List of Famous people named Nadezhda
Nadezhda Babkina
Nadezhda Georgieva Babkina is а Soviet and Russian folk and pop singer. In 1992 she was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR. A minor planet, 10684 Babkina, was named in her honor. Since 2014 she has been a deputy of the Moscow City Duma.
Nadya Tolokonnikova
Nadya (Nadezhda) Andreyevna Tolokonnikova, is a Russian musician, conceptual artist, and political activist. She is a founding member of the feminist group Pussy Riot, and has a history of political activism with the street art group Voina. On August 17, 2012, she was arrested for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" after a performance in Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and was ultimately sentenced to two years' imprisonment. On December 23, 2013, she was released early with another Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina under a newly passed amnesty bill dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution.
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Nadezhda Sergeevna Alliluyeva was the second wife of Joseph Stalin. Born in Baku to a revolutionary and friend of Stalin, she was raised in Saint Petersburg. Having known Stalin from a young age, the two married when she was 18, and they had two children. Alliluyeva worked as a secretary for Bolshevik leaders, including both Vladimir Lenin and Stalin, before enrolling at the Industrial Academy in Moscow to study synthetic fibres and become an engineer. Alliluyeva had several health issues, which combined with her interest in pursuing an independent, professional career led to frequent arguments with Stalin, who wanted his wife to maintain a domestic role. On several occasions, Alliluyeva contemplated leaving Stalin, and after an argument shot herself the night of 9 November 1932.
Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Nadezhda Nikitichna Mikhalkova is a Russian actress.
Nadezhda Kadysheva
Nadezhda Nikitichna Kadysheva is Russian singer of Erzyan heritage, soloist of the Zolotoe Koltso. Honorary Citizen of Bugulma. People's Artist of Russia (1999), People's Artist of Mordovia, Honored Artist of Tatarstan. She received the Golden Gramophone Award in 2008.
Nadezhda Pavlova
Nadezhda Vasilyevna Pavlova is a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).
Nadezhda Ruchka
Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Ruchka born April 16, 1981) is a Russian singer-songwriter, actress, model. She was a member of Russian group "Blestyashchiye".
Nadezhda Skardino
Nadezhda Valeryevna Skardino is a retired Belarusian biathlete. She represented Belarus at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. She won a bronze medal in the individual competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2018 Olympics In the 2017–2018 season Skardino won the Individual World Cup.
Nadezhda Karpova
Nadezhda Alekseevna Karpova is a Russian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club RCD Espanyol and the Russia women's national team.
Nadezhda Sergeeva
Nadezhda Viktorovna Sergeeva is a Russian bobsledder.