List of Famous people born in Oryol Oblast, Russia

Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov was a Soviet aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer, known as the "King of Fighters". He designed the I-15 series of fighters, and the I-16 Ishak "Little Donkey" fighter.

Aleksander "Sacha" Burdo is a Russian actor. He has appeared in films including The Science of Sleep (2006) by Michel Gondry and Western (1997) by Manuel Poirier. He also starred in L'étoile du soldat in 2006, earning acclaim for his portrayal of a Russian conscript in the Soviet Afghanistan war.

Denis Nikolayevich Boytsov is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2015.

Josef Lhévinne was a Russian pianist and piano teacher. Lhévinne wrote a short book in 1924 that is considered a classic: Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing. Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest it was lay-VEEN.

Timofey Nikolayevich Granovsky was a founder of mediaeval studies in the Russian Empire.

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bonch-Bruevich, sometimes spelled Bonch-Bruyevich, was a Russian engineer, scientist, and professor. Generally considered the leading authority on radio in Russia in the first decades of the 20th century, he greatly influenced the pre-radar development of radio-location in that nation.

Yuri Shefler is a Russian businessman who is the owner of SPI Group, an international consortium that sells alcohol in 160 countries, most notably the Stolichnaya vodka brand.