List of people from Penza

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Penza, Russia.

Aleksey Khovansky
(1814–1899)
Nikolay Ilminsky
(1822–1891)
Vsevolod Pudovkin
(1893–1953)
Boris Sokolovsky
(born 1953)
Alexander Melentyev
(1954–2015)
Denis Ablyazin
(born 1992)

Coat of Arms of Penza
Coat of Arms of Penza

Born in Penza

1801–1900

1901–1950

1951–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

Lived in Penza

  • Alexandr Aksakov (1832–1903), Russian writer, translator, journalist, editor, state official and psychic researcher
  • Nikolai Ishutin (1840–1879), Russian utopian socialist; was raised in Penza
  • Aristarkh Lentulov (1882–1943), Russian avant-garde artist of Cubist orientation; studied art in the Penza art school
  • Alexandr and Mariya Dmitriev, the couple who owns a pet cougar named Messi

See also

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