17th century
1601–1700
- Joseph Vladimirov (active 1642–1666), Russian painter and art theorist of the 17th century
18th century
1701–1800
- Vasily Maykov (1728–1778), Russian poet, fabulist, playwright and translator
- Ivan Dmitrevsky (1734–1821), the most influential actor of Russian Neoclassicism and "Russia's first great tragedian"
- Mikhail Popov (1742–1790), Russian writer, poet, dramatist and opera librettist
- Gerasim Lebedev (1749–1817), Russian adventurer, linguist, pioneer of Bengali theatre, translator, musician and writer
- Semyon Bobrov (1763/1765–1810), Russian poet and civil servant
- Andrei Ukhtomsky (1771–1852), Russian copper engraver
- Nikolay Mylnikov (1797–1842), Russian portrait painter
19th century
1801–1900
- Karolina Pavlova (1807–1893), Russian poet and novelist
- Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg (1812–1881), Duke of the House of Oldenburg
- Izmail Sreznevsky (1812–1880), a towering figure in 19th-century Slavic studies
- Leonid Sabaneyev (1844–1898), Russian zoologist
- Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857–1918), Russian mathematician, mechanician and physicist
- Liverij Darkshevich (1858–1925), Russian neurologist
- Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924), Russian composer and pianist
- Konstantin Satunin (1863–1915), Russian zoologist
- Mikhail Kuzmin (1872–1936), Russian poet, musician and novelist
- Leonid Sobinov (1872–1934), Russian opera singer
- Sergey Shukalov (1883–after 1941), Soviet weapons designer
- Mikhail Sokolov (1885–1947), Russian painter, graphic artist and illustrator active in Soviet Avant-garde arts activity
- Ivan Vakhrameev (1885–1965), Russian revolutionary
- Nikolai Nevsky (1892–1937), Russian and Soviet linguist
- Mikhail Viktorov (1892–1938), Russian military leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces
20th century
1901–1920
- Boris Shavyrin (1902–1965), Russian artillery and rocket engineer
- Bonifaty Kedrov (1903–1985), Soviet researcher, philosopher, logician, chemist and psychologist
- Maria Prilezhayeva (1903–1989), Russian and Soviet children's author, literary critic and the Soviet Union of Writers official
- Tikhon Rabotnov (1904–2000), Russian plant ecologist
- Maria Petrovykh (1908–1979), Russian poet and translator
- Victor Rozov (1913–2004), Russian Soviet dramatist
- Yuri Lyubimov (1917–2014), Soviet and Russian stage actor and director associated with the internationally renowned Taganka Theatre, which he founded in 1964
- Yury Smyslov (1920–1991), Soviet equestrian
1921–1950
- Aleksey Naumov (1923–1943), WWII Soviet tank commander
- Veniamin Basner (1925–1996), Russian composer
- Violetta Kiss (1925–1994), Soviet acrobat, juggler, director, and teacher
- Sergei Kalinin (born 1926), Russian sports shooter
- Viktor Danilov (born 1927), abbot of the Greek Catholic parish in Grodno
- Pavel Kolchin (1930–2010), Soviet cross-country skier
- Juvenal Poyarkov (born 1935), hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Oleg Aleksandrov (1937–1997), Soviet rower
- Viktor Carev (born 1939), Soviet sprint canoeist
- Viktor Sheinov (born 1940), Professor of Psychology and Pedagogical Proficiency
- Valery Tarakanov (born 1941), Soviet/Russian cross-country skier
- Valentin Kornev (born 1942), Soviet sport shooter
- Valery Volkov (born 1947), Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion
- Valeri Frolov (born 1949), Russian professional football coach and a former player
1951–1960
- Alexander (Ishchein) (1952–2021), prelate, who served as the archbishop of Russian Orthodox Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan from 1999 until his death in 2021
- Vladimir Churkin (1953–2021), Soviet and Russian football player and coach
- Volodymyr Makukha (born 1955), Ukrainian politician and diplomat
- Artemy Troitsky (born 1955), Russian journalist, music critic, concert promoter, broadcaster and an academic
- Aleksandr Pobegalov (born 1956), Russian professional football coach
- Aleksandr Petrov (born 1957), Oscar-winning Russian animator and animation director
- Nataliya Popova (born 1958), Russian former swimmer
- Yevgeni Martyanov (born 1959), Russian professional football coach and a former player
1961–1970
- Andrei Khomutov (born 1961), Soviet ice hockey right winger
- Yevgeni Kuznetsov (born 1961), Russian professional football coach and a former player
- Sergey Shlyapnikov (born 1961), Russian volleyball coach
- Sergey Okrugin (born 1963), Russian chess International Master
- Rinad Minvaleyev (born 1965), Russian physiologist, orientalist and researcher of the traditional health cаre systems
- Yevheniya Tovstohan (born 1965), Soviet Ukrainian handball player
- Aleksei Kazalov (born 1967), Russian professional football coach and a former player
- Oleg Kiselyov (born 1967), Russian handball player
- Dmitri Popov (born 1967), Russian retired footballer
- Alex Sipiagin (born 1967), Russian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player
- Yevgeny Urlashov (born 1967), Mayor of the city of Yaroslavl between April 2012 and July 2013
- Tatyana Babashkina (born 1968), Russian high jumper
- Alexei Chistyakov (born 1968), Russian ice hockey coach and former professional player
- Svitlana Kashchenko (born 1968), Russian-born Nicaraguan sport shooter
- Vadim Pomazov (born 1968), Russian football player
- Andrei Kruchin (born 1970), Russian football player
- Vyacheslav Solovyov (1970–2008), Russian serial killer and poisoner
- Maksim Tarasov (born 1970), Russian Olympic pole vaulter
1971–1980
- Anna Malova (born 1971), Russian beauty queen, model and physician who was crowned Miss Russia 1998
- Igor Varlamov (born 1971), Russian footballer
- Andrei Zhirov (born 1971), Russian professional football coach and a former player
- Vladimir Zhukov (born 1972), Russian serial killer, rapist and pedophile
- Sergei Bulavin (born 1973), Russian football player
- Andrei Galyanov (born 1973), Russian professional footballer
- Theodore (Kazanov) (born 1973), Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church
- Aleksey Kostygov (born 1973), Russian handball player
- Andrey Zadorozhniy (born 1973), Russian middle distance runner
- Galimdzhan Khayrulin (born 1974), Russian football manager and a former player
- Aleksei Klestov (born 1974), Russian football player
- Evgeni Ryabchikov (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Ildar Yubin (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Aleksandr Kalinin (born 1975), Russian football coach and a former player
- Vyacheslav Lotoryov (born 1975), Russian football player
- Artyom Yenin (born 1976), Russian association football player
- Vasili Chernitsyn (born 1977), Russian professional footballer
- Ilya Gorokhov (born 1977), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Alexei Vasiliev (born 1977), Russian professional ice hockey defenseman
- Pavel Korostelyov (born 1978), Russian cross-country skier
- Elena Letuchaya (born 1978), Russian journalist, television presenter, producer and director
- Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov (born 1978), Russian fencer
- Aleksey Zagornyi (born 1978), Russian hammer thrower
- Tatyana Andrianova (born 1979), Russian middle distance runner
- Mikhail Donika (born 1979), Russian ice hockey defenceman
- Elena Grosheva (born 1979), Russian Olympic gymnast
- Alexander Medvedev (born 1979), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Ivan Tkachenko (1979–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger
- Aleksandr Chistyakov (born 1980), Russian professional football player
- Sergei Kuznetsov (born 1980), Russian ice hockey left winger
- Aleksandr Malyshev (born 1980), Russian professional footballer
1981–1990
- Alexander Barkunov (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Sergei Mozyakin (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey winger
- Simon Rastorguev (born 1981), Russian architect
- Igor Yemeleyev (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Ivan Nepryaev (born 1982), Russian ice hockey forward
- Ilya Tkachyov (born 1982), former Russian professional footballer
- Evgeny Drattsev (born 1983), Russian swimmer
- Denis Grebeshkov (born 1983), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Lyudmila Postnova (born 1984), Russian team handball player
- Dmitri Utkin (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Mikhail Biryukov (born 1985), Russian ice hockey goaltender
- Alexander Galimov (1985–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Dmitri Golubev (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
- Yaroslav Kharitonskiy (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
- Viktor Myagkov (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
- Oleg Piganovich (born 1985), Russian professional ice hockey Defenseman
- Igor Shtukin (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
- Georgi Ulyanov (born 1985), Russian footballer
- Andrei Kiryukhin (1987–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger
- Elena Kostyuchenko (born 1987), Russian journalist and gay rights activist
- Artem Anisimov (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey center
- Mark Bluvshtein (born 1988), Soviet-born Canadian chess player
- Levan Latsuzbaya (born 1988), Russian professional football player
- Aleksandr Lazushin (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Maxim Malyutin (born 1988), Belarusian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Alexander Vasyunov (1988–2011), Russian ice hockey player
- Ilya Davydov (born 1989), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Kirill Gavrilychev (born 1989), Russian ice hockey defenceman
- Lyubov Polyanskaya (born 1989), Russian professional triathlete
- Artyom Smirnov (born 1989), Russian professional football player
- Artyom Garifullin (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
- Mariya Koroleva (born 1990), American synchronized swimmer
- Alexander Shibaev (born 1990), Russian table tennis player
- Artem Yarchuk (1990–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger
1991–2000
- Ilya Burov (born 1991), Russian freestyle skier
- Vladimir Tarasenko (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey right winger
- Yuri Urychev (1991–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Maksim Bobylev (born 1992), Russian professional football player
- Pavel Krotov (born 1992), Russian freestyle skier
- Olga Meganskaya (born 1992), Russian singer and model
- Artyom Shchadin (born 1992), Russian professional football player
- Pavel Snurnitsyn (1992–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Yevgeni Steshin (born 1992), Russian professional football player
- Artyom Artemyev (born 1993), Russian ice hockey goaltender
- Feraliminal Lycanthropizer, goregrind/porngrind music group founded in 2009
- Kirill Kapustin (born 1993), Russian ice hockey player
- Maxim Osipov (born 1993), Russian ice hockey defenceman
- Mikhail Zemskov (born 1994), Russian professional football player
- Dmitri Belov (born 1995), Russian football player
- Vladislav Gavrikov (born 1995), Russian ice hockey defenceman
- Nadezhda Karpova (born 1995), Russian footballer
- Anastasia Lagina (born 1995), Russian handball player
- Stanislav Nikitin (born 1995), Russian freestyle skier
- Ilya Serikov (born 1995), Russian football player
- Igor Zolotovskiy (born 1995), Russian football player
- Pavel Kraskovsky (born 1996), Russian ice hockey player
- Vladislav Labzin (born 1996), Russian football player
- Alexander Yelesin (born 1996), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Arsen Ayrapetyan (born 1997), Russian football player
- Anton Betyuzhnov (born 1997), Russian football player
- Anastasiia Galashina (born 1997), Russian sport shooter
- Pavel Kudryavtsev (born 1997), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Ivan Provorov (born 1997), Russian junior ice hockey defenseman
- Mikhail Sidorov (born 1997), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Nikolai Vovk (born 1997), Russian football player
- Maxim Burov (born 1998), Russian male freestyle skier
- Ilya Konovalov (born 1998), Russian ice hockey goaltender
- Aleksei Gerasimov (born 1999), Russian football player
- Liubov Nikitina (born 1999), Russian freestyle skier
- Ekaterina Zelenkova (born 1999), Russian female handballer
- Maxim Denezhkin (born 2000), Russian professional ice hockey forward