List of Famous people born in Vologda Oblast, Russia

Yuri Ivanovich Kayurov is a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1979). Winner of two USSR State Prizes. One of the most famous performers of the role of Lenin in film and on stage.

Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin, was one of the most famous Russian war artists and one of the first Russian artists to be widely recognised abroad. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led to many of them never being printed or exhibited.

Andrey Alexandrovich Travnikov is a Russian politician. He is the current Governor of Novosibirsk Oblast.

Jacques-Anthony, sometimes known by the stage name DXN BNLVDN, is a Russian rapper and songwriter from St. Petersburg. He has done collaborations with many popular artists including Oxxxymiron and Smokey Mo, and some of his works have been featured in movies, such as his release of "Our District", which was featured in the movie "Attraction". He has currently released six albums and over seventy-six songs.

Tamara Nikolayevna Rylova was a speed skater.

Playrix Holding Ltd., also known as Playrix Entertainment and Playrix Games, is an international developer of free-to-play mobile games from Russia headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company has 18 offices around Russia, Ireland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Serbia. Since 2018, Playrix has over 2,000 employees working from its offices or remotely.

Pavel Andreyevich Buchnevich is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Rangers in the third round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov was a Russian poet, essayist and translator of the Romantic era. He also served in the diplomatic corps, spending an extended period in 1818 and 1819 as a secretary to the Russian diplomatic mission at Naples.

Alexander Pavlovich Kutepov was the leader of the anti-communist Volunteer Army during the Russian Civil War. From 1928 to 1930 he was Chairman of the Russian All-Military Union (ROVS).

Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin was a Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau. He designed the Il-2 Shturmovik, which made its maiden flight in 1939. It is the most produced warplane, and remains the second most-produced aircraft in history, with some 36,000+ built, behind the US Cessna 172.