Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a Russian professional football player. he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Rubin-2 Ka

Is a Russian professional football player. he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Rubin-2 Kazan.

Was a Russian entomologist, best known for his expeditions to Central Asia (Pamir, Buchara, Tian-Sha

Was a Russian entomologist, best known for his expeditions to Central Asia (Pamir, Buchara, Tian-Shan, Kan-su und Kukunor) in 1893 and 1895.He was associated with Professor M. N. Bogdanov at the St. Petersburg Museum and contributed many of his own collection to it. He also studied the collections of the museum that had been made by N. M. Przewalsky, Grigorij Nikolaevich Potanin, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky and other explorers of Central Asia.

Is a former Soviet-Latvian football midfielder who played with FK Daugava Riga from 1967 to 1973.His

Is a former Soviet-Latvian football midfielder who played with FK Daugava Riga from 1967 to 1973.His first steps in football Kuznecovs made in the Crimea where he was born - he started with Tavriya Simferopol, the moved to Volyn Lutsk but he made himself really known only when he moved to Daugava Riga in 1967. Kuznecovs was good in tackling and ball control, had a good technique, but his weaker side was thinking ahead and taking unexpected decisions.

Is a former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the sixth round, 136th overall, b

Is a former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the sixth round, 136th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He played fifty-four games in the National Hockey League: fifty over three seasons with the Bruins and fou

Is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Yegorov trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata.

Is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Yegorov trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata.

Is a Russian cross country skier who competed internationally from 1994 to 2003. His best World Cup

Is a Russian cross country skier who competed internationally from 1994 to 2003. His best World Cup finish was 12th in a 10 km event in Italy in 1994. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 in Trondheim, Goutnikov finished 26th in the 10 km + 15 k

Is a Russian composer and pianist. Although little-known outside his native Russia, Korchmar is a pr

Is a Russian composer and pianist. Although little-known outside his native Russia, Korchmar is a prominent figure in the musical life of St Petersburg. He began to study piano and composition in 1958 at the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St Pete

Was a Russian painter, one of the most notable members of Venetsianov school. Soroka was born in Pok

Was a Russian painter, one of the most notable members of Venetsianov school. Soroka was born in Pokrovskoye village (Tver Guberniya), in the family of landowner Milyukov.

Was a Soviet/Russian astronomer. In modern English transliteration, his surname would be given as Sh

Was a Soviet/Russian astronomer. In modern English transliteration, his surname would be given as Shayn, but his astronomical discoveries are credited under the name G. Shajn. Nonetheless, his last name is sometimes given as Schajn.He worked on stellar spectroscopy and the physics of gaseous nebulas. Together with Otto Struve, he studied the rapid rotation of stars of young spectral types and measured the radial velocities of stars. He discovered new gaseous nebulas and the anomalous abundance of 13C in stellar atmospheres.He became a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1939, and was also a member of various foreign societies such as the Royal Astronomical Society. From 1945 to 1952 he was the director of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.

Kazakhstan financier, banker and statesman.Marchenko is the Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO

Kazakhstan financier, banker and statesman.Marchenko is the Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Halyk Bank. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan in 2004.[1] He is ethnically Russian [2] or Ukrainian. Has served as the Honorary Consul of the Singaporean Government to the Kazakh government since 3 November 2006.

Is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg.

Is a Russian swimmer from St. Petersburg.

Is a Russian economist, and politician. He is best known as the author of 500 Days, a plan for the t

Is a Russian economist, and politician. He is best known as the author of 500 Days, a plan for the transition of the USSR into a free-market economy, and for his leadership of the liberal Yabloko party. Yavlinsky was born into a relatively well-off family in Lviv, Ukraine. His father Alexei was an officer, while his mother Vera taught chemistry at an institute. Both his parents are buried in Lviv, and his brother Mikhail lives there.

Is a Russian fencer.

Is a Russian fencer.

Is a former Ukrainian weightlifter, World champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet

Is a former Ukrainian weightlifter, World champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Was a Soviet professional football player and manager. Fedotov played for FC Serp i Molot Moscow and

Was a Soviet professional football player and manager. Fedotov played for FC Serp i Molot Moscow and CSKA Moscow, and was the first player to score over 100 goals in the Soviet Top League.

Was a Soviet military commander and was born into a peasant family near Poltava in Ukraine. A soldie

Was a Soviet military commander and was born into a peasant family near Poltava in Ukraine. A soldier in the army of the Russian Empire in World War I, he joined the Bolshevik Party in 1917 and the Red Army in 1918. During the Russian Civil War he become

Was a Russian painter. He is often described as the first Russian history painter.[1]Ugryumov was bo

Was a Russian painter. He is often described as the first Russian history painter.[1]Ugryumov was born in Moscow. He studied at the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg from 1170 to 1785, and also attended schools in France and Italy. His paintings include The Trial of Strength of Yan Usmar (1796-7), The Capture of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible in 1552 (1790s), and The Invitation to Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov to Ascend the Throne in 1613 (1790s). The latter two were painted for the Mikhailovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg. The Grove Dictionary of Art says that Ugryumov's paintings are "notable for their brilliance of design and mastery of colour" and are "strongly patriotic in tone".[1]

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow.

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow.

Was a Soviet/Russian astronomer.He is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroids, and notably 951 G

Was a Soviet/Russian astronomer.He is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroids, and notably 951 Gaspra[1] and 762 Pulcova. The Minor Planet Center credits his discoveries under the name G. N. Neujmin, and his surname appears this way in the literature. However, the modern English transliteration of his name would be Neuymin.He also discovered or co-discovered a number of periodic comets, including 25D/Neujmin, 28P/Neujmin, 42P/Neujmin, 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte and 58P/Jackson-Neujmin. The asteroid 1129 Neujmina was named in his honour.

Was Russian chess grandmaster of the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice Soviet champion (1934 jointly, an

Was Russian chess grandmaster of the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice Soviet champion (1934 jointly, and 1937), and drew a 1937 match against future world champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Levenfish was also a well-regarded chess writer.

Was a Polish conductor, violinist and composer. He was a member of the Mloda Polska group, together

Was a Polish conductor, violinist and composer. He was a member of the Mloda Polska group, together with artists such as Karol Szymanowski and Ludomir Rózycki. In 1908 he conducted in the Warsaw Opera, in 1912 in the Vienna Opera. During the first war he

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi.

Russian born photographer, born in Moscow, in 1952. Began his interest in photography during his tee

Russian born photographer, born in Moscow, in 1952. Began his interest in photography during his teen years. Enrolled at the Moscow Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1969.

Is a Russian hammer thrower of Tatar ethnicity. Her international breakthrough came following her wo

Is a Russian hammer thrower of Tatar ethnicity. Her international breakthrough came following her world record breaking throw of 77.26 metres from 12 June 2006 in Tula. She beat fellow Russian Tatyana Lysenko, however Lysenko threw 77.41 metres on 24 June

Is a Russian runner. In July 2004 she ran 3000 metres steeplechase in a new world record of 9:01.59.

Is a Russian runner. In July 2004 she ran 3000 metres steeplechase in a new world record of 9:01.59. Early that year she won a bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Samitova is an ethnic Tatar. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.