Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg is a Russian port city on the Baltic Sea. It was the imperial capital for 2 centuries, having been founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, subject of the city's iconic “Bronze Horseman” statue. It remains Russia's cultural center, with venues such as the Mariinsky Theatre hosting opera and ballet, and the State Russian Museum showcasing Russian art, from Orthodox icon paintings to Kandinsky works. ― Google
People born in Saint Petersburg (First 49 people) - Page 15
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
Soviet archaeologist
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
Admiral
Anatoly Stessel
Military officer
Wilhelm Küchelbecker
Poet
Nikolay Raevsky
General
Aleksey German Jr.
Russian film director
Maxim Fedotov
Russian conductor
Friedrich von Lütke
Russian navigator
Andrey Akimov
Nikita Bogoslovsky
Russian composer
Aleksandr Stekolnikov
Actor
Sergey Fursenko
Russian businessman
Miroslav Kultyshev
Russian classical pianist
Maria Pakhomenko
Russian singer
Konstantin Kostomarov
Musical artist
Elena Sever
Musical artist
Fyodor Dvinyatin
Russian philologist
Inna Drouz
Fyodor Chistyakov
Russian-Soviet musician
Igor Rasteriaev
Russian singer-songwriter
Bermet Akayeva
Politician
William Gerhardie
Novelist
Anton Ponkrashov
Russian professional basketball player
Vladimir Volkov
Musician
Andrejs Mamikins
Former Member of the European Parliament
Marina Moshkova
Animator
Maria Domark
Musical artist
Misia Sert
Pianist
Stanisław Kopański
Polish engineer
Yakov Slashchov
Commander
Gleb Struve
Poet
Mariya Kapnist
Actress
Nikolay Voronov
Military leader
Nikolai Korkunov
Author
Alexander Alexandrovich Makarov
Former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
Jurij A. Treguboff
Writer
Dmitri Sennikov
Football defender
Alexei Volodin
Russian pianist
Vyacheslav Rybakov
Russian writer
Kirill Polukhin
Soviet-Russian film actor
Marina Azizyan
Production designer
Aleksei Devotchenko
Russian actor
Eleonora Kruger
Elena Shvarts
Russian poet
Alexander Merkurjev
American mathematician
Denis Terentyev
Russian football player
