List of people from Ufa
This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Ufa, Russia.
Born in Ufa
18th century
1701–1800
- Sergey Aksakov, Russian literary figure remembered for his semi-autobiographical tales of family life, as well as his books on hunting and fishing
19th century
1801–1900
- Nikolay Zhukovsky, Russian revolutionary and narodnik
- Georgiy Afanasyev, Russian and Ukrainian historian, politician and diplomat
- Vera Timanova, Russian pianist
- Mikhail Nesterov, major representative of religious symbolism in Russian art
- Yekaterina Kuskova, Russian economist, journalist and politician
- Ilya Bondarenko, Russian-Soviet architect, historian and preservationist
- Ivan Meshchaninov, Soviet linguist and ethnographer
- Alexander Serebrovsky, Russian revolutionary and Soviet petroleum and mining engineer nicknamed the "Soviet Rockefeller"
- Yuri Rall, Soviet naval officer, vice-admiral
- Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev, Tatar Bolshevik
20th century
1901–1920
- Boris Gudz, the last survivor of the October Revolution, a veteran of the Russian Civil War and an OGPU security agent
- Jarosław Skulski, Russian-born Polish film and theatre actor
- Elizaveta Mukasei, Soviet spy codenamed Elza
- Viktor Khokhryakov, Soviet Russian film actor, theater actor and director
- Natalya Kovshova, female Soviet sniper who fought in the Great Patriotic War
1921–1940
- Liya Shakirova, Soviet and Russian linguist
- Grigory Svirsky, Russian-Canadian writer
- Lena Mukhina, Russian woman, who wrote her experiences as teenage schoolgirl during the Siege of Leningrad in her diary, pouring out her hopes and fears
- Georgy Mosolov, Soviet test pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Igor Plekhanov, Soviet speedway rider
- Renart Suleymanov, Russian sport shooter
1941–1950
- Sergei Dovlatov, Russian and American journalist and writer
- Serhiy Komisarenko, Ukrainian scientist, politician, and diplomat
- Vladimir Spivakov, Russian conductor and violinist
- Andrei Boltnev, Soviet and Russian actor
- Anatoly Kvashnin, Chief of the Russian General Staff from 1997 to 2004 and Hero of the Russian Federation
1951–1960
- Viktor Anokhin, Soviet Russian sprint athlete
- Viatcheslav Nazarov, Russian world-class jazz trombonist, pianist, and vocalist
- Zilya Valeeva, politician in Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
- Oleg Vyugin, Head of the Federal Financial Markets Service of Russia
- Valery Limasov, Soviet Russian boxer
- Sergey Veremeenko, Russian businessman
- Vladimir Vinogradov, owner and president of Inkombank
- Irek Gimayev, Soviet ice hockey player
- Arthur Alexandrovich Rean, psychologist
- Igor Sokolov, Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion
1961–1970
- Ural Rakhimov, Russian businessman of Bashkir ethnicity
- Ramil Yuldashev, Ukrainian ice hockey winger
- Natalia Molchanova, Russian champion free diver, multiple world record holder and the former president of the Russian Free Dive Federation
- Svetlana Zainetdinova, Estonian chess Woman FIDE Master
- Ildar Garifullin, Soviet/Russian Nordic combined skier
- Elvira Nabiullina, Tatar born-Russian economist and head of the Central Bank of Russia
- Eugene Shvidler, Soviet-born businessman
- Anatoly Emelin, Soviet/Russian ice hockey player
- Rustem Dautov, German chess Grandmaster of Tatar origin
- Anvar Ibragimov, Soviet fencer
- Igor Kravchuk, Russian ice hockey defenceman
- Igor Nikitin, Russian ice hockey player and coach
- Vadym Rubel, Ukrainian historian
- Alexander Semak, Russian professional ice hockey centre
- Ratmir Timashev, Russian IT entrepreneur
- Pavel Muslimov, Russian biathlete
- Veniamin Tayanovich, Russian freestyle swimmer
- Oleg Yeryomin, Russian football player
- Andrei Cherkasov, Soviet and Russian professional tennis player
1971–1975
- Svetlana Gladysheva, Russian alpine skier
- Ildar Pomykalov, Russian Paralympian athlete
- Vadim Milov, Swiss grandmaster of chess
- Denis Afinogenov, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Andrey Gubin, Russian pop-singer, poet, composer, and record producer
- Albert Lukmanov, Russian professional football player
- Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian professional ice hockey right winger
- Nikolai Tsulygin, Russian professional ice hockey player
1976–1980
- Ildar Abdrazakov, Russian bass opera singer
- Alexei Seliverstov, Russian bobsledder
- Zemfira, Russian rock musician
- Konstantin Fomichev, Russian sprint canoeist
- Arthur Khamidulin, Russian ski jumper
- Evgeni Petrov, Russian professional road bicycle racer
- Andrei Zyuzin, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Denis Khlystov, Russian professional ice hockey centre
- Andrei Sidyakin, Russian ice hockey forward
- Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper
- Artem Derepasko, Russian professional tennis player
- Ruslan Nurtdinov, Russian professional ice hockey winger
1981–1985
- Ildar Fatchullin, Russian-Tatar ski jumper
- Evdokia Gretchichnikova, Russian modern pentathlete
- Sergey Maslennikov, Russian Nordic combined skier
- Evgueni Nourislamov, Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Alexander Seluyanov, Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Yelizaveta Grechishnikova, Russian long-distance runner
- Dmitri Makarov, Russian professional ice hockey winger
- Nikita Shchitov, Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Igor Volkov, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Ruslan Abdrakhmanov, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Sophie Milman, Russian-born jazz vocalist who lives in Canada
- Artem Bulyansky, Russian professional ice hockey forward
- Renal Ganeyev, Russian fencer, who has won bronze Olympic medal in the team foil competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
- Konstantin Makarov, Russian professional ice hockey player
1986–1990
- Elena Chalova, professional Russian tennis player
- Alexander Loginov, Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Oleksander Zhyrnyi, Ukrainian biathlete of Russian origins
- Andrei Zubarev, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Dmitri Zyuzin, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Nikita Davydov, Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Artyom Gordeyev, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Lyaysan Rayanova, Russian alpine skier
- Vladimir Sokhatsky, Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Semion Elistratov, Russian short-track speed-skater, the 2014 Olympic champion in the 5000m relay
- Pavel Ilyashenko, modern pentathlete from Kazakhstan
- Rafael Khakimov, Russian ice hockey goaltender
- Yuri Kirillov, Russian professional footballer
- Kseniya Makeyeva, Russian female handball player
1991–2000
- Anton Babikov, Russian biathlete
- Ilmir Hazetdinov, Russian ski jumper of Tatar descent
- Anton Koprivitsa, Russian snowboarder
- Ranya Mordanova, Russian fashion model
- Alexander Pankov, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Ernest Yahin, Russian Nordic combined skier
- Sergei Yemelin, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Artyom Gareyev, Russian professional ice hockey player
- Ildar Isangulov, Russian ice hockey defenceman
- Dmitry Migunov, Russian short-track speed-skater
- Albert Sharipov, Russian professional football player
- Alexei Vasilevsky, Russian ice hockey defenceman
- Eduard Gimatov, Russian ice hockey player
- Bulat Khayernasov, Russian football forward
- Daniil Kvyat, Russian auto racing driver
- Igor Bezdenezhnykh, Russian professional football player
- Ivan Dryomin, Russian rap artist
- Mikhail Vorobyev, Russian ice hockey forward
- Morgenshtern, Russian rapper
Lived in Ufa
- Dmitry Shuvayev, Russian military leader, Infantry General
- Valerian Albanov, Russian navigator; born in Voronezh and was raised by his uncle in the city of Ufa
- Murtaza Rakhimov, Russian politician of Bashkir ethnicity who served as the first President of Bashkortostan, a republic within Russia, from 1993 to 2010
- Rudolf Nureyev, Soviet dancer of ballet and modern dance
- Yuri Shevchuk, Soviet and Russian singer/songwriter
Died in Ufa
- Joseph Le Brix, French aviator and a capitain de corvette in the French Navy