Famous Persons from Yelets, Lipetsk, Russia
- Konstantin Shiltsov - Born on May 7, 2002 - Association football player
- Q116059392 - Born on September 8, 2000 - Military personnel - Order of Courage | Hero of the Russian Federation (died: June 21, 2022)
- Maksim Sazonov - Born on April 2, 2000 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Dmitri Lavrishchev - Born on December 23, 1998 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Kirill Morozov - Born on April 11, 1995 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Kirill Gotsuk - Born on September 10, 1992 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Yevgeni Soskov - Born on October 24, 1991 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Aleksandr Karamushko - Born on August 17, 1990 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Maksim Bolshakov - Born on June 25, 1990 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Sergey Belousov - Born on May 4, 1990 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Pawieł Wikulin - Born on May 19, 1989 - Cross-country skier (died: June 21, 2022)
- Rinat Timokhin - Born on February 28, 1988 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Konstantin Vladimirovich Titov - Born on September 13, 1987 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Mikhail Alfimov - Born on August 19, 1987 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Sergei Savvin - Born on April 25, 1987 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Aleksandr Kutyin - Born on February 13, 1986 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Q90409122 - Born on December 20, 1985 - Athlete - Master of Sports of International Class | Honored Master of Sports of Russia (died: June 21, 2022)
- Aleksandr Nevokshonov - Born on December 29, 1984 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Sergei Sergeyevich Chernyshov - Born on July 27, 1984 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Denis Zhukovskiy - Born on July 19, 1980 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Nikolay Ivanov - Born on June 14, 1980 - Association football player (died: June 21, 2022)
- Ruslan Skvortsov - Born on January 31, 1980 - Ballet dancer - Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (died: June 21, 2022)
- Q15064542 - Born on January 8, 1980 - Military personnel - Hero of the Russian Federation (died: July 30, 2006)
- Q4417127 - Born on June 18, 1976 - Hegumen (died: July 30, 2006)
- Alexey Bobrovsky - Born on April 29, 1974 - Researcher, Chemist, and Drummer - V. A. Kargin Prize | Russian Federation President Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists (died: July 30, 2006)
- Lola Lonli - Born on July 8, 1973 - Painter (died: July 30, 2006)
- Aleksandr Adonyev - Born on May 1, 1973 - Association football player (died: July 30, 2006)
- Q18635064 - Born on September 16, 1972 - Association football player - Hero of the Russian Federation (died: July 30, 2006)
- Q18634446 - Born on August 3, 1970 - Athlete (died: July 30, 2006)
- Q30345224 - Born on October 3, 1968 - Athlete (died: July 30, 2006)
- Vladimir Rogachev - Born on September 17, 1967 - Association football player (died: July 30, 2006)
- Vitali Milenin - Born on August 16, 1966 - Association football player (died: July 30, 2006)
- Margarita Shilova - Born on March 31, 1965 - Actor - Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (died: July 30, 2006)
- Vladimir Gudilin - Born on February 26, 1960 - Painter - Nika Award (died: July 30, 2006)
- Q4237465 - Born on September 15, 1958 - Journalist - Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 2nd class | Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class | Order of Honour (died: July 30, 2006)
- Aleksey Tyurin - Born on January 30, 1955 - Judoka - Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (died: September 20, 1995)
- Q64030868 - Born on October 3, 1949 - Sprinter (died: September 20, 1995)
- Q4329683 - Born on September 14, 1946 - Scientist - Honored Lawyer of Ukraine (died: December 31, 2020)
- Tamara Garkushina - Born on February 1, 1946 - Sport cyclist - Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (died: December 31, 2020)
- Boris Ivanovič Puginskij - Born on January 26, 1941 - University teacher (died: December 31, 2020)
- Anatoly Pryakhin - Born on August 23, 1939 - Archaeologist, Pedagogue, University teacher, and Historian - Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation (died: June 9, 2018)
- Oleg Kopayev - Born on November 28, 1937 - Association football player, and Association football coach - Master of Sport of the USSR (died: April 3, 2010)
- Roalds Dobrovenskis - Born on September 2, 1936 - Writer - Order of the Three Stars (died: April 3, 2010)
- Tamara Tselikovska - Born on November 17, 1935 - Architect - Merited Architect of Ukraine (died: July 12, 2019)
- Q55103163 - Born on August 27, 1935 - Scientist - Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of Friendship (died: July 12, 2019)
- Anatoliĭ Filatov - Born on May 28, 1935 - Metallurgist, Statesperson, and Politician - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class | Order of Honour | Order of the October Revolution | Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of Lenin | Hero of Socialist Labour | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (died: July 25, 2015)
- Q70251702 - Born on November 9, 1929 - Teacher (died: July 25, 2015)
- Q4398539 - Born on May 5, 1929 - Scientist (died: January 26, 2006)
- Q30605615 - Born on October 15, 1928 - Playwright (died: March 27, 2007)
- Albert Petrovitsj Goeljaev - Born on December 3, 1927 - Astronomer - VDNKh silver medal | VDNKh gold medal (died: March 30, 1998)
- Q4275517 - Born on February 4, 1927 - Astronomer - Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class | Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class | Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 2nd class | Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class | Honoured Rail Worker | Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" | Medal "For Construction of the Baikal-Amur Railway" | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms" | Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Medal "For Impeccable Service" | Hero of Socialist Labour | Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of Lenin (died: March 14, 2024)
- Roman Korolyov - Born on September 6, 1925 - Astronomer - Medal "For Courage" | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: February 16, 1976)
- Viktor Afanasyev - Born on February 2, 1925 - Astronomer - Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: March 31, 1982)
- Q97658885 - Born on June 25, 1924 - Astronomer - Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Hero of Socialist Labour | Order of Lenin (died: January 1, 2010)
- Georgij Andreevich Morozov - Born on May 5, 1924 - Astronomer - Order of the Red Banner of Labour (died: March 3, 2005)
- Q16448181 - Born on February 2, 1924 - Astronomer - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of the Red Star | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: August 25, 1998)
- Q15714423 - Born on April 2, 1923 - Astronomer - Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy" | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class | Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" | Zhukov Medal | Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" | Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms" | Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" | Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" | USSR State Prize | Order of the Red Star | Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Order of the Patriotic War | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For Impeccable Service" | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (died: January 19, 2013)
- Gavriil Yeletsky - Born on April 8, 1919 - Military officer - Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Medal "For the Defence of Kyiv" | Order of the Red Banner | Order of the Red Star | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" | Order of Lenin | Hero of the Soviet Union (died: October 30, 2003)
- Georgy Kurbatov - Born on April 7, 1919 - Military officer - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: April 19, 1991)
- Nadir Malishevsky - Born on May 23, 1918 - Actor (died: December 6, 1977)
- Q15068320 - Born on March 26, 1918 - Actor - Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War", 1st class | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of Lenin | Hero of the Soviet Union (died: January 31, 1991)
- Q85852460 - Born on April 20, 1916 - Historian (died: July 28, 2003)
- Nikolay Terenkov - Born on December 15, 1915 - Navigator, and Military officer - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" | Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg" | Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Red Star | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: January 27, 1975)
- Q15066199 - Born on July 25, 1914 - Navigator, and Military officer - Order of Alexander Nevsky | Order of the Red Star | Order of Lenin | Hero of the Soviet Union (died: April 29, 1945)
- Tikhon Khrennikov - Born on June 10, 1913 - Musicologist, Choreographer, Music critic, University teacher, Pianist, Politician, and Composer - Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Stalin Prize | Order of Honour | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms" | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | USSR State Prize | Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | People's Artist of the USSR | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Polish Cultural Merit Order | Hero of Socialist Labour | People's Artist of the RSFSR | Merited Artist of the RSFSR | Order of Lenin | Lenin Prize (died: August 14, 2007)
- Q61741023 - Born on December 1, 1912 - Miner, and Politician - Order of Lenin (died: August 14, 2007)
- Georgy Antipin - Born on April 20, 1911 - Miner, and Politician - Hero of Socialist Labour | Order of Lenin (died: April 20, 1993)
- Aleksandr Berezin - Born on December 22, 1910 - Military officer - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" | Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" | Order of Zhukov | Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Red Star | Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Red Banner | Order of the Patriotic War | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: November 1, 1996)
- Aleksandr Rorat - Born on August 9, 1910 - Military personnel - Medal "For Courage" | Hero of the Soviet Union | Order of Lenin (died: October 31, 1943)
- Yevgeny Boyko - Born on December 25, 1909 - Psychologist (died: November 13, 1972)
- Q109488840 - Born on April 15, 1908 - Psychologist - Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Merited Physician of the RSFSR | USSR State Prize | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Order of Lenin (died: May 19, 1996)
- Q18404719 - Born on March 23, 1908 - Writer - Order of the Badge of Honour (died: November 6, 1989)
- Q61999330 - Born on March 14, 1908 - Scientist - Order of the Badge of Honour | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: June 12, 2000)
- Nina Popova - Born on January 22, 1908 - Women's rights activist, and Politician - International Stalin Prize for Peace | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" | Order of the October Revolution | Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of Friendship of Peoples | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Order of Lenin (died: May 30, 1994)
- Nikolay Dorokhin - Born on May 18, 1905 - Actor - Stalin Prize | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | People's Artist of the RSFSR | Merited Artist of the RSFSR (died: December 31, 1953)
- Vadim Okhotnikov - Born on March 23, 1905 - Science fiction writer, and Writer - Order of the Red Banner of Labour (died: July 31, 1964)
- Q4257355 - Born on December 17, 1904 - Scientist - Merited Engineering Scientist of the RSFSR | Stalin Prize | USSR State Prize | Order of Lenin (died: June 25, 1984)
- Q16447454 - Born on June 3, 1904 - Scientist - Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner | Order of Lenin | Hero of the Soviet Union (died: April 20, 1967)
- Grigorij Abramovič - Born on October 26, 1903 - Literary scholar, Man of letters, University teacher, and Historian - Medal "For Battle Merit" | Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" | Order of the Red Star | Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw" | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Order of the Patriotic War | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (died: January 1, 1979)
- Mikhail Vavilov - Born on October 9, 1903 - Politician - Order of the Badge of Honour (died: January 1, 1979)
- Grigorij Izrailevič Polâkov - Born on September 2, 1903 - Pathologist, University teacher, and Physician (died: January 1, 1982)
- Q18236426 - Born on February 17, 1903 - Pathologist, University teacher, and Physician - Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class | Order of Suvorov, 2nd class | Order of Kutuzov, 1st class | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" | Order of the Red Banner | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of Lenin (died: December 25, 1977)
- Q60830828 - Born on October 28, 1902 - Pathologist, University teacher, and Physician - Order of the Badge of Honour | Order of the Red Star | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Hero of Socialist Labour | Order of Lenin (died: April 16, 1968)