
- Ivan KalitaIvan Kalita (equestrian)Ivan Aleksandrovich Kalita was a Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Kalita is the oldest Olympic participant from USSR .-References:...
(born 1927) - the equestrian sport Olympic Champion (1972).
- Andrei Karelin (1837–1906) - artist, photographer of the Academy of Arts,
- Andrey KolmogorovAndrey KolmogorovAndrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov was a Soviet mathematician, preeminent in the 20th century, who advanced various scientific fields, among them probability theory, topology, intuitionistic logic, turbulence, classical mechanics and computational complexity.-Early life:Kolmogorov was born at Tambov...
(1903–1987) - mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
- Zoya KosmodemyanskayaZoya KosmodemyanskayaZoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya, alternatively Romanised as Kosmodem'yanskaya was a Soviet partisan, and a Hero of the Soviet Union...
(1923–1941) - a partisan
- Yevgeny KrinovYevgeny KrinovYevgeny Leonidovich Krinov , D.G.S., was a Soviet Russian astronomer and geologist, born in Otyassakh in the Tambov region of the Russian Empire...
(1906–1984) - the investigator of meteorites.
- Lev KuleshovLev KuleshovLev Vladimirovich Kuleshov was a Soviet filmmaker and film theorist who taught at and helped establish the world's first film school .-Career:...
(1899–1970) - Soviet film producer and film critic
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- Yevgeny Lanceray (1848–1886) - the well-known Russian sculptor.
- Igor Levkoev (1909–1978) - a chemist-photographer
- Alexander Levshin (1899–1982) - a producer.
- Mikhail LermontovMikhail LermontovMikhail Yuryevich Lermontov , a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", became the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. Lermontov is considered the supreme poet of Russian literature alongside Pushkin and the greatest...
(1814–1841) - the well-known Russian poet.
- Alexander LodyginAlexander LodyginAlexander Nikolayevich Lodygin was a Russian electrical engineer and inventor, one of inventors of the Incandescent light bulb....
(1847–1923) - one of the founders of the electrothermy, author of almost 400 inventions including a tungstenTungstenTungsten , also known as wolfram , is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74.A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as...
filament lamp. He was born in the village of Stenshino of the Tambov province.
- Luka (Valentin Voino-Yasenetsky) (1877–1961) - Doctor of Medicine and surgeon
- Mikhail Lunin (1787–1845) - the Decembrist
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- Alexei T. Sergeev (b.1919) - bassBass (voice type)A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C...
singer; one of the Alexandrov Ensemble soloistsAlexandrov Ensemble soloistsThis is an alphabetical list of the basso profondo, bass, bass-baritone and tenor soloists who have performed with the Alexandrov Ensemble since its establishment in 1928. It is difficult to differentiate between regular and guest soloists, since many have alternated between the one category and...
. People's Artist of the USSRPeople's Artist of the USSRPeople's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
, State Prize of the USSR. - Maria SpiridonovaMaria SpiridonovaMaria Alexandrovna Spiridonova was a figure in Russian revolutionary circles at the beginning of the 20th century.- Biography :She joined the Socialist-Revolutionary Party during her training to become a nurse....
(1884–1941) - revolutionaryRevolutionaryA revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.-Definition:...
- Ruslan SviridovRuslan SviridovRuslan Valentinovich Sviridov is a Russian pianist.-Biography:In 1987-1991 studied at Tambov Musical College with Natalia Kolpakova...
(Born in 1973) - classical pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, pedagogue
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- Denis Plutalov (1976-...) - pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
- Alexandr Potapov (1985-...) - most popular designer and producer