Dmitry Karbyshev (1880–1945), officer of the Russian Imperial Army, Red Army general, professor of the Soviet General Staff Academy (Doctor of Military Sciences) and Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously)
Valerian Kuybyshev (1888–1935), Russian revolutionary, Red Army officer and prominent Soviet politician
Anatol Josepho (1894–1980), Russian immigrant, who invented and patented the first automated photo booth in 1925, which was named the "Photomaton"