Famous Persons from Shchigry, Kursk, Russia
- Q65926351 - Born on November 5, 1960 - Referee
- Q97286527 - Born on November 8, 1958 - Member of the State Duma, and Politician - Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, 1st class
- Q76293706 - Born on March 21, 1952 - Member of the State Duma, and Politician - honorary citizen of Čavusy District | Medal "For contribution to the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union" 3rd Class | Order of the "Commonwealth" | Gratitude from the President of the Republic of Belarus | Medal "For Labor Services" | Certificate of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus
- Mykola Popov - Born on June 11, 1950 - Composer - Honored Art Worker of Ukraine
- Viktor Kolesnikov - Born on July 30, 1946 - Agronomist, Statesperson, and Politician - Order of Honour | Order of Friendship | Order of the Badge of Honour
- Q19910403 - Born on April 18, 1939 - Mechanical engineer - Order of the Badge of Honour
- Q4460009 - Born on May 18, 1936 - Politician - Order of the Badge of Honour | USSR State Prize | Order of the October Revolution | Hero of Socialist Labour | Order of Lenin (died: August 5, 2017)
- Q97184272 - Born on March 4, 1925 - Philologist, and University teacher (died: December 19, 2013)
- Taisia Burtseva - Born on March 4, 1924 - Music teacher, Opera singer, and University teacher - Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (died: May 16, 1997)
- Q4096205 - Born on October 5, 1917 - Music teacher, Opera singer, and University teacher - Order of the Patriotic War 1st class | Order of the Red Banner | Order of Lenin | Hero of the Soviet Union (died: July 7, 1966)