List of Famous people born in Samara Oblast, Russia

Justas Vincas Paleckis is a Lithuanian ex-communist and politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. He is also a member of the Party of European Socialists. Justas was born in Samara, Russia where his family resided during the Second World War. His father, Justas Paleckis was communist and served as the unrecognised President of Lithuania and personally signed orders authorizing the mass deportation citizens to Siberia. Later, the family returned to Lithuania, where he finished school in 1959 and then went on to study journalism at Vilnius University in 1964.

Sergei Vasilyevich Avdeyev is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut.

Vladimir Alexandrovich Efimkin is a Russian retired professional road bicycle racer, who last rode alongside his twin brother Alexander Efimkin on Team Type 1–Sanofi. He had established himself as a solid all-around cyclist.

Maksim Kurmanbekovich Bakiyev, is the youngest son of former president of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, from his marriage to Russian-born Tatyana Petrova. He is a resident of the UK having been granted political asylum.

Leonid Simanovsky is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 7th, and 8th State Dumas.