Prominent Figures of the Region

Alexei Zakharovich Vanin (1925–2012) was a theatre and film actor, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation, Master of Sports in classic wrestling, participant of the Great Patriotic War

Friedrich Wilhelmovich Gebler (1782–1850) was a physician, naturalist, geographer, explorer of Altai, corresponding member of RAS

Stepan Ivanovich Gulyayev (1806–1888) was an explorer of Altai, historian, ethnographer, inventor. P. 79–82 (scans 260–265)

Valeri Sergeyevich Zolotukhin (1941–2013) was a theatre and film actor, People’s Artist of the RSFSR

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (1919–2013) was a small arms designer, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Lieutenant General

Ivan Ivanovich Polzunov (1733–1766) was a Russian inventor and heat engineer

Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev (1901–1968) was a film director, screenwriter, actor, teacher, People’s Artist of the USSR

Alexei Ivanovich Skurlatov (1922–2013) was a participant of the Great Patriotic War, intelligence and communications officer

Gherman Stepanovich Titov (1935–2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut, the second human in the world to orbit the Earth