List of Famous people born in Kursk Oblast, Russia

Alexander Povetkin

First Name Alexander
Last Name Povetkin
Born on September 2, 1979 (age 44)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Povetkin is a Russian professional boxer who has held the WBC interim heavyweight title since August 2020. Previously, he held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013 and has challenged twice for the unified heavyweight championship.

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Alexey Dyumin

First Name Alexey
Born on August 28, 1972 (age 51)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast

Alexei Gennadyevich Dyumin is a Russian politician, serving as Governor of Tula Oblast since 2016. Previously he served as President Vladimir Putin's chief security guard and assistant before being promoted to lead the Russian military's Special Operations Forces, where he oversaw the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The following year, he became Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. He holds the rank of lieutenant general and is a recipient of the Hero of the Russian Federation title.

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Igor Sklyar

First Name Igor
Born on December 18, 1957 (age 66)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast

Igor Borisovich Sklyar is a Russian actor and singer. He has appeared in over 30 films since 1974. He starred in the 1994 film, The Year of the Dog, which won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.

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Vladimir Vinokur

First Name Vladimir
Last Name Vinokur
Born on March 31, 1948 (age 75)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast

Vladimir Natanovich Vinokur is a Russian actor and comedian. He was awarded the Meritorious Artist in 1984 and the People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1989.

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Arkady Gaidar

Аркадий Петрович Голиков
First Name Arkady
Died on October 26, 1941
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast

Arkady Petrovich Golikov, better known as Arkady Gaidar, was a Russian Soviet writer, whose stories were very popular among Soviet children, and a Red Army commander.

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Yuliya Stepanova

Русанова, Юлия Игоревна
First Name Yuliya
Born on July 3, 1986 (age 37)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast
Height 161 cm | 5'3

Yuliya Igorevna Stepanova is a Russian runner who specializes in the 800 metres track event. She and her husband, Vitaly Stepanov, exposed widespread doping in Russia.

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Sergei Puskepalis

First Name Sergei
Last Name Puskepalis
Born on April 15, 1966
Died on September 20, 2022 (aged 56)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast

Sergei Vytauto Puskepalis is a Russian actor and theatre director. He is best known for his roles in the award-winning movies Simple Things (2006) and How I Ended This Summer (2010), both directed by Alexei Popogrebski. For his performances, he won a Nika Award for Best Actor in 2008, as well as a Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in 2010.

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Tamara Syomina

First Name Tamara
Last Name Syomina
Born on October 25, 1938 (age 85)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast

Tamara Petrovna Syomina is a Soviet/Russian film actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1959. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1978).

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Oleg Kononov

First Name Oleg
Last Name Kononov
Born on March 23, 1966 (age 58)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast

Oleg Georgiyevich Kononov is a Russian football coach and a former player. He was last the manager of Riga FC.

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Nikolai Vatutin

First Name Nikolai
Born on December 3, 1901
Died on April 15, 1944 (aged 42)
Born in Russia, Kursk Oblast

Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin was a Soviet military commander during World War II. Vatutin was responsible for many Red Army operations in Ukraine as commander of the Southwestern Front, and the Voronezh Front during the Battle of Kursk. During the Soviet offensive to retake right-bank Ukraine, Vatutin led the 1st Ukrainian Front, responsible for the Red Army's offensives to the west and south-west of Kiev and the eventual liberation of the city.

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