Mikhail Kalashnikov
1919 - 2013
HPI 79.0388 languages
Mikhail Kalashnikov is most famous for inventing the AK-47, which is a rifle that can be used by both military and civilians.
The Most Famous
Engineers from Russia
44 notable people
Trending Engineers from Russia This Week
The top 10 Engineers from Russia trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Anna Kikina
b. 1984
Trending in Russian (#15) Wikipedia (7,730 views, on Jul 14).
This page contains a list of the greatest Russians Engineers. The pantheon dataset contains 409 Engineers, 45 of which were born in Russia. This makes Russia the birth place of the 4th most number of Engineers behind United Kingdom and United States.
Top 10 Russian Engineers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Russian Engineers of all time. This list of famous Russian Engineers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Russian Engineers.
#1 #2 
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
1857 - 1935
HPI 74.1276 languagesKonstantin Tsiolkovsky is most famous for his work in rocketry and space exploration. He was a pioneer in the field of astronautics and is often called "the father of rocketry."
#3 
Alexei Kosygin
1904 - 1980
HPI 73.9460 languagesAlexei Kosygin was a Soviet politician and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, the head of government, from 1964 to 1980. He helped manage the Soviet Union's economy during the Cold War.
#4 
Anatoly Dyatlov
1931 - 1995
HPI 72.4731 languagesAnatoly Dyatlov was a Russian mountaineer who led a team of nine climbers to the summit of the Dyatlov Pass in 1959. Dyatlov and his team were found dead on the way back down the mountain, and the cause of death remains unknown.
#5 
Andrei Tupolev
1888 - 1972
HPI 71.7053 languagesAndrei Tupolev is most famous for designing and engineering the Tupolev TU-144, the first supersonic passenger jet.
#6 
Sergey Ilyushin
1894 - 1977
HPI 68.1744 languagesSergey Ilyushin was a Russian aircraft designer who designed many Soviet planes. He is most famous for his work on the IL-2 Sturmovik, which was the best fighter plane in World War II.
#7 
Mikhail Gurevich
1892 - 1976
HPI 66.2937 languagesSoviet aircraft designer
#8 
Viktor Belenko
1947 - 2023
HPI 65.8625 languagesSoviet MiG-25 pilot who defected to the West
#9 
Nikolay Zhukovsky
1847 - 1921
HPI 65.6040 languagesNikolay Zhukovsky (1847-1921) was a Russian scientist and engineer who is most famous for his work in aerodynamics. He was the first to propose the idea of a jet engine, and he also invented a propeller that was used on the first ever hydroplane.
#10 
Vasily Degtyaryov
1880 - 1949
HPI 63.9926 languagesRussian and Soviet weapons designer
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Russians Engineers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Engineers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Engineers since 1700.
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