List of Famous people named Pyotr
Pyotr Leshchenko
Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko, a singer in the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union, is universally considered "the King of Russian Tango" and specifically known for his rendition of "Serdtse"—a tango, sung unusually not in Spanish but in Russian.
Pyotr Fyodorov
Pyotr Petrovich Fyodorov is a Russian actor. He is known for playing the role of Guy Gaal in The Inhabited Island, Gromov in Stalingrad and Yakovlev in The Duelist.
Pyotr Mamonov
Pyotr Nikolayevich Mamonov is a Russian rock musician, songwriter and actor, frontman of the Moscow band Zvuki Mu.
Pyotr Verzilov
Pyotr Verzilov is a Russian-Canadian artist and activist who came to prominence as the unofficial spokesperson of the band Pussy Riot when he was arrested and jailed by the Russian state in 2012. Verzilov has been married to Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.
Pyotr Olegovich Tolstoy
Pyotr Olegovich Tolstoy is a Russian journalist, producer, presenter and politician. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Duma of the Russian Federation VII convocation since October 5, 2016 and the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since January 28, 2020.
Pyotr Semyonovich Popov
Pyotr Semyonovich Popov - was a major in the Soviet military intelligence apparatus (GRU). He was the first GRU officer to offer his services to the Central Intelligence Agency after World War II. Between 1953 and 1958, he provided the United States government with large amounts of information concerning military capabilities and espionage operations. Codenamed ATTIC, for most of his time with the CIA, Popov's case officer was George Kisevalter.
Pyotr Dranga
Pyotr Yurievich Dranga is a Russian accordionist and singer.
Pyotr Aven
Petr Olegovich Aven is a Russian businessman, economist and politician. He heads Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest commercial bank. He is a member of the Board of Directors at LetterOne Group. L1 Group was established in 2013 to invest in international projects in energy, telecommunications and technology.
Pyotr Ilichov
Pyotr Viktorovich Ilyichev is a Russian diplomat, first deputy of Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations.
Pyotr Dolgov
Pyotr Ivanovich Dolgov was a colonel in the Soviet Air Force. Dolgov died while carrying out a high-altitude parachute jump from a Volga balloon gondola.