List of Famous people born in Kirov Oblast, Russia

Oleg Valenchuk is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.

Alexey Viktorovich Kuzmichev or Kousmichoff is a Russian businessman. He is one of the founders of the LetterOne Group (LetterOne). Currently, as well as being a member of the Board of Directors of LetterOne, Mr. Kuzmichev holds various positions at Alfa Group Consortium including being a member of the Supervisory Board of Alfa Group Consortium. Kuzmichev is a graduate of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys. He is one of the founders and controlling owners of investment conglomerate, Alfa Group. Kuzmichev indirectly controls about 10 percent of VimpelCom, the world's sixth-biggest mobile phone operator; 18 percent of Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest closely held bank; and 11 percent of X5 Retail Group. In March 2013, Kuzmichev sold his stake in energy venture TNK-BP to state-run oil company Rosneft for $2.5 billion. Forbes magazine rates Kuzmichev as the 138th world's richest person (2013) with a fortune estimated at $8.8 billion. According to Bloomberg’s Wealth Ranking Kuzmichev is the 148th richest person globally. Kuzmichev is married to Russian philanthropist Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya, founder and director of Project Perpetual. They have one son.

Nikolai Vasilyevich Tchaikovsky was a Russian revolutionary.