This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Samara (1935–1990: Kuybyshev), Russia.

Born in Samara

19th century

1801–1900

• Nikolai Karonin-Petropavlovsky (1853–1892), Russian writer, essayist and political activist
• David Toews (1870–1947), founding chairman of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization^[1]
• Gleb Krzhizhanovsky (1872–1959), Soviet economist and a state figure
• Victor Palmov (1888–1929), Russian-Ukrainian painter and avant-garde artist
• Leonid Serebryakov (1890–1937), Russian politician and Bolshevik
• Boris Kuftin (1892–1953), Soviet archaeologist and ethnographer
• Maria Kuncewiczowa (1895–1989), Polish writer and novelist
• Enrico Rastelli (1896–1931), Italian juggler, acrobat and performer
• Gregory Ratoff (1897–1960), Russian-American film director, actor and producer
• Sergei Schelkunoff (1897–1992), Russian mathematician and electromagnetism theorist
• Vasily Yefanov (1900–1978), Soviet painter

20th century

1901–1950

• Nikolay Simonov (1901–1973), Soviet film and stage actor
• Andrew Alford (1904–1992), American electrical engineer and inventor
• Emma Lehmer (1906–2007), Russian mathematician
• Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984), Russian politician, Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1976 until 1984
• Lev Aronin (1920–1983), Soviet International Master of chess
• Georgy Adelson-Velsky (1922–2014), Soviet and Israeli mathematician and computer scientist
• Pavel Zhiburtovich (1925–2006), ice hockey player
• Roza Makagonova (1927–1995), Soviet actress
• Eldar Ryazanov (1927–2015), Russian film director
• Josef Gitelson (1927–2022), Soviet and Russian biophysicist
• Gennadi Poloka (1930–2014), Russian film director, cinematographer, producer and actor
• Alfred Fyodorov (1935–2001), Soviet football player and coach
• Boris Kazakov (1940–1978), Soviet football player
• Anatoli Kikin (1940–2012), Russian football player and manager
• Justas Vincas Paleckis (born 1942), Lithuanian ex-communist and politician, Member of the European Parliament
• Valentin Bogomazov (1943–2019), Russian diplomat, ambassador to Ecuador and Peru
• David Rudman (born 1943), Soviet wrestling champion, Sambo world champion, and judo European champion
• Vladimír Železný (born 1945), media businessman and politician in the Czech Republic
• Alexander Abrosimov (1948–2011), Russian mathematician and teacher
• Valery Dudyshev (born 1948), Russian scientist
• Yakov Kazyansky (born 1948), Russian musician
• Yuri Chernov (born 1949), Soviet and Russian actor of theatre and cinema

1951–1970

• Katerina Belkina (born 1974) Russian visual artist, photographer and painter
• Lyubov Sadchikova (1951–2012), Soviet speed skater
• Ilya Mikhalchuk (born 1957), Russian politician and statesman
• Mark Solonin (born 1958), Russian historian of World War II
• Oleg Zaionchkovsky (born 1959), author
• Dmitry Muratov (born 1961), editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
• Yuri Yakovich (born 1962), Russian chess Grandmaster
• Pavel Romanov (born 1964), Russian sociologist
• Asiat Saitov (born 1965), Russian cyclist
• Lev Khasis (born 1966), the first CEO of the X5 Retail Group (2006–2011)
• Alexander Ardakov, Russian professional pianist
• Pavel Galkin (born 1968), Russian sprinter, former Russian record holder at 60-metres (6,56)
• Olga Kuznetsova (born 1968), Russian sport shooter
• Olga Sharkova-Sidorova (born 1968), Russian fencer
• Aleksandr Tsygankov (born 1968), Russian professional football coach and a former player who last worked as a manager for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Valeri Tumaykin (1968–1994), Russian professional footballer
• Tatyana Shishkina (born 1969), Kazakh judoka
• Tatiana Egorova (1970–2012), Russian footballer and manager

1971–1980

• Yuriy Andronov (born 1971), Russian race walker
• Mark Feygin (born 1971), Russian lawyer and politician
• Maria Samoroukova (born 1971), Greek former basketball player
• Alexei Tikhonov (born 1971), Russian pair skater
• Andrei Zintchenko (born 1972), Russian professional road bicycle racer
• Irina Lashko (born 1973), Russian diver
• Dmitry Alimov (born 1974), Russian entrepreneur and investor in Internet and media businesses
• Mariya Kiselyova (born 1974), Russian swimmer
• Igor Sinyutin (born 1974), Russian former competitive figure skater
• Sergei Korchagin (born 1975), Russian football player
• Dmitri Shoukov (born 1975), Russian footballer
• Alexei Akifiev (born 1976), Russian professional ice hockey forward
• Maxim Bakiyev (born 1977), the youngest son of former president of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev
• Svetlana Vanyo (born 1977), Russian-American swimmer, coach and private swimming instructor, World Champion medalist, Russian national record holder and 1996 Olympics finalist
• Nina Zhivanevskaya (born 1977), Russian 5-time Olympic backstroke swimmer
• Ella Diehl (born 1978), Russian badminton player
• Julia Feldman (born 1979), Israeli jazz vocalist, composer and educator
• Aleksandr Nikulin (born 1979), Russian football player
• Alexander Ryabov (born 1979), Russian professional ice hockey player

1981–1990

• Alexander Efimkin (born 1981), director sportif for Russian professional cycling team RusVelo
• Vladimir Efimkin (born 1981), Russian retired professional road bicycle racer
• Aleksandr Anyukov (born 1982), Russian international association football defender
• Olga Arteshina (born 1982), Russian basketball player
• Maxim Shabalin (born 1982), Russian ice dancer
• Denis Vavilin (born 1982), Russian footballer
• Aleksandr Bukleyev (born 1984), Russian football (soccer) midfielder
• Ilia Frolov (born 1984), Russian modern pentathlete
• Nikita Osipov (born 1984), Belarusian ice hockey player
• Anna Tikhomirova (born 1984), Russian table tennis player
• Igor Shevchenko (born 1985), Russian footballer
• Anton Glazunov (born 1986), Russian professional basketball player
• Vladimir Isaichev (born 1986), Russian professional road racing cyclist
• Nataliya Kondratyeva (born 1986), Russian judoka
• Maxim Vlasov (born 1986), Russian professional boxer in the light heavyweight division
• Anna Mastyanina (born 1987), Russian sport shooter
• Andrei Myazin (born 1987), Russian professional football player
• Artyom Moskvin (born 1988), Russian football goalkeeper
• Vladislav Sesganov (born 1988), Russian figure skater
• Pavel Sukhov (born 1988), Russian fencer
• Semyon Varlamov (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
• Olga Chernoivanenko (born 1989), Russian handball player
• Artur Yusupov (born 1989), Russian professional footballer
• Artyom Delkin (born 1990), Russian professional football player
• Sergey Pomoshnikov (born 1990), Russian professional racing cyclist

1991–2000

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (born 1991), Russian professional tennis player
• Anastasia Pozdeeva (born 1993), Russian footballer
• Violetta Khrapina Bida (born 1994), Olympic épée fencer
• Anna Dementyeva (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast
• Dmitri Dragun (born 1994), Russian ice dancer
• Giorgi Gorozia (born 1995), Georgian footballer
• Andrei Lazukin (born 1997), Russian figure skater

Lived in Samara

• Natalya Boyko (born 1946), Soviet sprint canoer
• Mikhail Fradkov (born 1950), Russian politician and statesman who was the Prime Minister of Russia from March 2004 to September 2007
• Sergei Marushko (born 1966), Russian professional footballer
• Vladimir Filippov (born 1968), Russian professional football coach and a former player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1985 for FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
• Mikhail Volodin (born 1968), Russian professional footballer
• Alexander Brod (born 1969), Russian human rights activist
• Dmitri Ivanov (born 1970), Russian professional footballer
• Vladimir Miridonov (born 1970), Russian professional football coach and a former player
• Dmitri Yemelyanov (born 1972), Russian professional football coach and a former player
• Zurab Tsiklauri (born 1974), Russian professional footballer, he made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Vitali Astakhov (born 1979), Russian professional footballer
• Dmitri Kostyayev (born 1989), Russian professional footballer
• Vasili Pavlov (born 1990), Russian professional football player who played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Maksim Paliyenko (born 1994), Russian professional football player who played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Olga I. Larkina (born 1954), Russian writer