This is a list of People's Artists of the USSR, a honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union between 1936 and 1991. The list covers both the award for performance arts (Russian: Народный артист СССР, romanized: Narodny artist SSSR) and a separate award for visual arts (Народный художник, Narodny khudozhnik).
The list is sorted in chronological order.
Performing arts (Narodny artist)
During this time, 1006 people were given this honor.[1]
1936
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- Konstantin Stanislavski (1863—1938), theatre practitioner[2]
- Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858—1943), theatre director, writer and playwright[3][4]
- Vasily Kachalov (1875—1948), actor of screen and stage[5]
- Ivan Moskvin (1874—1946), actor of screen and stage[4]
- Ekaterina Korchagina-Alexandrovskaya (1874—1951), theater actress[6]
- Maria Blumenthal-Tamarina (1859—1938), movie and theatre actress[7]
- Antonina Nezhdanova (1873—1950), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano)[4]
- Boris Shchukin (1894—1939), movie and theatre actor[8]
- Maria Litvinenko-Volgemut (1892—1966), opera singer (lyric dramatic soprano)[9][10]
- Panas Saksagansky (1859—1940), actor, theater director, playwright[11]
- Akaki Vasadze (1899—1978), actor, theater and teacher[12][13]
- Akaki Khorava (1895—1972), movie and theatre actor[14]
- Kulyash Baiseitova (1912—1957) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano)[15][16]
- Leonid Leonidov (1873—1941), actor and stage director[10]
1937
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- Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883—1946) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), composer and conductor, founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble[15][17]
- Alla Tarasova (1898—1973) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), movie and theatre actress
- Nikolai Khmelyov (1901—1945), stage actor
- Mikhail Tarkhanov (1877—1948), movie and theatre actor
- Halima Nosirova (1913—2003[18]), singer (soprano)[4]
- Valeria Barsova (1892—1967), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano)[19]
- Ksenia Derzhinskaya (1889—1951), opera singer (dramatic soprano)[20]
- Nadezhda Obukhova (1886—1961), singer (mezzo soprano)[3][21]
- Alexander Pirogov (1899—1964) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (bass)[22]
- Mark Reizen (1895—1992) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (bass)[23]
- Samuil Samosud (1884—1964), conductor[23]
- Elena Stepanova (1891—1978), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano)[24]
- Lev Steinberg (1870—1945), conductor and composer
- Boris Dobronravov (1896—1949) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), stage and film actor
- Mikhail Klimov (1880—1942), stage and film actor[25]
- Olga Knipper (1868—1959), theater actress
- Alexander Ostuzhev (1874—1953), theater actor[3]
- Vera Pashennaya (1887—1962), theater and film actress[3]
- Varvara Ryzhova (1871—1963), actress of theater and cinema
- Prov Sadovsky, jr. (1874—1947), theater actor and director[11]
- Aleksandra Yablochkina (1866—1964), theater actress
1938
- Ivan Yershov (1867—1943), opera singer (dramatic tenor)[26]
- Bulbul (1897—1961), singer (lyric dramatic tenor)[27]
- Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885—1948), composer, conductor, publicist, playwright
- Reinhold Glière (1875—1956), composer and conductor
- Shovkat Mammadova (1897—1981), singer (lyric coloratura soprano)
1939
- Yuri Yuriev (1872—1948), stage actor[28]
- Pavel Zakharovich Andreev (1874—1950), opera singer (bass baritone), soloist of the Kirov Theatre[17]
- Vera Michurina-Samoilova (1866—1948), actress of the Alexandrinsky Theatre
- Solomon Mikhoels (1890—1948), actor and the artistic director of the Moscow State Jewish Theater[29]
- Abdylas Maldybaev (1906—1978) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR), composer, operatic tenor singer, soloist of the Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theater
- Haykanoush Danielyan (1893—1958) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Armenian SSR), singer (lyric coloratura soprano), soloist of the Yerevan Opera Theatre
1940
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- Hnat Yura (1888—1966), director, actor of theatre and film, founder of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater[30]
- Ariy Pazovsky (1887—1953), conductor, chief conductor of the Kirov Theater[31]
- Larisa Alexandrovskaya (1904—1980), opera singer (soprano), soloist of the National Opera and Ballet of Belarus[17]
- Ivan Kozlovsky (1900—1993) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (lyric tenor), soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
- Maxim Mikhailov (1893—1971) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (bass), soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
- Gombozhap Tsydynzhapov (1905—1980), actor, stage director, playwright, art director of the Buryat Drama Theater
1941
- Muhammedjan Kasymov (1907—1971) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Tajik SSR), film and theater actor[5][32]
1943
- Evdokia Turchaninova (1870—1963), actress of the Maly Theatre
1944
- Amvrosy Buchma (1891—1957), theater and movie actor, chies director of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater[12]
- Vasily Vasilko (1893—1972), theater actor , director, art director of the Odessa Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater
- Zoia Gaidai (1902—1965), opera soprano, soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine[15][33]
- Andrey Alekseevich Ivanov (1900—1970), opera singer, soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine[34]
- Alexander Kramov (1885—1951), theater actor and director, artistic director of the Kharkov Academic Russian Drama Theater[6]
- Maryan Krushelnitsky (1897—1963), theater actor and director, movie actor, artistic director of the Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre
- Ivan Maryanenko (1878—1962), theater actor
- Ivan Patorzhinsky (1896—1960), opera singer (bass)[3]
- Levko Revutsky (1889—1977), composer
- Boris Romanitsky (1891—1988), actor , theater director[35]
- Nikolai Smolich (1888—1968), theater director
- Natalia Uzhviy (1898—1986), theater and movie actress
- Konstantin Khokhlov (1885—1956), actor and theater director[36]
- Yuri Shumsky (1887—1954), actor and theater director
- Vladimir Grigoryevich Zakharov (1901—1956), composer
- Nikolai Yakovlev (1869—1950), theater director
1945
- Abrar Khidoyatov (1900—1958), actor of the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theater[28]
1946
- Ruben Simonov (1899—1968), actor and director
- Boris Asafyev (1884—1949), composer and musicologist[37]
- Alexander Goldenweiser (1875—1961), pianist, teacher and composer
- Konstantin Igumnov (1873—1948), pianist
- Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881—1950), composer
1947
- Nikolay Cherkasov (1903—1966), theater and movie actor
- Vladimir Gardin (1877—1965), film director, screenwriter and actor (for 70th birthday)[38]
1948
- Grigori Aleksandrov (1903—1983), film director[17]
- Ivan Bersenev (1889—1951), theater actor and director, movie actor
- Sergei Vasilyev (1900—1959), film director
- Gleb Glebov (1899—1967), theater and movie actor[39]
- Nikolai Golovanov (1891—1953), conductor, pianist and composer[32][40]
- Borisas Dauguvietis (1885—1949), theater actor, director and playwright
- Yuri Zavadsky (1894—1977), theater actor and director[41]
- Mikhail Kedrov (1894—1972), theater actor and director, movie actor
- Ants Lauter (1894—1973), theater actor and director, movie actor
- Nikolay Okhlopkov (1900—1967), theater and movie actor and director[3]
- Aleksey Dmitrievich Popov (1892—1961), theater director and pedagogyst[42]
- Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893—1953), film director[43]
- Ivan Pyryev (1901—1968), film director
- Natan Rakhlin (1906—1979), conductor and pedagogyst[44]
- Eduards Smiļģis (1886—1966), theater actor and director
- Mikheil Chiaureli (1894—1974), movie director
- Fridrikh Ermler (1898—1967), movie director
- Olga Androvskaya (1898—1975), theater and film actress
- Alexey Gribov (1902—1977), theater and film actor[32][45]
- Klavdiya Yelanskaya (1898—1972), theater actress[41]
- Vladimir Yershov (1896—1964), theater and movie actor
- Boris Livanov (1904—1972), theater and movie actor
- Viktor Stanitsyn (1897—1976), theater actor and director, movie actor
- Vasili Toporkov (1889—1970), theater and movie actor, theatre pedagogyst
- Faina Shevchenko (1893—1971), theater actress
- Sergei Gerasimov (1906—1985), film director and actor, screenwriter, pedagogyst
- Pavel Molchanov (1902—1977), theatre actor
- Barys Platonaw (1903—1967), theater and movie actor[46]
1949
- Vasili Vanin (1898—1951), theater actor and director, movie actor
- Vera Maretskaya (1906—1978), theater and movie actress
- Nikolay Mordvinov (1901—1966), theater and movie actor[47]
- Mirzaagha Aliyev (1883—1954), theater and movie actor[48]
- Marziyya Davudova (1901—1962), theater and movie actress
- Sidgi Ruhulla (1886—1959), theater and movie actor
- Yelena Gogoleva (1900—1993), theater and movie actress[32]
- Aleksei Dikiy (1889—1955), theater actor and director, movie actor
- Mikhail Zharov (1900—1981), theater and movie actor
- Aleksandr Zrazhevsky (1886—1950), theater and movie actor[41]
- Konstantin Zubov (1888—1956), actor and director, pedagogyst[41]
- Igor Ilyinsky (1901—1987), theater and movie actor, director
- Mikhail Tsaryov (1903—1987), theater and movie actor and director, pedagogyst[14]
- Aman Kul'mamedov (1908—1977), theater and movie actor
1950
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- Mikheil Gelovani (1893—1956), theater and movie actor[49]
- Marina Ladynina (1908—2003), theater and movie actress[10]
- Tamara Makarova (1907—1997), movie actress
- Lyubov Orlova (1902—1975), theater and movie actress[3]
- Vladimir Petrov (1896—1966), film director
- Mikhail Romm (1901—1971), film director
- Nikolay Simonov (1901—1973), film and stage actor[3]
- Boris Chirkov (1901—1982), film and stage actor
- Sergei Lemeshev (1902—1977), opera singer (lyric tenor)[10]
- Kipras Petrauskas (1885—1968), opera singer (lyric dramatic tenor), pedagogyst[3][50]
- Mykhaĭlo Hryshko (1901—1973), opera singer (dramatic baritone)[32][40]
- Petr Amiranashvili (1907—1976), opera singer (baritone)[17]
- David Andguladze (1895—1973), opera singer (dramatic tenor)[17]
- Veriko Anjaparidze (1900—1987), theater and movie actress[17]
- Aleksandr Inashvili (1887—1958), opera singer (baritone)[51]
- Vakhtang Chabukiani (1910—1992), ballet dancer[52]
1951
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- Aleksandr Borisov (1905—1982), theater and movie actor[53]
- Alexey Petrovich Ivanov (1904—1982), opera singer (baritone)[34]
- Olga Lepeshinskaya (1916—2008), ballet dancer[52]
- Alexander Melik-Pashayev (1905—1964), conductor[54]
- Georgii Nelepp (1904—1957), opera singer (dramatic tenor)[3]
- Galina Ulanova (1910—1998), ballet dancer[52]
- Yuri Fayer (1890—1971), conductor[55]
- Nikandr Khanayev (1890—1974), opera singer (dramatic tenor)[14][56]
- Boris Gmyrya (1903—1969) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR), opera singer (bass)[15][32]
- Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov (1896—1963), theater actor and director, movie actor[11]
- Aleksandr Serdyuk (1900—1988), theater and movie actor[57]
- Mukhtar Ashrafi (1912—1975), composer and conductor
- Sara Ishanturaeva (1911—1998), theater actress[5][32]
1952
- Sergei Bondarchuk (1920—1994) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), movie director and actor
- Yelizaveta Chavdar (1925—1989) (bypassing all titles), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
1953
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- David Oistrakh (1908—1974), violinist and conductor
- Alfred Amtman-Bredit (1885—1966), theater actor and director
- Igor Moiseyev (1906—2007), choreographer[52]
- Alexander Kontantinovich Ilyinsy (1903—1967), theater and movie actor
- Konstantin Skorobogatov (1887—1969), theater and movie actor[3]
1954
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- Maria Babanova (1900—1983), theater and movie actress[37]
- Lev Sverdlin (1901—1969), theater and movie actor
- Tiit Kuusik (1911—1990), opera singer (baritone)
- Balys Dvarionas (1904—1972), composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogyst
- Juozas Siparis (1894—1970), theater and movie actor
- Jonas Švedas (1908—1971), composer and conductor[58]
- Leonid Sergeevich Vivian (1887—1966), actor, director, theater teacher[39][59]
- Emil Gilels (1916—1985), pianist [60]
- Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903—1988) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), conductor[61]
- Aram Khachaturian (1903—1978), composer
- Yuri Shaporin (1887—1966), composer
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906—1975), composer
- Sergey Obraztsov (1901—1992), theatrical figure, actor and director of the puppet theater[3]
- Vagharsh Vagharshian (1894—1959), theater actor, director, playwright
- Daniil Antonovich (1889—1975), theater and movie actor
- Petr Belinnik (1906—1998), opera singer (lyric tenor)
- Aleksandra Voronovich (1898—1985), theater actress[62]
- Konstantyn Dankevych (1905—1984), composer, pianist, teacher[40]
- Vasyl Yaremenko (1895—1976), actor
1955
- Nikolay Yakushenko (1897—1971), actor
- Vladimir Vladomirskiy (1893—1971), theater actor
- Lidiya Ivanovna Rzhetskaya (1899—1977), theater and movie actress
- Jewgeni Karlowitsch Tikoski (1893—1970), composer
- Ryhor Ramanavich Shyrma (1892—1978), choir conductor, folklorist
- Mikhail Yanshin (1902—1976), theater and movie actor
- Arslan Muboryakov (1908—1977), theater and film actor, theater director
- Zaytuna Nasretdinova (1923—2009), ballet dancer
- Mikhail Astangov (1900—1965), theater and film actor[37]
- Sofia Preobrazhenskaya (1904—1966), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)[63]
- Alty Karliev (1909—1973), theater actor and director, film actor, film director
- Maya Kuliyeva (1920—2018), opera singer (lyric soprano)
- Sona Muradova (1914—1997), theater actress[64]
- Sofya Giatsintova (1895—1982), theater actress and director, film actress
1956
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- Lilita Berzina (1903—1983), theater and film actress
- Janis Osis (1895—1973), theater and movie actor[3]
- Yuri Yurovsky (1894—1959), theater actor and director, film actor[65]
- Nikolay Vorvulev (1917—1967), opera singer
- Yuri Tolubeyev (1906—1979), theater and movie actor
- Tamara Khanum (1906—1991), dancer, founder of the Uzbek ballet[66]
- Gohar Gasparyan (1924—2007), opera singer (soprano)[67]
- Hrachia Nersisyan (1895—1961), theater and film actor[3]
- Vahram Papazian (1888—1968), theater actor[3]
- Tatevik Sazandaryan (1916—1999), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Mikael Tabrizyan (1907—1957), conductor[28]
- Grigori Belov (1895—1965), theater and movie actor
- Pavel Lisitsian (1911—2004), opera singer (baritone)
- Aleksandr Larikov (1890—1960), theater actor
- Vasiliy Yakovlevich Sofronov (1884—1960), theater and movie actor[68]
- Boris Ilyin (1901—1979), theater actor[69]
- Aleksandr Bryantsev (1883—1961), theater director
- Alexander Svechnikov (1890—1980), choral conductor
- Aleksei Krivchenya (1910—1974),opera singer (bass)[70]
- Eugen Kapp (1908—1996), composer
- Kaarel Karm (1906—1979), theater and movie actor
- Gustav Ernesaks (1908—1993), composer and choir conductor
1957
- Anastasia Zuyeva (1896—1986), theater and film actress
- Gulomkhaydar Gulomaliev (1904—1961), choreographer[32]
- Lutfi Zohidova (1925—1995), ballet dancer
- Tuhfa Fozilova (1917—1985), opera singer (soprano)[71]
- Xälil Äbcälilef (1896—1963), theater and movie actor[17][39]
- Näcip Cihanov (1911—1988), composer
- Elena Zhilina (1890—1963), theater actress
- Natalia Dudinskaya (1912—2003), ballet dancer[52]
- Konstantin Laptev (1904—1990), opera singer
- Vitali Politseymako (1906—1967), theater and movie actor[72]
- Konstantin Sergeyev (1910—1992), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
- Georgy Tovstonogov (1915—1989), theater director
1958
- Vasiliy Mestnikov (1908—1958), theater actor and director
- Dmitriy Khodulov (1912—1977), theater actor and director
- Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov (1905—1994), composer, conductor[17]
- Konstantin Ivanov (1907—1984), conductor[34]
- Vaso Godziashvili (1905—1976), theater and movie actor[32][40]
- Odysseas Dimitriadis (1908—2005), conductor
- Sergo Zakariadze (1909—1971), theater and movie actor[73]
- Aleksi Machavariani (1913—1995), composer
- Iliko Sukhishvili (1907—1985), ballet dancer
- Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926—1973), ballet dancer[74]
- Sayra Kiizbaeva (1917—1988), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
- Muratbek Ryskulov (1909—1974), theater and movie actor
- Sergei Ivanovich Papov (1904—1970) theater and movie actor[3]
1959
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- Shaken Ajmanov (1914—1970), actor and film director
- Roza Jamanova (1928—2013), opera singer (soprano)[51]
- Kalibek Kuanyshpaev (1893—1968), theater and movie actor
- Ermek Serkebayev (1926—2013), opera singer (lyric baritone)[75]
- Mukan Tulebaev (1913—1960), composer
- Valentina Kharlamova (1911—1999), theater actress
- Shukur Burkhanov (1910—1987), theater and film actor[39]
- Saodat Kabulova (1925—2007), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)[76]
- Mukarram Turgunbaeva (1913—1978), ballet dancer[77]
- Olim Xoʻjayev (1910—1977), theater and film actor
- Kamil Yarmatov (1903—1978), actor, film director, screenwriter[78]
- Nikolay Pokrovskiy (1896—1961), theater actor and director
- Gamar Almaszadeh (1915—2006), ballet dancer[48]
- Rashid Behbudov (1915—1989), pop and opera singer (lyric tenor)
- Adil Isgandarov (1912—1978), theater actor and director
- Gara Garayev (1918—1982), composer[5]
- Niyazi (1912—1984), conductor, composer[3]
- Ivan Ivanovich Petrov (1920—2003), opera singer (bass)
- Maya Plisetskaya (1925—2015), ballet dancer[43][52]
- Raisa Struchkova (1925—2005), ballet dancer[52][79]
- Liisa Tomberg (1909—1988), stage actress
- Lkhasaran Linkhovoin (1924—1980), opera singer (bass)
1960
- Nikolay Akimov (1901—1968), painter, theater artist, director and teacher[17]
- Nikolay Annenkov (1899—1999), theater and film actor[37]
- Vasily Orlov (1896—1974), theater actor, director, theater teacher[3]
- Angelina Stepanova (1905—2000), theater and film actress
- Bariyat Muradova (1914—2001), stage actress
- Nina Masalskaya (1901—1989), actress
- Tamara Ceban (1914—1990), opera singer (soprano)[8]
- Chiril Știrbu (1915—1997), stage actor
- Vladimir Chestnokov (1904—1968), theater and film actor, theater teacher[8]
- Georg Ots (1920—1975), opera singer (baritone)[3]
- Vladimir Tkhapsaev (1910—1981), theater and film actor
- Vasili Merkuryev (1904—1978), theater and film actor, teacher
- Evgeniy Bondarenko (1905—1977), theater and film actor[80][81]
- Pavlo Virsky (1905—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer[59]
- Dmytro Hnatyuk (1925—2016), opera singer (baritone)[32](bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR)[82]
- Volodymyr Dalsky (1912—1998), stage actor
- Viktor Dobrovolsky (1906—1984), theater and film actor[83]
- Pavlo Karmaliuk (1908—1986), opera singer (baritone)
- Polina Kumanchenko (1910—1992), theater and film actress
- Yuri Lavrov (1905—1980), theater and film actor
- Vladimir Magar (1900—1965), theater actor and director[84]
- Heorhiy Maiboroda (1913—1992), composer
- Dmitri Milyutenko (1899—1966), theater and film actor
- Oleksandr Minkivskyi (1900—1979), choral conductor[85]
- Yevhen Ponomarenko (1909—1994), theater and film actor
- Bela Rudenko (1933—2021), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
- Larisa Rudenko (1918—1981), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Lidiya Myasnikova (1911—2005), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
1961
- Sviatoslav Richter (1915—1997), pianist
- Alasgar Alakbarov (1910—1963), theater and film actor
- Faina Ranevskaya (1896—1984), theater and film actress
- Rostislav Plyatt (1908—1989), theater and film actor[43]
- Petr Kaz'min (1892—1964), folklorist
- Tatyana Alekseevna Ustinova (1909—1999), choreographer
- Mark Prudkin (1898—1994), theater and film actor
- Boris Pokrovsky (1912—2009), theater director[3]
1962
- Iosif Tolchanov (1891—1981), theater and film actor, director[86][87]
- Sergei Yutkevich (1904—1985), theater and film director
- Galiya Izmaylova (1923—2010), ballet dancer
- Boris Andreyev (1915—1982), theater and film actor[17][88]
- Avet Avetisyan (1897—1971), theater and film actor[88]
- Pavel Serebryakov (1909—1977), pianist, teacher
- Artūrs Frinbergs (1916—1984), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
- Vakhtang Vronsky (1905—1988), choreographer
- Konstantin Simeonov (1910—1987), conductor, teacher
1963
- Sergei Blinnikov (1901—1969), theater and film actor, theater director
- Anatoly Ktorov (1898—1980), theater and film actor
- Pavel Massalsky (1904—1979), theater and film actor
- Boris Petker (1902—1983), theater and film actor[3]
- Boris Aleksandrovich Smirnov (1908—1982), theater and film actor
- Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904—1987), composer[5]
- Tikhon Khrennikov (1913—2007), composer[89]
- Boris Babochkin (1904—1975), theater and film actor, theater teacher[37]
- Nino Ramishvili (1910—2000), dancer, choreographer
- Larisa Sakhyanova (1930—2001), ballet dancer
1964
- Bukeyeva Khadisha Bukeyevna (1917—2011), stage actress
- Yuli Raizman (1903—1994), film director
- Grigori Kozintsev (1905—1973), film and theater director, screenwriter
- Nikolai Gritsenko (1912—1979), theater and film actor[40]
- Lev Oborin (1907—1974), pianist[90]
- Tamara Nizhnikova (1925—2018), opera singer[3]
- Ninel' Tkachenko (1928—2007),opera singer (soprano)
- Aleksandr Ivanov (1898—1984), film director[34]
- Iosif Kheifits (1905—1995), film director
- Genovaitė Sabaliauskaitė (1923—2020), ballet dancer
- Jonas Stasiūnas (1919—1987), opera singer (baritone)[2]
- Nar Ovanisyan (1913—1995), opera singer (bass)[3]
- Iosif Tumanishvili (1909—1981), theater director
- Nabi Rakhimov (1911—1994), theater and film artist[91]
- Ants Eskola (1908—1989), theater and film actor[92]
- Firs Shishigin (1908—1985), theater director
1965
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- Nikolay Krjuchkov (1911—1994), film actor
- Aleksandr Ognivtsev (1920—1981), opera singer (bass)[3]
- Fikret Amirov (1922—1984), composer, pianist[17]
- Hokuma Gurbanova (1913—1988), stage actress[85]
- Vladimir Belokurov (1904—1973), theater and film actor[93]
- Tatul Altunyan (1901—1973), choirmaster[17][85]
- Bazar Amanov (1908—1981), stage actor, playwright
- Annagul Annakuliyeva (1924—2009), opera singer (soprano)
- Veli Mukhatov (1916—2005), composer
- Leonid Utyosov (1895—1982), entertainer, singer, conductor, film actor
- Leonid Lavrovsky (1905—1967), choreographer[52]
- Asli Burkhanov (1915—1997), theater actor and director, film actor
- Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya (1908—1980), theater and film actress
- Andrei Popov (1918—1983), theater and film artist, theater director, teacher[46]
- Evgeniya Miroshnichenko (1931—2009), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
- Mikhail Bolduman (1898—1983), theater and film actor
- Olena Katulska (1888—1966), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
- Velta Vilciņa (1928—1995), ballet dancer[59]
- Jānis Ivanovs (1906—1983), composer[34]
- Nikolay Svetlovidov (1889—1970), stage actor
- Vardan Ajemian (1905—1977), theater director[17]
- Irina Kolpakova (b. 1933), ballet dancer[52][94]
- Siko Dolidze (1903—1983), film director
- Maksim Shtraukh (1900—1974), theater and film actor
1966
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- Aino Talvi (1909—1992), stage actress
- Sesilia Takaishvili (1906—1984), theater and film actress[28]
- Boris Shtokolov (1930—2005),opera singer (bass)
- Pyotr Konstantinov (1899—1973), theater and film actor
- Zurab Anjaparidze (1928—1997), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)[17][85]
- Irina Arkhipova (1925—2010), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)[15][37][85]
- Galina Vishnevskaya (1926—2012), opera singer (soprano)[59]
- Nadezhda Nadezhdina (1908—1979), ballet dancer and choreographer
- Yakov Zak (1913—1976), pianist, teacher
- Leonid Kogan (1924—1982), violinist[51]
- Klavdiy Ptitsa (1911—1983), choral conductor[85]
- Mstislav Rostropovich (1927—2007), cellist
- Vladislav Gennadievich Sokolov (1908—1993), choral conductor
- Yakov Flier (1912—1977), pianist
- Xenia Erdeli (1878—1971), harpist
- Leanid Rakhlenka (1907—1986), theater actor and director, film actor
- Nikolai Plotnikov (1897—1979),actor, director, theater teacher[43]
- Roman Karmen (1906—1978), cinematographer, film director
- Mark Donskoy (1901—1981), film director and playwright
1967
- Georgi Assatijani (1914—1977), documentary film director and cinematographer
- Lyutfi Sarymsakova (1896—1991), theater and film actress[11]
- Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (1907—1979), composer
- Grigoriy Roshal (1898—1983), film director[95]
- Rakhim Pirmukhamedov (1897—1972), theater and film actor
- Rishat Abdullin (1916—1988), opera singer (baritone)[48]
- Roza Baglanova (1922—2011), opera and pop singer (soprano)
- Vladimir Durov (1909—1972), circus performer (tamer)
- Bibigul Tulegenova (b. 1929), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
- Lidia Chernysheva (1912—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer
- Vladimir Vladislavsky (1891—1970), theater and film actor
- Malik Kayumov (1912—2010), cinematographer, film director
- Darkul Kuyukova (1919—1997), theater and film actress[5]
- Artyk Myrzabaev (1930—2005), opera singer (baritone)
- Olga Kusenko (1919—1997), theater and film actress
- Yevhen Chervoniuk (1924—1982), opera singer (bass)
- Boris Zakhava (1896—1976), theater actor and director
- Timofeĭ Ivanovich Gurtovoĭ (1919—1981), conductor[40]
- Eugeniu Ureche (1917—2005), theater and film actor, singer
- Heino Eller (1887—1970), composer, teacher
- Gurgen Janibekyan (1897—1978), theater and film actor
- Franghiz Ahmadova (1928—2011), opera singer (soprano)[85]
- Leyla Vakilova (1927—1999), ballet dancer
- Evgeny Belyaev (1926—1994), singer (lyric tenor)
- Alexey Sergeev (1919—1998), singer (bass)
1968
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- Yevgeni Lebedev (1917—1997), theater and film actor[96]
- Antonina Samarina (1892—1971), stage actress[97][98][99]
- Yuri Gulyayev (1930—1986), opera singer (lyric baritone)[100]
- Valentyna Kalynovska (b. 1938), ballet dancer
- Andria Balanchivadze (1906—1992), composer
- Ilya Kopalin (1900—1976), documentary filmmaker[101]
- Archil Chkhartishvili (1905—1980), theater director
- Elena Mitrofanovna Shatrova-Kazankova (1892—1976), stage actress
- Andrei Abrikosov (1906—1973), theater and film actor[17]
- Hanifa Mavlianova (1924—2010), opera singer (soprano)
- Arkady Raikin (1911—1987), theater and film actor
- Oyimxon Shomurotova (1917—1993), stage actress
- Jazep Žynovič (1907—1974), composer and conductor
- Vano Muradeli (1908—1970), composer[102]
- Zdzislaw Stoma (1907—1992), theater and film actor
- Gennady Ivanovich Tsitovich (1910—1986), choir conductor, musicologist
- Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928—2002), conductor
- Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya (1914—1990), theater and film actress[103]
- Boris Ravenskikh (1914—1980), theatre director[43][104]
- Aleksey Zhiltsov (1895—1972), stage actor
- Iosif Raevskiy (1901—1972), actor, director, teacher[43]
1969
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- Razak Khamrayev (1910—1981), theater and film actor and director[14][105]
- Vija Artmane (1929—2008), theater and film actress[37]
- Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere (1923—2017), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
- Nina Timofeeva (1935—2014), ballet dancer[52][106]
- Boris Alekseyev (1911—1973), stage actor
- Yuliya Borisova (1925—2023), theater and film actress
- Yefim Dzigan (1898—1981), film director
- Oleg Zhakov (1905—1988), film actor[41]
- Aleksandr Zarkhi (1908—1997), film director
- Alexander Zguridi (1904—1998), film director, TV presenter
- Mikhail Kalatozov (1903—1973), film director
- Vladimir Korsh (1900—1974), film director[6]
- Aleksandr Ptushko (1900—1973), film director
- Vsevolod Sanayev (1912—1996), theater and film actor
- Mikhail Ulyanov (1927—2007), theater and film actor
- Irina Bugrimova (1910—2001), circus performer (lion trainer)[107]
- Eugene Milaev (1910—1983), circus performer, equilibrist
- Oleg Popov (1930—2016), circus clown
- Karandash (Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev; 1901—1983), circus clown[107]
- Valentin Filatov (1920—1979), circus performer (tamer)
- Aleksandra Klimova (1921—2005), stage actress
- Evgeniy Polosin (1912—1982), theater and film actor[108]
- Galina Zagurskaya (1905—1978), stage actress
- Stanyslav Lyudkevych (1879—1979), composer
- Rostislav Zakharov (1907—1984), choreographer, director[52]
1970
- Anatoly Novikov (1896—1984), composer
- Juozas Lingys (1919—1984), ballet dancer, choreographer
- Kaarel Ird (1909—1986), theater actor and director
- Olena Potapova (b. 1930), ballet dancer
- Abbos Bakirov (1910—1974), theater actor and director
- Maria Bieșu (1934—2012), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
- Lidiya Freimane (1920—1992), stage actress
- Baken Kydykeyeva (1923—1993), theater and film actress
- Ivan Lyubeznov (1909—1988), theater and film actor
- Violetta Bovt (1927—1995), ballet dancer[52]
- Stepan Kevorkov (1903—1991), film director
- Klavdia Kudriashova (1925—2012), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Virgilijus Noreika (1935—2018), opera singer (tenor)
- Georgy Sviridov (1915—1998), composer
- Aleksey Yermolayev (1910—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher[41][52]
- Lidiya Knyazeva (1925—1987), theater and film actress
- Valentina Sperantova (1904—1978), theater and film actress
- Evgeniy Diordiev (1912—1985), theater actor and director, film actor
- Sabira Maykanova (1914—1994), stage actress
- Vladimir Burmeister (1904—1971), choreographer[12][52][53]
- Alexander Arutiunian (1920—2012), composer[37]
- Marģeris Zariņš (1910—1993), composer
- Vladimir Kandelaki (1908—1994), opera singer (bass-baritone) and director
1971
- Lidia Krupenina (1928—2016), ballet dancer[52]
- Yury Durov (1910—1971), circus performer, trainer
- Dodo Antadze (1900—1978), theater actor and director
- Uladzimir Dziadziuška (1905—1973), theater and film actor
- Ata Durdyev (1910—1981), theater and film actor
- Arkadiy Hashynsky (1920—1991), stage actor
- Hrachya Ghaplanyan (1923—1988), theater director
- Mikhail Kuznetsov (1913—1995), theater and film actor
- Klavdiya Shulzhenko (1906—1984), pop singer
- Arno Babajanian (1921—1983), composer[37]
- Akhmad Babakulov (1931—1990), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
- Alexander Rybnov (1906—1992), choral conductor
- Mikhail Kirillov (1900—1971), theater actor and director
- Nikolai Ryzhov (1900—1986), actor
- Anatoli Aleksandrov (1888—1982), composer, pianist, teacher[17]
- Maria Maksakova Sr. (1902—1974), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Erasmus Alexandrovich Karamyan (1912—1985), film director
- Aleksandr Kasyanov (1891—1982), composer, teacher[5]
- Yelizaveta Alekseyeva (1901—1972), stage actress
- Tsetsilia Mansurova (1896—1976), theater and film actress[109]
1972
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- Timofiy Levchuk (1912—1998), film director
- Natalya Burmistrova (1918—2008), stage actress
- Tatyana Pelttser (1904—1992), theater and film actress
- Kirill Kondrashin (1914—1981), conductor[110]
- Boris Khaikin (1904—1978), conductor
- Igor Gorbachyov (1927—2003), theater actor and director, film actor
- Kirill Lavrov (1925—2007), theater and film actor
- Leonid Tarabarinov (1928—2008), theater and film actor
- Nadezhda Dotsenko (1914—1994), stage actress
- Arus Asryan (1904—1987), stage actress
- Babken Nersisyan (1917—1986), theater and film actor[111]
- Andriy Shtoharenko (1902—1992), composer, teacher
1973
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- Raisa Sergienko (1925—1987), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
- Aleksandr Khanov (1904—1983), stage actor[14]
- Lyudmila Zykina (1929—2009), singer
- Yury Grigorovich (b. 1927), ballet dancer, choreographer[45][52]
- Bernara Karieva (b. 1936), ballet dancer
- Zaituna Bikbulatova (1908—1992), stage actress
- Alfrēds Jaunušans (1919—2008), theater actor and director
- Soltan Hajibeyov (1919—1974), composer[112]
- Tamara Milashkina (1934—2024), opera singer (soprano)
- Yefim Kopelyan (1912—1975), theater and film actor
- Juozas Miltinis (1907—1994), theater director[113]
- Vladimir Vasiliev (b. 1940), ballet dancer and choreographer[12][53]
- Ekaterina Maximova (1939—2009), ballet dancer[52][114]
- Anatoli Papanov (1922—1987), theater and film actor
- Viktor Khokhryakov (1913—1986), theater and film actor
- Andrey Prisyazhnyuk (1912—1982), stage actor
- Velta Līne (1923—2012), theater and film actress
- Nina Ivanovna Menovshchikova (1934—2022), ballet dancer[52]
- Muslim Magomayev (1942—2008), opera and pop singer (baritone), soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater[9][115]
- Sofia Golovkina (1915—2004), ballet dancer and teacher[52][116]
- Yuri Nikulin (1921—1997), circus performer, film actor[107]
- Yuri Soloviev (1940—1977), ballet dancer[52]
1974
- Malika Sobirova (1942—1982), ballet dancer
- Yevgeny Matveyev (1922—2003), theater and film actor, film director
- Nonna Mordyukova (1925—2008), film actress[47]
- Domnika Dariyenko (1919—2010), stage actress[117]
- David Malyan (1904—1976), theater and film actor
- Vladislav Strzhelchik (1921—1995), theater and film actor
- Lidiya Smirnova (1913—2007), theater and film actress
- Galina Vladimirovna Kovaleva (1932—1995), opera singer (coloratura soprano)[51]
- Ismayil Daghistanli (1907—1980), stage actor
- Ismayil Osmanli (1902—1978), theater and film actor[118]
- Makhmud Esambayev (1924—2000), dancer
- Mehdi Mammadov (1918—1985), theater director
- Stanislav Rostotsky (1922—2001), film director
- Otar Taktakishvili (1924—1989), composer
- Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1928—2009), film actor
- Georgi Menglet (1912—2001), theater and film actor
- Karlis Sebris (1914—2009), theater and film actor
- Valentin Pluchek (1909—2002), theater director, actor[43]
- Yevgeny Samoylov (1912—2006), theater and film actor
- Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1925—1994), theater and film actor
- Ninel Kurgapkina (1929—2009), ballet dancer[52]
- Nikolay Volchkov (1910—2003?), theater artist
- Yury Kiselyov (1914—1996), theater actor and director
- Bruno Freindlich (1909—2002), theater and film actor[119]
- Donatas Banionis (1924—2014), theater and film actor
1975
- Marina Semyonova (1908—2010), ballet dancer[120]
- Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932—1999), opera singer, tenor
- Vladimir Zeldin (1915—2016), theater and film actor
- Lyudmila Kasatkina (1925—2012), theater and film actress
- Ivan Marin (1905—1983), theater and film actor
- Ivan Pereverzev (1914—1978), theater and film actor
- Diana Petrynenko (1930—2018), singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
- Fyodor Ivanovych Shmakov (1917—2009), theater and film actor
- Dmitry Pokrass (1899—1978), composer
- Evgeniĭ Simonov (1925—1994), theater director
- Matvey Blanter (1903—1990), composer
- Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva (1930—2018), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
- Konstantin Iraklievich Massalitinov (1905—1979), composer, choir conductor
- Natalya Sats (1903—1993), theater director
- Michail Alekseevitsj Koelikovskiy (1906—1996), theater actor and director
- Jurij Silantiev (1919—1983), conductor, composer
- Fuat Xalitef (1909—1981), stage actor
- Valeriy Nel'skiy (1906—1990), stage actor
- Jüri Järvet (1919—1995), theater and film actor
1976
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- Elza Radziņa (1917—2005), theater and film actress
- Aleksey Urgalkin (1910—1981), stage actor
- Dmitriy Aleksidze (1910—1984), theater director
- Isidor Zak (1909—1998), conductor
- Vladimir Atlantov (b. 1939), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)[37]
- Natalia Bessmertnova (1941—2008), ballet dancer[52][121]
- Alexander Vedernikov (1927—2018), opera singer (bass)[122]
- Vera Dulova (1909—2000), harpist
- Marina Kondratyeva (b. 1934), ballet dancer[52]
- Mikhail Lavrovsky (b. 1941), артист балета, балетмейстер[52]
- Māris Liepa (1936—1989), ballet dancer[52]
- Juri Mazurok (1931—2006), opera singer (baritone)
- Asaf Messerer (1903—1992), ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer[52]
- Yevgeny Nesterenko (1938—2021), opera singer (bass)
- Elena Obraztsova (1939—2015), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Gennady Rozhdestvensky (1931—2018), conductor[123]
- Nikolai Fadeyechev (1933—2020), ballet dancer, teacher[124]
- Arthur Eisen (1927—2008), opera singer (bass)
- Peter Loboda (1907—1979), stage actor
- Gafar Valamat-Zade (1916—1993), ballet dancer, choreographer
- Ivan Avramov (1915—1985), theater actor and director
- Arvīds Jansons (1914—1984), conductor
- Mikhail Vodyanoy (1924—1987), operetta artist, film actor
- Serghei Lunchevici (1934—1995), conductor, violinist, composer
- Oleg Yefremov (1927—2000), theater and film actor and director
- Yury Yakovlev (1928—2013), theater and film actor
- Tamara Alioșina-Alexandrova (1928—1996), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Nikolay Manoylo (1927—1998), opera singer (baritone)
- Anatoliy Mokrenko (1933—2020), opera singer (baritone)
- Nonna Andriivna Surzhina (b. 1937), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Aleksey Batalov (1928—2017), theater and film actor
- Irina Bogacheva (1939—2019), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Sergey Vikulov (b. 1937), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
- Asankhan Dzhumakhmatov (1923—2008), composer[125]
- Lev Kulidzhanov (1924—2002), film director
- Bulat Minzhilkiev (1940—1997), opera singer (bass)
- Alexander Murin (1917—1992), choral conductor
- Mariya Stepanova (1916—1983), theater and film actress
- Yefim Yulyevich Uchitel (1913—1988), documentary film director and cinematographer
- Lyudmila Erofeeva (1937—2003), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
- Kārlis Zariņš (1930—2015), singer (dramatic tenor)
- Medea Amiranashvili (1930—2023), opera singer (lyric soprano)[17]
- Azerbaijan Mambetov (1932—2009), theater director
- Lamara Chkonia (1930—2024), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
1977
- Nijolė Ambrazaitytė (1939—2016), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Svyatlana Danilyuk (1939—2003), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Lutfi Kabirova (1932—2013), opera singer (soprano)[126]
- Tiiu Randviir (b. 1938), ballet dancer
- Yuri Ozerov (1921—2001), film director
- Lutfiyar Imanov (1928—2008), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
- Migran Erkat (1921—1986), opera singer (baritone)
- Nina Sazonova (1917—2004), theater and film actress
- Oleksandr Hai (1914—2000), theater and film actor
- Mikhail Godenko (1919—1991), ballet dancer, choreographer
- Zakir Mukhamedzhanov (1921—2012), theater and film actor[127]
- Grigor Yeghiazaryan (1908—1988), composer
- Vera Ershova (1917—2006), stage actress
- Azat Abbasov (1925—2006), opera singer (lyric tenor)
- Khydyr Allanurov (1922—1993), conductor
- Veronika Dudarova (1916—2009), conductor
- Lyudmila Makarova (1921—2014), stage actress
- Voldemar Panso (1920—1977), theater actor and director, film actor
- Fedir Vereshchahin (1910—1996), theater director
- Andrey Goncharov (1918—2001), theater director, theater teacher[45]
- Şäwkät Biktimeref (1928—2012), stage actor
- Arkadi Iwanowitsch Arkadjew (1907—1993), theater actor and director, film actor
- Aleksandr Stolper (1907—1979), film director, screenwriter
- Konstantin Stepankov (1928—2004), theater and film actor
- Erast Garin (1902—1980), theater actor and director, film actor[128][129]
- Stefan Turchak (1938—1988), conductor
- Daniil Shafran (1923—1997), cellist
- Dilbar Abdurahmonova (1936—2018), conductor
1978
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- Yevgeny Leonov (1926—1994), theater and film actor
- Yelena Fadeyeva (1914—1999), theater and film actress
- Tatyana Shmyga (1928—2011), operetta artist, film actress
- Vladimir Kurochkin (1922—2002), actor and director of operettas
- Igor Vladimirov (1919—1999), actor and director
- Valery Kovtun (1944—2005), ballet dancer
- Rostislav Yankovsky (1930—2016), theater and film actor
- Olga Bardina (1932—2001), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)[130]
- Yury Popov (1929—2013), opera singer (dramatic baritone)[131]
- Tankho Israilov (1918—1981), ballet dancer, choreographer
- Helmer-Rainer Sinisalo (1920—1989), composer[132]
- Elina Bystritskaya (1928—2019), theater and film actress[12][53]
- Rufina Nifontova (1931—1994), theater and film actress
- Henrikas Vancevičius (1924—2014), theater director
- Rauf Hajiyev (1922—1995), composer
- Suren Babloev (1918—1979), choral conductor
- Ada Rogovtseva (b. 1937), theater and film actress[133]
- Mykola Kondratyuk (1931—2006), opera and pop singer (baritone)[20]
- Oleg Borisov (1929—1994), theater and film actor[53]
- Hovhannes Chekijyan (b. 1929), choral conductor
- Mikhail Mansurov (1916—1993), stage actor
1979
- Pavel Kadochnikov (1915—1988), theater and film actor and director
- Jurabek Murodov (b. 1942), pop singer (tenor), rubab performer
- Margarita Voites (1936—2024), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
- Dmitriy Zhuravlev (1900—1991), entertainer and performer
- Konstantin Orbelyan (1928—2014), composer and conductor
- Platon Maiboroda (1918—1989), composer
- Aleksandr Medvedkin (1900—1989), film director and screenwriter
- Dmitry Mikhailovich Tsyganov (1903—1992), violinist
- Ramazan Bapov (1947—2014), ballet dancer
- Sergei Plotnikov (1909—1990), theater and film actor
- Tsisana Tatishvili (1937—2017), opera singer (soprano)
- Aleksandra Prokoshina (1918—2005[134]), singer (soprano)
- Edvardas Kaniava (b. 1937), opera singer (baritone)
- Vladimir Volzhansky (1917—1983), circus performer (acrobat, equilibrist)
- Yoldosh Azamov (1909—1985), film director
- Kalyj Moldobasanov (1929—2006), composer and conductor
- Gunārs Cilinskis (1931—1992), theater actor and director, film actor, film director
- Ādolfs Skulte (1909—2000), composer
- Giga Lortkipanidze (1927—2013), theater and film director
- Dmytro Smolych (1919—1987), theater director[24]
- Lev Venediktov (1924—2017), choral conductor
- Yaroslav Antonovich Voshchak (1921—1989), conductor
- Zurab Sotkilava (1937—2017), opera singer (tenor)
- Volodymyr Hrypych (1923—2005), theater director
- Otar Megvinetukhutsesi (1932—2013), theater and film actor[135]
1980
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- Eduardas Balsys (1919—1984), composer
- Hendrik Krumm (1934—1989), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
- Tatyana Alekseevna Tayakina (1951—2023), ballet dancer
- Hakim Zaripov (1924–2023), circus performer (rider), film actor
- Nikolay Olkhovikov (1922—1987), circus performer (rider and juggler)
- Vladimir Oskal-Ool (1920—1999), circus performer (juggler and equilibrist)
- Vasiliy Tretyak (1926—1989), opera singer (tenor)
- Halyna Tuftina (1933—2007), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Georgiy Zhzhonov (1915—2005), theater and film actor
- Ivan Dmitriev (1915—2003), theater and film actor
- Mukhamed Cherkezov (1911—1993), theater and film actor
- Asanali Ashimov (b. 1937), theater and film actor
- Farida Sharipova (1936—2010), actress
- Lidiya Mosolova (1918—1996), stage actress
- Pyotr Monastyrsky (1915—2013), theater director
- Galina Makarova (1919—1993), stage actress
- Ğabdulla Şamukof (1909—1981), actor
- Vera Kuzmina (1923—2021), stage actress
- Nina Meshko (1917—2008), choral conductor
- Zeynab Khanlarova (b. 1936), opera singer (soprano), mugham performer
- Vyacheslav Hrinchenko (1938—1998), opera singer (bass)[136]
- Saulius Sondeckis (1928—2016), conductor
- Vsevolod Yakut (1912—1991), theater and film actor
- Tengiz Abuladze (1924—1994), film director[17][88]
- Ivan Solovyov (1910—1982), theater and film actor
- Rezo Chkheidze (1926—2015), film director
- Glaphira Sidorova (1922—2019), stage actress
- Andrey Petrov (1930—2006), composer
- Khoren Abrahamyan (1930—2004), theater and film actor, theater director[88]
- Kayyrgül Sartbaeva (b. 1936), opera singer (lyric soprano)
- Vladimir Fedoseyev (b. 1932), conductor
- Olga Vysotskaya (1906—2000), All-Union Radio announcer
- Yuri Levitan (1914—1983), All-Union Radio announcer
1981
- Metaksia Simonyan (1926—1987), stage actress
- Zoya Spirina (1926—1986), actress
- Shuhrat Abbosov (1931—2018), film director and screenwriter
- Nina Isakova (b. 1928), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Alisa Freindlich (b. 1934), theater and film actress
- Yuri Simonov (b. 1941), conductor
- Gaziza Zhubanova (1927—1993), composer
- Erkegali Rakhmadiyev (1932—2013), composer
- Kim Bazarsadaev (1937—2002), opera singer (bass)[37]
- Edvard Mirzoyan (1921—2012), composer
- Grigory Chukhray (1921—2001), film director, screenwriter[137]
- Vladimir Morozov (1933—2002), opera singer (bass)
- Yuri Temirkanov (1938—2023), conductor[138]
- Rihards Glāzups (1920—1993), conductor
- Nikolai Slichenko (1934—2021), actor and director[139]
- Suimenkul Chokmorov (1939—1992), theater and film actor
- Maria Mordasova (1915—1997), singer, folk music performer
- Leo Golovanov (1926—2015), dancer[140]
- Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932), composer
- Andrei Eshpai (1925—2015), composer
- Yuri Mazhuga (1931—2022), theater and film actor
- Vladimir Curbet (1930—2017), choreographer
- Yuliya Solntseva (1901—1989), film actress, film director
- Murad Kajlayev (1931—2023), composer, conductor
- Aysulu Tokombayeva (b. 1947), ballet dancer
- Boris Tenin (1905—1990), theater and film actor
- Sabira Ataeva (1917—1993), theater and film actress
- Anu Kaal (b. 1940), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
- Valentina Yermakova (1924—2003), theater and film actress, theater teacher[141]
- Sergey Tikhonov (1921—1992), actor
- Mikheil Tumanishvili (1921—1996), theater director
- Tatiana Doronina (b. 1933), theater actress and director, film actress[142]
- Ramaz Chkhikvadze (1928—2011), theater and film actor
- Pyotr Glebov (1915—2000), theater and film actor
- Lyudmila Chursina (b. 1941), theater and film actress
1982
- Viktor Tarasov (1934—2006), actor
- Sharah Abzagovich Pachalia (1914—2000), theater director, actor, playwright
- Mikhail Chubinidze (1910—2006), theater and film actor
- Sholpan Zhandarbekova (1922—2005), stage actress
- Aleksandrs Lembergs (1921—1985), choreographer
- Idris Nogajbayev (1931—1989), stage actor
- Nikolay Levitsky (1911—1982), popular science film director
- Arutyun Akopyan (1918—2005), stage artist, illusionist[17][88]
- Valentina Leontyeva (1923—2007), TV presenter, television announcer
- Tamara Sinyavskaya (b. 1943), singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Cholponbek Bazarbaev (1949—2002), ballet dancer
- Ivan Lapikov (1922—1993), theater and film actor
- Zagir Ismagilov (1917—2003), composer
- Henrik Malyan (1925—1988), film director, screenwriter
- Yevgeny Raikov (1937—2010), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
- Vladimir Kenigson (1907—1986), theater and film actor
- Nina Mamayeva (1923—2001), stage actress[143]
- Irakly Andronikov (1908—1990), writer, spoken word artist[17][88]
- Vladimir Andrianov (1906—1985), stage actor
- Robert Sturua (b. 1938), theater director
- Rem Lebedev (1928—1988), theater and film artist
1983
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- Aleksandr Alov (1923—1983), film director, screenwriter[17][88]
- Vladimir Naumov (1927—2021), film director
- Ruben Agamirzian (1922—1991), theater director[88]
- Anatoly Avdievsky (1933—2016), choral conductor
- Yevgeny Yevstigneyev (1926—1992), theater and film actor
- Tatiana Nikolayeva (1924—1993), pianist, composer
- Arvīds Žilinskis (1905—1993), composer
- Frunze Dovlatyan (1927—1997), film director, film actor
- Vladislav Piavko (1941—2020), opera singer (tenor)
- Nikita Bogoslovsky (1913—2004), composer
- Anatoly Kotcherga (b. 1947), opera singer (bass)
- Baudordzhi Yampilov (1916—1989), composer
- Gabriela Komleva (р. 1938), ballet dancer and choreographer[52]
- Askold Makarov (1925—2000), ballet dancer and choreographer[52]
- Olga Moiseyeva (1928—2021), ballet dancer and choreographer[52]
- Nikolai Ohotnikov (1937—2017), singer (bass)
- Vladilen Semionov (b. 1932), ballet dancer and choreographer[52]
- Alla Sizova (1939—2014), ballet dancer[52]
- Ludmila Filatova (b. 1935), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Oleg Vinogradov (b. 1937), choreographer[52]
- Lyudmila Gurchenko (1935—2011), theater and film actress, pop singer
- Vladimir Basov (1923—1987), film director, actor[88]
- Nani Bregvadze (b. 1938), pop singer[144]
- Mikhail Gluzsky (1918—2001), theater and film actor
- Valery Egudin (1937—2007), opera singer (tenor)
1984
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- Malika Kalontarova (b. 1950), ballet dancer
- Frunzik Mkrtchyan (1930—1993), theater and film actor[145]
- Evgeniy Glebov (1929—2000), composer[146]
- Nurgisa Tlendiyev (1925—1998), conductor, composer
- Mihai Volontir (1934—2015), theater and film artist
- Viktor Korshunov (1929—2015), theater and film actor[147][148]
- Aleksandra Pakhmutova (b. 1929), composer
- Serafim Tulikov (1914—2004), composer
- Eldar Ryazanov (1927—2015), film director
- Vladimir Etush (1922—2019), theater and film actor, theater teacher
- Marsil Sälimcanof (1934—2002), theater director
- Vladimir Samoilov (1924—1999), theater and film actor
- Kunduz Mirkarimova (1925—2019), ballet director-choreographer
- Alexander Kholminov (1925—2015), composer[149]
- Tatyana Lioznova (1924—2011), film director
- Ioakim Sharoev (1930—2000), theater director and teacher
- Aleksey Chyrgal-ool (1924—1989), composer
- Nikolay Salamov (1922—2003), actor
- Svetlana Adyrkhaeva (1938—2023), ballet dancer[88]
- Oleg Basilashvili (b. 1934), theater and film actor[88]
- Vyacheslav Gordeyev (b. 1948), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
- Dmitri Kitayenko (b. 1940), conductor
- Nadezhda Pavlova (b. 1956), ballet dancer[52]
- Khuseyn Mukhtarov (1938—2001), opera singer (bass)
- Toktonali Seytaliev (1937—2021), opera singer (lyric tenor)
1985
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- Shamgon Sagaddinovich Kazhigaliyev (1927—2015), conductor
- Nikolai Mikheyev (1923—1993), stage actor
- Raimonds Pauls (b. 1936), composer
- Leonid Markov (1927—1991), theater and film actor
- Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (1935—2020), theater and film actor[150]
- Yuri Bogatikov (1932—2002), pop singer (baritone)
- Baba Annanov (1934—1991), theater director, actor
- Mikhail Bushnov (1923—2014), theater actor[151]
- Valentin Elizariev (b. 1947), choreographer
- Arkadij Sawczenko (1936—2004), opera singer (baritone)
- Konstantin Adashevsky (1897—1987), theater and film actor[152]
- Aleksandr Ivanovich Shchegolev (1913—1988), stage actor
- Sos Sargsyan (1929—2013), theater and film actor
- Regimantas Adomaitis (1937—2022), theater and film actor[148]
- Maria Stefiuk (b. 1948), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
- Valentin Levashov (1915—1994), composer, choir conductor
- Yuri Ivanovich Kazakov (1924—2019), accordionist
- Inna Makarova (1926—2020), film actress
- Jansug Kakhidze (1936—2002), conductor
- Tolomush Okeyev (1935—2001), film director
- Ivan Ivanov-Vano (1900—1987), animation director
- Davletbay Khodzhabayev (1931—2019), circus performer, horse rider
- Boris Tchaikovsky (1925—1996), composer
- Vladimir Andreyev (1930—2020), theater and film actor[17]
- Klara Luchko (1925—2005), theater and film actress
- Igor Shapovalov (b. 1945), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
- Mark Fradkin (1914—1990), composer
- Vasily Lanovoy (1934—2021), theater and film actor
1986
- Imants Kokars (1921—2011), choral conductor[94]
- Dugarzhap Dashiev (1939—2003), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)[23]
- Marlen Khutsiev (1925—2019), film director
- Georgy Pantyukov (1922—1994), choral conductor[23]
- Vera Vasilyeva (1925—2023), theater and film actress[12][53]
- Georgy Ansimov (1922—2015), director of operas and operettas[23][37]
- Vyacheslav Nevinny (1934—2009), theater and film actor
- Eri Klas (1939—2016), conductor[23][153]
- Edgar Hovhannisyan (1930—1998), composer[23]
- Viktor Turov (1936—1996), film director
- Mihai Muntean (b. 1943), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)[23]
- Röstäm Yaxin (1921—1993), composer, pianist[23]
- Alibek Dnishev (b. 1951), opera singer (lyric tenor)[23]
- Margarita Drozdova (b. 1948), ballet dancer[52]
- Ludmila Semenyaka (b. 1952), ballet dancer and teacher
- Vaclovas Daunoras (1937—2020), opera singer (bass)[23]
- Makvala Kasrashvili (b. 1942), singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)[23]
- Juozas Domarkas (b. 1936), conductor[23]
- Arif Məlikov (1933—2019), composer[23]
- Nikolai Kutuzov (1926—2011), composer, conductor[23]
- Lyudmila Sakharova (1926—2012), ballet dancer, teacher[52]
- Zebo Aminzoda (b. 1948), choreographer
- Vera Baeva (b. 1936), singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)[23]
1987
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- Anna Pokidchenko (1926—2014), actress
- Quddus Khojamyarov (1918—1994), composer[23]
- Eugen Doga (b. 1937), composer
- Veljo Tormis (1930—2017), composer[23]
- Veronica Garștea (1927—2012), choral conductor[23]
- Fyodor Khitruk (1917—2012), film director-animator
- Leonid Bronevoy (1928—2017), theater and film actor[53]
- Igor Luchenok (1938—2018), composer[23]
- Maya-Gozel Aimedova (b. 1941), theater and film actress
- Yuri Vladimirov (b. 1942), ballet dancer and teacher[52]
- Nina Sorokina (1942—2011), ballet dancer[52]
- Yevgeniya Khanayeva (1921—1987), theater and film actress
- Viktor Tretiakov (b. 1946), violinist[23]
- Joseph Kobzon (1937—2018), pop singer (baritone)
- Leonid Smetannikov (b. 1943), opera singer (baritone), teacher[23][154]
1988
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- Oleg Tabakov (1935—2018), theater and film actor, director, theater teacher
- Yury Solomin (1935—2024), theater and film actor and director[155]
- Valentina Kovel (1923—1997), theater and film actress
- Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925—1991), composer[14][23]
- Volodymyr Shevchenko (1946—2012), circus performer
- Lyudmyla Shevchenko (b. 1945), circus performer
- Igor Talankin (1927—2010), film director
- Nikolai Nekrasov (1932—2012), folk music conductor
- Giya Kancheli (1935—2019), composer[23]
- Harijs Liepins (1927—1998), theater artist
- Stefaniya Stanyuta (1905—2000), theater and film actress
- Estebes Tursunaliev (1931—2005), akyn-improviser[23]
- Arnold Katz (1924—2007), conductor
- Sofia Rotaru (b. 1947), pop singer
- Khashim Gadoyev (b. 1937), stage actor
- Anatoliy Molodov (1929—2017), choral conductor
- Fidan Gasimova (b. 1948), opera singer (soprano)
- Varduhi Varderesyan (1928—2015), theater and film actress
- Anegina Ilina-Dmitrieva (b. 1943), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)[23]
- Igor Kirillov (1932—2021), TV presenter[156]
- Eldar Shengelaia (b. 1933), film director
- Mikhail Pugovkin (1923—2008), theater and film actor
- Oleg Strizhenov (b. 1929), theater and film actor
- Serhii Danchenko (1937—2001), theater director
- Vladimir Minin (р. 1929), choral conductor[23]
- Edita Piekha (b. 1937), pop singer[23]
- Lev Raskatov (1927—1993), stage actor
- Uldis Žagata (1928—2015), ballet dancer, choreographer
- Liana Isakadze (b. 1946), violinist, conductor
- Sergey Kolosov (1921—2012), film director, screenwriter[94]
- Nikita Dolgushin (1938—2012), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
- Gizela Tsypola (b. 1944), opera singer (soprano)
- Lyudmila Yermakova (1927—2008), choral conductor
1989
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- Yevgeny Malinin (1930—2001), pianist
- Nikolai Rakov (1908—1990), composer
- Nikolai Yeremenko Sr. (1926—2000), film actor
- Eliso Virsaladze (b 1942), pianist
- Vladimir Doveyko (1922—2002), circus performer, acrobat
- Natalya Durova (1934—2007), circus performer (tamer)
- Yuri Yermolayev (1932—2017), circus performer (horse trainer, rider)
- Irbek Kantemirov (1928—2000), circus performer (horse rider)[157]
- Valery Klimov (1931—2022), violinist
- Pavel Necheporenko (1916—2009), musician (balalaika player), teacher[158]
- Igor Oistrakh (1931—2021), violinist
- Nicolae Sulac (1936—2003), singer
- Samarbubu Toktakunova (b. 1944), musician-instrumentalist
- Yan Frenkel (1920—1989), composer
- Boris Akimov (b. 1946), ballet dancer[17]
- Leonid Gaidai (1923—1993), film director
- Yevgeny Vesnik (1923—2009), theater and film actor[159]
- Galina Volchek (1933—2019), theater director and actress
- Georgiy Daneliya (1930—2019), film director and screenwriter
- Zita Dreiere (Errs) (b. 1952), ballet dancer
- Mira Koltsova (1938—2022), dancer, choreographer
- Leonid Yasinovskiy (1923—2003), stage actor
- Leonid Gubanov (1928—2004), actor of the Moscow Art Theater
- Victor Popov (1934—2008), choral conductor
- Ilya Frez (1909—1994), film director
1990
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- Ville Golovko (1932—2015) — artistic director (chief director) of the variety and circus studio "Sintez"[160]
- Mikk Mikiver (1937—2006) — stage actor, director, film actor[161]
- Lev Durov (1931—2015), theatre director[162]
- Vladimir Spivakov (b. 1944), violinist and conductor[163]
- Sydyk Mukhamedzhanov (1924—1991), composer[164]
- Mstislav Zapashny (1938—2016), circus artist, animal trainer, director[165]
- Iya Savvina (1936—2011) — stage actress[166]
- Mikhail Schweitzer (1920—2000) — film director[167]
- Vladimir Krainev (1944—2011) — pianist[168]
- Nina Dorliak (1908—1998) — chamber singer (soprano)[169]
- Oleksandr Bilash (1931—2003), composer[170]
- Rolan Bykov (1929—1998) — theater and film actor, film director[171]
- Zinovy Gerdt (1916—1996), theater and film actor[172]
- Gyulli Mubaryakova (1936—2019) — theatre artist[173][174]
- Leonid Boldin (1931—2013), opera singer[175]
- Aleksandr Dmitriyev (b. 1935) — conductor[176]
- Tatyana Karpova (1916—2018), stage actress[177]
- Ivan Bobylyov (1925—2014), actor, theater director, teacher[178]
- Grigory Ponomarenko (1921—1996) — composer[179]
- Viktar Roŭda (1921—2007), choral conductor, teacher[180]
- Lidiya Sukharevskaya (1909—1991), stage actress[181]
- Georgiy Vitsin (1917—2001), theater and film actor[182]
- Lyubov Sokolova (1921—2001), film actress[182]
- Farhad Badalbeyli (b. 1947), pianist and teacher[183]
- Vladislav Mikosha (1909—2004), cinematographer and film director[184]
- Victor Merzhanov (1919—2012) — pianist and teacher[185]
- Galina Shoydagbaeva (b. 1953), opera singer[185]
- Nikolay Trofimov (1920—2005), stage actor[186]
- Zara Dolukhanova (1918—2007), opera singer (coloratura mezzo-soprano), teacher[187]
1991
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- Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov (1943—2011), pianist[188][189]
- Vladimir Mulyavin (1941—2003), pop singer (dramatic tenor), guitarist, composer, leader of the band Pesniary[190][191]
- Stepan Oleksenko (1941—2006), stage actor[192]
- Bohdan Stupka (1941—2012), theatre and film actor[192]
- Maria Vladimirovna Mironova (1911—1997), theater and film actress[193]
- Lyudmila Shaposhnikova (1921—2003), theater and film actress[194]
- Yuri Bashmet (b. 1953), violist and conductor[195]
- Mark Zakharov (1933—2019), theater and film director[196][197]
- Larisa Shevchenko (b. 1950), opera singer (soprano)[198]
- Samson Samsonov (1921—2002), film director[199]
- Mykola Kolessa (1903—2006), composer and conductor[200]
- Eduard Kolmanovsky (1923—1994), composer [201]
- Inna Churikova (1943—2023), theater and film actress[202]
- Mikhail Zimin (1930—1991), theatre and film actor[203]
- Natalia Gutman (b. 1942), cellist[204]
- Ghazaros Saryan (1920—1998), composer[205]
- Bolotbek Shamshiyev (1941—2019), film director[206]
- Yoqub Ahmedov (b. 1938), theater and film artist[207]
- Eduard Grach (b. 1930), violinist[208]
- Ajdar Ibrahimov (1919—1993), film director[209]
- Vladislav Chernushenko (b. 1936), choir conductor and teacher[210]
- Lev Vlassenko (1928—1996), pianist[211][212]
- Ashir Kuliev (1918—2000), composer[213]
- Kapar Medetbekov (1931—2012), theater and film artist[214]
- Gennady Ovsyannikov (b. 1935), actor[215]
- Anatoly Poletaev (b. 1936), accordionist, conductor[216]
- Alla Pugacheva (b. 1949), pop singer[217]
- Avet Terterian (1929—1994), composer[218]
- Natalia Shakhovskaya (1935—2017), cellist[219][220]
- Valeriy Yakovlev (b. 1939), theater director[221]
- Sofiya Pilyavskaya (1911—2000), theater and film actress[222]
- Oleg Yankovsky (1944—2009), theater and film actor[223]
Visual arts (Narodny khudozhnik)
1943
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- Aleksandr Gerasimov (1881—1963), painter[224]
- Boris Ioganson (1893—1973), artist and pedagogue[224]
- Sergey Merkurov (1881—1952), sculptor[224]
- Vera Mukhina (1889—1953), sculptor[224]
1944
- Vasyl Kasiian (1896—1976), graphic artist[225]
- Anatol Petrytsky (1895—1964), painter[225]
- Oleksii Shovkunenko (1884—1974), painter[225]
1950
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- Konstantin Yuon (1875—1958), painter, art theorist [226]
1951
- Fyodor Fedorovsky (1883—1955), stage designer[227]
1953
- Moisey Toidze (1871—1953), painter[228]
1956
- Vasily Baksheyev (1862—1958), painter [229]
- Igor Grabar (1871—1960), artist, art critic, educator, restorer [230]
1957
- Teodors Zaļkalns (1876—1972), sculptor[231]
- Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876—1966), painter[232]
- Vsevolod Vsevolodovich Lishev (1877—1960), sculptor [233]
1958
- Sergey Konenkov (1874—1971), sculptor [234]
- Sergey Vasilyevich Gerasimov (1885—1964), painter [235]
- Porfiry Nikitich Krylov (1902—1990), painter and graphic artist[236]
- Mikhail Kupriyanov (1903—1991), painter and graphic artist [236]
- Nikolai Sokolov (1903—2000), graphic artist and painter[236]
- Vladimir Aleksandrovich Serov (1910—1968), painter and graphic artist, teacher[237]
- Matvey Manizer (1891—1966), sculptor [238]
1959
- Yevgeny Vuchetich (1908—1974), sculptor[239]
1960
- Martiros Saryan (1880—1972), landscape painter, graphic artist and stage designer[240]
- Nikolai Tomsky (1900—1984), sculptor[240]
1961
- Juozas Mikėnas (1901—1964), sculptor[241]
1962
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- Vadim Fedorovič Ryndin (1902—1974), stage designer[242]
- Arkady Plastov (1893—1972), painter[243]
- Pavel Korin (1892—1967), painter[244]
1963
- Mikayil Abdullayev (1921—2002), painter and graphic artist[245]
- Mikhail Anikushin (1917—1997), sculptor[245]
- Yekaterina Fyodorovna Belashova (1906—1971), sculptor[245]
- Ilya Bogdesko (1923—2010), graphic artist[245]
- Mykhailo Bozhy (1911—1990), painter[245]
- Yosyp Bokshay (1891—1975), painter[245]
- Aleksandr Deyneka (1899—1969), painter, graphic artist and sculptor[245]
- Mykhailo Derehus (1904—1997), graphic artist and painter[245]
- Ucha Japaridze (1906—1988), painter, graphic artist [245]
- Nikolay Nikolayevich Zhukov (1908—1973), painter, graphic artist, poster artist[245]
- Alexander Kibalnikov (1912—1987), sculptor[245]
- Mykhailo Lysenko (1906—1972), sculptor [245]
- Evald Okas (1915—2011), painter and teacher[245]
- Ara Sargsyan (1902—1969), sculptor[245]
- Leo Svemps (1897—1975), painter, teacher[245]
- Ural Tansykbayev (1904—1974), painter[245]
- Vladimir Favorsky (1886—1964), graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, painter, art critic, muralist[245]
- Semyon Afanasyevich Chuikov (1902—1980), painter[245]
- Vytautas Jurkūnas (1910—1993), graphic artist [245]
1965
- Boris Volkov (1900—1970), stage designer[246]
- Vasily Yefanov (1900—1978), painter[247]
- Jonas Kuzminskis (1906—1985), graphic artist[247]
- Yuri Neprintsev (1909—1996), painter, graphic artist[247]
- Yakov Romas (1902—1969), painter and teacher[247]
- Fedir Nirod (1907—1996), stage designer[248]
1967
- Dementy Shmarinov (1907—1999), graphic artist and draftsman[249]
- Boris Yefimov (1900—2008), graphic artist, master of political caricature[250]
- Anatoliy Arefyev (1918—1989), stage designer[251]
- Yevgeny Kibrik (1906—1978), painter and graphic artist, illustrator, teacher[251]
1969
- Veniamin Pinchuk (1908—1987), sculptor[252]
- Dmitry Nalbandyan (1906—1993), painter[253]
- Günther Reindorff (1889—1974), graphic artist, book illustrator[254]
- Yevgeni Yenej (1890—1971), production designer[255]
- Victor Oreshnikov (1904—1987), painter and teacher[256]
1970
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Apollon_Kutateladze.jpg/220px-Apollon_Kutateladze.jpg)
- Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov (1903—1977), painter, graphic artist[257]
- Apollon Kutateladze (1900—1972), painter[258]
- Yevsey Moiseyenko (1916—1988), painter, graphic artist and teacher[258]
1971
- Gapar Aytiyev (1912—1984), painter, stage designer[259]
- Alexei Pakhomov (1900—1973), graphic artist and painter[260]
- Boris Prorokov (1911—1972), satirist, political propaganda artist[261]
- Nikolai Romadin (1903—1987), painter[262]
1972
- Aleksandra Briede (1901—1992), sculptor[263]
- Lado Gudiashvili (1886—1980), artist[264]
1973
- Aminadav Kanevsky (1898—1976), graphic artist[265]
- Tahir Salahov (1928—2021), painter[266]
- Izzat Klychev (1923—2006), painter[267]
- Zair Azgur (1908—1995), sculptor[268]
- Pinkhos Sabsay (1893—1980), sculptor[269]
1974
- Serhii Hryhoriev (1910—1988), painter and graphic artist (Указ от 18.04.1974)
- Aleksei Gritsai (1914—1998), painter[270]
- Serhiy Shyshko (1911—1997), painter[271]
- Pjotr Tarasovitsj Maltsev (1907—1993), painter[272]
- Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov (1906—1988), painter[273]
- Ivan Maksimovich Semenov (1906—1982), graphic artist[273]
- Nikolay Zinovyev (1888—1979), palekh miniature artist[274]
1975
- Eduards Kalnin̦š (1904—1988), painter[275]
1976
- Yervand Kochar (1899—1979), sculptor[276]
- Simon Virsaladze (1909—1989), costume designer[277]
- Andrei Mylnikov (1919—2012), painter[278]
- Mykola Hlushchenko (1901—1977), painter[279]
- Taras Gaponenko (1906—1993), painter[280]
1977
- Edgars Iltners (1925—1983), painter[281]
- Yury Kugach (1917—2013), painter[282]
- Vasyl Borodai (1917—2010), sculptor[283]
- Nikolay Afanasevitsj Ponomarjov (1918—1997), graphic artist[284]
- Lev Kerbel (1917—2003), sculptor[285]
- Joseph Serebriany (1907—1979), painter[286]
1978
- Vladimir Tsigal (1917—2013), sculptor[287]
- Moechamedchanafija Timirbolatovitsj Telzjanov (1927—2013), painter[288]
- Mikhail Baburin (1907—1984), sculptor[289]
- Mikhail Savicki (1922—2010), painter[289]
- Pavel Bondarenko (1917—1992), sculptor[290]
- Vladimir Shtranikh (1888—1981), painter[291]
1979
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- Viktor Puzyrkov (1918—1999), painter[292]
- Geliy Korzhev (1925—2012), painter[293]
- Oleksandr Kovalov (1915—1991), sculptor[294]
1980
- Zinovy Vilensky (1899—1984), sculptor[295]
- Zurab Tsereteli (b. 1934), painter and sculptor[296]
- Haris Yakupov (1919—2010), painter[297]
- Ilya Glazunov (1930—2017), artist[298]
- Sulo Juntunen (1915—1980), painter[299]
- Lindia Brodskaia (1910—1991), painter[300]
- Dmitry Mochalsky (1908—1988), painter[301]
1981
- Vitaly Goryayev (1910—1982), graphic illustrator, painter, cartoonist[302]
- Ephraim Ivanovich Zverkov (1921—2012), painter[303]
- Rahim Axmedov (1924—2008), painter[304]
1982
- Boris Ugarov (1922—1991), painter[305]
- Tetyana Yablonska (1917—2005), painter[306]
- Iosif Sumbatashvili (1915—2012), stage designer[307]
- Nikolay Nikoghosyan (1918—2018), sculptor, painter and graphic artist[308]
- Boris Domashnikov (1924—2003), painter[309]
1983
- Alexey Tkachyov (b. 1925), painter[310]
- Sergey Tkachyov (1922—2022), painter[310]
- Orest Vereisky (1915—1993), book illustrator[311]
- Grigor Khanjyan (1926—2000), painter and graphic artist[312]
1985
- Antanas Gudaitis (1904—1989), painter[313]
- Mykola Oviechkin (1929—1993), painter[313]
- Anna Alexandrovna Kotukhina (1915—2007), palekh miniature artist[314]
- Kazys Morkūnas (1924—2014), stained glass artist[315]
- Alexandr Shilov (b. 1943), painter and graphic artist, author of portraits[316]
- Mikhail Bogdanov (1914—1995), production designer[317]
- Vecheslav Zagonek (1919—1994), painter[318]
- Yuri Korolyov (1929—1992), painter[319]
1986
- Turgunbaĭ Sadykov (b. 1935), sculptor[320]
- Yevgeny Shirokov (1931—2017), painter[321]
- Boris Valentinovich Shcherbakov (1916—1995), painter[322]
- Indulis Zariņš (1929—1997), painter[323]
1987
- Gediminas Jokūbonis (1927—2006), sculptor[324]
- Andrey Ilyich Kurnakov (1916—2010), painter, teacher[325]
- Merab Berżenišvili (1929—2016), sculptor[326]
- Oleg Komov (1932—1994), sculptor, graphic artist [327]
1988
- Valentin Mikhailovich Sidorov (1928—2021), painter[328]
- Mikhail Mikhailovich Taraev (1920—1996), ceramic artist[329]
- Afanasiy Osipov (1928—2017), painter[330]
- Elguja Amashukeli (1928—2002), sculptor[331]
- Yulian Rukavishnikov (1922—2000), sculptor[332]
1989
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- Akhmat Lutfullin (1928—2007), painter[333]
- Togrul Narimanbekov (1930—2013), painter, stage designer[334]
- Valery Levental (1938—2015), stage designer[335]
- Pyotr Pavlovich Ossovsky (1925—2015), painter, graphic artist[336]
1990
- Leonid Soifertis (1911—1996), graphic artist[337]
- Mariam Aslamazyan (1907—2006), painter[338]
- Sukhrob Kurbanov (1946—2016), painter and graphic artist[339]
- Viktor Ivanov (b. 1924), painter[340]
1991
- Fedor Danilovich Konstantinov (1910—1997), graphic artist[341]
- Andrey Vasnetsov (1924—2009), painter[342]
- Vladimir Zamkov (1925—1998), painter[343]
- Lyudmila Azarova (1919—2010), ceramic artist[344]
- Vladimir Aleksandrovich Igoshev (1921—2007), painter and graphic artist[345]
- Petr Timofeevich Fomin (1919—1996), painter and teacher[346]
References
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- Народные артисты СССР. В 2-х т. / Авт.-сост. М. В. Музалевский и В. Л. Иванов. — Moscow: РИЦ «Кавалер», 2007.
- S. V. Bolotin [in Russian] (1995). Энциклопедический биографический словарь музыкантов-исполнителей на духовых инструментах [Encyclopedic Biographical Dictionary of Wind Musicians] (in Russian) (2-е изд., доп. и перераб. ed.). Moscow: Радуница. 358. ISBN 5-88123-007-8.
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