List of Famous people named Grigory
Grigory Leps
Grigory Viktorovich Lepsveridze, known as Grigory Leps, is a Russian singer-songwriter of Georgian origin. His musical style gradually changed from Russian chanson in his early years to soft rock recently. He's known for his low, strong baritone voice. Meritorious Artist of Russia (2011). Grigory Leps reported the highest income of all singers in Russia in 2013 with $15 million, 2014 with $12 million and 2015 with $12.2 million.
Grigory Potemkin
Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman and favourite of Catherine the Great. He died during negotiations over the Treaty of Jassy, which ended a war with the Ottoman Empire that he had overseen.
Grigory Orlov
Prince Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (1734–1783) was the favorite of Catherine the Great of Russia. He led the coup which overthrew Catherine's husband Peter III of Russia, and installed Catherine as empress. For some years, he was virtually co-ruler with her, but his repeated infidelities and the enmity of Catherine's other advisers led to his fall from power.
Grigory Rodchenkov
Grigory Mikhailovich Rodchenkov is the former head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, the Anti-Doping Center. Rodchenkov is known for his involvement in the state-run doping program in Russia.
Grigory Siyatvinda
Grigory Davidovich Siyatvinda is a Russian stage and film actor, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2006), State Prize of the Russian Federation laureate (2004).
Grigory Yavlinsky
Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinsky is a Russian economist and politician.
Grigory Kotovsky
Grigory Ivanovich Kotovsky was an adventurist, Soviet military and political figure, and participant in the Russian Civil War. He made a career from being a gangster and bank robber to eventually becoming a Red Army commander and member of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union.
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Sergo Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze, born Grigol Konstantines dze Orjonikidze, was a Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet politician.
Grigory Petrovsky
Grigory Ivanovich Petrovsky was a Ukrainian Soviet politician and Old Bolshevik. He participated in signing the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Petrovsky was one of the officials responsible for implementing Stalin's policies such as collectivization.
Grigory Zinoviev
Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev, known also under the name Ovsei-Gershon Aronovich Radomyslsky, was a Russian revolutionary and politician. He was an Old Bolshevik and a close associate of Vladimir Lenin. During the 1920s, Zinoviev was one of the most influential figures in the Soviet leadership and the chairman of the Communist International.