Famous Persons from Urzhum, Kirov, Russia
- Olga Dmitrieva - Born on June 16, 1994 - Athlete
- Aleksandr Ikonnikov - Born on March 4, 1974 - Writer
- Nina Rocheva - Born on October 13, 1948 - Cross-country skier - Merited Master of Sports of the USSR | Medal "For Distinguished Labour" (died: January 8, 2022)
- Q111588225 - Born on September 9, 1948 - Scenographer (died: January 8, 2022)
- Smyshlyayev Yuriy Mikhaylovich - Born on April 16, 1937 - Poet (died: December 26, 1983)
- Youry Biakov - Born on September 1, 1936 - Scientist - VDNKh silver medal | Medal VDNKh | Honored Geologist of the Russian Federation | Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy" | Medal "Veteran of Labour" (died: December 26, 1983)
- Evgeny Krasnov - Born on August 16, 1933 - Paleontologist, Geologist, and Zoologist - VDNKh bronze medal | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation (died: December 26, 1983)
- Q109487177 - Born on September 4, 1925 - Politician, and Manager - Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Patriotic War | honorary citizen of Yoshkar-Ola | Order of Glory Third Class | Honorary Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR | Medal "For Distinguished Labour" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "For Courage in a Fire" | Medal "For Courage" | Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (died: July 6, 2018)
- Q15696197 - Born on March 5, 1924 - Politician, and Manager - Order of Glory Third Class | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: October 24, 1998)
- Q18246578 - Born on December 2, 1923 - Politician, and Manager - Order of Glory Third Class | Order of Glory Second Class | Order of Glory First Class | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Medal "For Courage" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Red Star | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: May 3, 2003)
- Q4329137 - Born on January 3, 1923 - Politician, and Manager - Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of Alexander Nevsky | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: May 4, 1987)
- Q25647096 - Born on October 7, 1922 - Prose writer, Journalist, Playwright, and Writer - Order of the Badge of Honour (died: June 8, 2004)
- Q109485250 - Born on July 7, 1922 - Prose writer, Journalist, Playwright, and Writer - Merited Engineering Scientist of the RSFSR | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Patriotic War (died: January 10, 2014)
- Alexander Ivanovich Moshkin - Born on June 3, 1922 - Prose writer, Journalist, Playwright, and Writer - Order of Lenin | Hero of the Soviet Union (died: June 24, 1944)
- Q17057270 - Born on April 28, 1921 - Prose writer, Journalist, Playwright, and Writer - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of Alexander Nevsky | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: August 19, 1995)
- Q110517612 - Born on October 17, 1920 - Prose writer, Journalist, Playwright, and Writer - Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Order of Friendship of Peoples | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Order of the Patriotic War | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (died: February 14, 2003)
- Ivan Kazantsev - Born on September 25, 1920 - Prose writer, Playwright, and Writer - Medal "For Courage" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" | Order of the Red Star | Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw" | Order of the Patriotic War | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: May 28, 1984)
- Q12551795 - Born on June 24, 1920 - Prose writer, Playwright, and Writer - Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Medal "For Courage" | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: February 28, 1959)
- Q109494814 - Born on October 1, 1919 - Pedagogue, and Deputy - Medal "For Distinguished Labour" | Medal "For Courage in a Fire" | Medal "For Labour Valour" | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Order of the Badge of Honour | Medal "Veteran of Labour" (died: December 2, 2007)
- Q65153894 - Born on April 10, 1919 - Pedagogue, and Deputy - Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of the Patriotic War | Hero of Socialist Labour | Order of Lenin (died: April 6, 1987)
- Q4325789 - Born on February 8, 1919 - Aircraft pilot - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of the Red Banner | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: March 20, 1985)
- Q112635127 - Born on June 17, 1914 - Deputy, and Politician - Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Order of the Badge of Honour | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Red Star (died: April 8, 1999)
- Q25647053 - Born on March 28, 1914 - Philologist - Excellence of Public Education of the Russian Federation | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (died: October 3, 1994)
- Ksenofont Chetkarev - Born on January 22, 1910 - Religious studies scholar, Literary scholar, Ethnographer, Folklorist, Editing staff, and Writer - Order of the Badge of Honour (died: August 1, 1956)
- Q64430563 - Born on August 27, 1909 - Religious studies scholar, Literary scholar, Ethnographer, Folklorist, Editing staff, and Writer (died: April 20, 1990)
- Andrey Aldan-Semenov - Born on October 27, 1908 - Writer - Order of the Badge of Honour (died: December 8, 1985)
- Ivan Putintsev - Born on April 10, 1907 - Military personnel - Medal "For Battle Merit" | Order of the Red Star | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: July 18, 1944)
- Q29358884 - Born on December 19, 1906 - Military leader - Order of Suvorov, 3rd class | Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Cross of Valour | Medal "For Oder, Nysa and the Baltic" | Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" | Order of the Red Star | Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw" | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of Lenin (died: March 11, 1983)
- Q47452931 - Born on March 8, 1906 - Teacher - Order of Lenin (died: December 24, 1981)
- Q109494994 - Born on November 21, 1905 - Pedagogue, Deputy, and Public figure - Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Order of the Badge of Honour | Medal "Veteran of Labour" (died: November 15, 2003)
- Pavel Berezin - Born on June 19, 1904 - Pedagogue, Deputy, and Public figure - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of Lenin (died: October 6, 1976)
- Q24009861 - Born on June 26, 1903 - Pedagogue, Deputy, and Public figure - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Order of Lenin (died: October 6, 1976)
- Q85858769 - Born on October 16, 1902 - Pedagogue, Deputy, and Public figure - Order of the Red Banner of Labour (died: January 1, 1986)
- Georgy Kozhevnikov - Born on April 13, 1902 - Chemist - Stalin Prize | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Order of Lenin (died: January 1, 1966)