List of Famous people born in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Vasiliy Sergeevich Kulik was a Soviet serial killer, convicted for the killing of 13 people and nearly 30 rapes and assaults in Irkutsk between 1984 and 1986.

Boris Valentinovich Volynov is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. He was the first Jewish person to enter space, preceding American Judith Resnik. Following the death of Alexei Leonov in October 2019, he is the last surviving member of the original group of cosmonauts.

Nikolay Ilyich Kamov was a Soviet aerospace engineer, a pioneer in the design of helicopters, and founder of the Kamov helicopter design bureau.

Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Spartak Moscow.

Natalia Vitalyevna Vorobieva is a Russian wrestler, who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Vorobieva reached the finals in the 72 kg category where she beat Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria to win the gold medal. She is also the holder of a number of titles at the youth levels. In the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2015 final match, Vorobyeva defeated Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa of Mongolia. Vorobyeva has trained with UFC and M-1 Global MMA fighters, such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Mikhail Malyutin, Ali Bagov.

Alexander Valentinovich Vampilov was a Soviet playwright. His play The Elder Son was first performed in 1969, and became a national success two years later. Many of his plays have been filmed or televised in Russia. His four full-length plays were translated into English and Duck Hunting was performed in London and Washington DC.

Anatoly Guseinovich Nagiyev, nicknamed The Mad One, was a Soviet serial killer, mass murderer and rapist who killed at least 6 women with severe cruelty between 1979 and 1980. He also raped at least 30 women over the same period of time and pursued famous Soviet singer Alla Pugacheva in attempt to kill her.

Dmitry Chudinov is a Russian professional boxer who held the WBA interim middleweight title from 2013 to 2015. His younger brother, Fedor Chudinov, is also a professional boxer.

Konstantin Mikhailovich Genich is a former Russian professional football player. Currently he is a TV football commentator.

Sergei Sergeevich Ogorodnikov was a Russian professional ice hockey center. Ogorodnikov most recently played in Poland with the SSA KH Podhale Nowy Targ of the Polska Hokej Liga. Ogorodnikov died on 24 June 2018 as a result of a jet ski accident.