This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Yaroslavl, Russia.

Born in Yaroslavl

17th century

1601–1700

• Joseph Vladimirov (active 1642–1666), Russian painter and art theorist of the 17th century

18th century

1701–1800

• Vasily Maykov (1728–1778), Russian poet, fabulist, playwright and translator
• Ivan Dmitrevsky (1734–1821), the most influential actor of Russian Neoclassicism and "Russia's first great tragedian"
• Mikhail Popov (1742–1790), Russian writer, poet, dramatist and opera librettist
• Gerasim Lebedev (1749–1817), Russian adventurer, linguist, pioneer of Bengali theatre, translator, musician and writer
• Semyon Bobrov (1763/1765–1810), Russian poet and civil servant
• Andrei Ukhtomsky (1771–1852), Russian copper engraver
• Nikolay Mylnikov (1797–1842), Russian portrait painter

19th century

1801–1900

• Karolina Pavlova (1807–1893), Russian poet and novelist
• Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg (1812–1881), Duke of the House of Oldenburg
• Izmail Sreznevsky (1812–1880), a towering figure in 19th-century Slavic studies
• Leonid Sabaneyev (1844–1898), Russian zoologist
• Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857–1918), Russian mathematician, mechanician and physicist
• Liverij Darkshevich (1858–1925), Russian neurologist
• Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924), Russian composer and pianist
• Konstantin Satunin (1863–1915), Russian zoologist
• Mikhail Kuzmin (1872–1936), Russian poet, musician and novelist
• Leonid Sobinov (1872–1934), Russian opera singer
• Sergey Shukalov (1883–after 1941), Soviet weapons designer
• Mikhail Sokolov (1885–1947), Russian painter, graphic artist and illustrator active in Soviet Avant-garde arts activity
• Ivan Vakhrameev (1885–1965), Russian revolutionary
• Nikolai Nevsky (1892–1937), Russian and Soviet linguist
• Mikhail Viktorov (1892–1938), Russian military leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces

20th century

1901–1920

• Boris Shavyrin (1902–1965), Russian artillery and rocket engineer
• Bonifaty Kedrov (1903–1985), Soviet researcher, philosopher, logician, chemist and psychologist
• Maria Prilezhayeva (1903–1989), Russian and Soviet children's author, literary critic and the Soviet Union of Writers official
• Tikhon Rabotnov (1904–2000), Russian plant ecologist
• Maria Petrovykh (1908–1979), Russian poet and translator
• Victor Rozov (1913–2004), Russian Soviet dramatist
• Yuri Lyubimov (1917–2014), Soviet and Russian stage actor and director associated with the internationally renowned Taganka Theatre, which he founded in 1964
• Yury Smyslov (1920–1991), Soviet equestrian

1921–1950

• Aleksey Naumov (1923–1943), WWII Soviet tank commander
• Veniamin Basner (1925–1996), Russian composer
• Violetta Kiss (1925–1994), Soviet acrobat, juggler, director, and teacher
• Sergei Kalinin (born 1926), Russian sports shooter
• Viktor Danilov (born 1927), abbot of the Greek Catholic parish in Grodno
• Pavel Kolchin (1930–2010), Soviet cross-country skier
• Juvenal Poyarkov (born 1935), hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Oleg Aleksandrov (1937–1997), Soviet rower
• Viktor Carev (born 1939), Soviet sprint canoeist
• Viktor Sheinov (born 1940), Professor of Psychology and Pedagogical Proficiency
• Valery Tarakanov (born 1941), Soviet/Russian cross-country skier
• Valentin Kornev (born 1942), Soviet sport shooter
• Valery Volkov (born 1947), Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion
• Valeri Frolov (born 1949), Russian professional football coach and a former player

1951–1960

• Alexander (Ishchein) (1952–2021), prelate, who served as the archbishop of Russian Orthodox Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan from 1999 until his death in 2021
• Vladimir Churkin (1953–2021), Soviet and Russian football player and coach
• Volodymyr Makukha (born 1955), Ukrainian politician and diplomat
• Artemy Troitsky (born 1955), Russian journalist, music critic, concert promoter, broadcaster and an academic
• Aleksandr Pobegalov (born 1956), Russian professional football coach
• Aleksandr Petrov (born 1957), Oscar-winning Russian animator and animation director
• Nataliya Popova (born 1958), Russian former swimmer
• Yevgeni Martyanov (born 1959), Russian professional football coach and a former player

1961–1970

• Andrei Khomutov (born 1961), Soviet ice hockey right winger
• Yevgeni Kuznetsov (born 1961), Russian professional football coach and a former player
• Sergey Shlyapnikov (born 1961), Russian volleyball coach
• Sergey Okrugin (born 1963), Russian chess International Master
• Rinad Minvaleyev (born 1965), Russian physiologist, orientalist and researcher of the traditional health cаre systems
• Yevheniya Tovstohan (born 1965), Soviet Ukrainian handball player
• Aleksei Kazalov (born 1967), Russian professional football coach and a former player
• Oleg Kiselyov (born 1967), Russian handball player
• Dmitri Popov (born 1967), Russian retired footballer
• Alex Sipiagin (born 1967), Russian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player
• Yevgeny Urlashov (born 1967), Mayor of the city of Yaroslavl between April 2012 and July 2013
• Tatyana Babashkina (born 1968), Russian high jumper
• Alexei Chistyakov (born 1968), Russian ice hockey coach and former professional player
• Svitlana Kashchenko (born 1968), Russian-born Nicaraguan sport shooter
• Vadim Pomazov (born 1968), Russian football player
• Andrei Kruchin (born 1970), Russian football player
• Vyacheslav Solovyov (1970–2008), Russian serial killer and poisoner
• Maksim Tarasov (born 1970), Russian Olympic pole vaulter

1971–1980

• Anna Malova (born 1971), Russian beauty queen, model and physician who was crowned Miss Russia 1998
• Igor Varlamov (born 1971), Russian footballer
• Andrei Zhirov (born 1971), Russian professional football coach and a former player
• Vladimir Zhukov (born 1972), Russian serial killer, rapist and pedophile
• Sergei Bulavin (born 1973), Russian football player
• Andrei Galyanov (born 1973), Russian professional footballer
• Theodore (Kazanov) (born 1973), Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Aleksey Kostygov (born 1973), Russian handball player
• Andrey Zadorozhniy (born 1973), Russian middle distance runner
• Galimdzhan Khayrulin (born 1974), Russian football manager and a former player
• Aleksei Klestov (born 1974), Russian football player
• Evgeni Ryabchikov (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey goaltender
• Ildar Yubin (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Aleksandr Kalinin (born 1975), Russian football coach and a former player
• Vyacheslav Lotoryov (born 1975), Russian football player
• Artyom Yenin (born 1976), Russian association football player
• Vasili Chernitsyn (born 1977), Russian professional footballer
• Ilya Gorokhov (born 1977), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
• Alexei Vasiliev (born 1977), Russian professional ice hockey defenseman
• Pavel Korostelyov (born 1978), Russian cross-country skier
• Elena Letuchaya (born 1978), Russian journalist, television presenter, producer and director
• Vyacheslav Pozdnyakov (born 1978), Russian fencer
• Aleksey Zagornyi (born 1978), Russian hammer thrower
• Tatyana Andrianova (born 1979), Russian middle distance runner
• Mikhail Donika (born 1979), Russian ice hockey defenceman
• Elena Grosheva (born 1979), Russian Olympic gymnast
• Alexander Medvedev (born 1979), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Ivan Tkachenko (1979–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger
• Aleksandr Chistyakov (born 1980), Russian professional football player
• Sergei Kuznetsov (born 1980), Russian ice hockey left winger
• Aleksandr Malyshev (born 1980), Russian professional footballer

1981–1990

• Alexander Barkunov (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Sergei Mozyakin (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey winger
• Simon Rastorguev (born 1981), Russian architect
• Igor Yemeleyev (born 1981), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Ivan Nepryaev (born 1982), Russian ice hockey forward
• Ilya Tkachyov (born 1982), former Russian professional footballer
• Evgeny Drattsev (born 1983), Russian swimmer
• Denis Grebeshkov (born 1983), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
• Lyudmila Postnova (born 1984), Russian team handball player
• Dmitri Utkin (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Mikhail Biryukov (born 1985), Russian ice hockey goaltender
• Alexander Galimov (1985–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Dmitri Golubev (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
• Yaroslav Kharitonskiy (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
• Viktor Myagkov (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
• Oleg Piganovich (born 1985), Russian professional ice hockey Defenseman
• Igor Shtukin (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
• Georgi Ulyanov (born 1985), Russian footballer
• Andrei Kiryukhin (1987–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger
• Elena Kostyuchenko (born 1987), Russian journalist and gay rights activist
• Artem Anisimov (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey center
• Mark Bluvshtein (born 1988), Soviet-born Canadian chess player
• Levan Latsuzbaya (born 1988), Russian professional football player
• Aleksandr Lazushin (born 1988), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Maxim Malyutin (born 1988), Belarusian professional ice hockey goaltender
• Alexander Vasyunov (1988–2011), Russian ice hockey player
• Ilya Davydov (born 1989), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
• Kirill Gavrilychev (born 1989), Russian ice hockey defenceman
• Lyubov Polyanskaya (born 1989), Russian professional triathlete
• Artyom Smirnov (born 1989), Russian professional football player
• Artyom Garifullin (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
• Mariya Koroleva (born 1990), American synchronized swimmer
• Alexander Shibaev (born 1990), Russian table tennis player
• Artem Yarchuk (1990–2011), Russian professional ice hockey winger

1991–2000

• Ilya Burov (born 1991), Russian freestyle skier
• Vladimir Tarasenko (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey right winger
• Yuri Urychev (1991–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Maksim Bobylev (born 1992), Russian professional football player
• Pavel Krotov (born 1992), Russian freestyle skier
• Olga Meganskaya (born 1992), Russian singer and model
• Artyom Shchadin (born 1992), Russian professional football player
• Pavel Snurnitsyn (1992–2011), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Yevgeni Steshin (born 1992), Russian professional football player
• Artyom Artemyev (born 1993), Russian ice hockey goaltender
• Feraliminal Lycanthropizer, goregrind/porngrind music group founded in 2009
• Kirill Kapustin (born 1993), Russian ice hockey player
• Maxim Osipov (born 1993), Russian ice hockey defenceman
• Mikhail Zemskov (born 1994), Russian professional football player
• Dmitri Belov (born 1995), Russian football player
• Vladislav Gavrikov (born 1995), Russian ice hockey defenceman
• Nadezhda Karpova (born 1995), Russian footballer
• Anastasia Lagina (born 1995), Russian handball player
• Stanislav Nikitin (born 1995), Russian freestyle skier
• Ilya Serikov (born 1995), Russian football player
• Igor Zolotovskiy (born 1995), Russian football player
• Pavel Kraskovsky (born 1996), Russian ice hockey player
• Vladislav Labzin (born 1996), Russian football player
• Alexander Yelesin (born 1996), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
• Arsen Ayrapetyan (born 1997), Russian football player
• Anton Betyuzhnov (born 1997), Russian football player
• Anastasiia Galashina (born 1997), Russian sport shooter
• Pavel Kudryavtsev (born 1997), Russian professional ice hockey player
• Ivan Provorov (born 1997), Russian junior ice hockey defenseman
• Mikhail Sidorov (born 1997), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman
• Nikolai Vovk (born 1997), Russian football player
• Maxim Burov (born 1998), Russian male freestyle skier
• Ilya Konovalov (born 1998), Russian ice hockey goaltender
• Aleksei Gerasimov (born 1999), Russian football player
• Liubov Nikitina (born 1999), Russian freestyle skier
• Ekaterina Zelenkova (born 1999), Russian female handballer
• Maxim Denezhkin (born 2000), Russian professional ice hockey forward

21st century

2001–2100

• Igor Maslennikov (born 2001), Russian football player
• Karina Metelkova (born 2003), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
• Vitali Shitov (born 2003), Russian football player
• Vladislav Shitov (born 2003), Russian football player

Lived in Yaroslavl

• Vasili, Prince of Yaroslavl (died 1345), prince of the Principality of Yaroslavl from 1321 to 1345
• Fyodor Volkov (1729–1763), founder of the first Russian theater
• Nikolay Nekrasov (1821–1878), Russian poet
• Konstantin Ushinsky (1824–1871), Russian teacher and writer, founder of Russian pedagogics
• Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857–1918), Russian mathematician, mechanician and physicist
• Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), Russian cosmonaut and politician; the first woman in space