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Anton Yelchin

American actor (1989–2016).

Born March 11th, 1989 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 19th, 2016 at 27 years old in Los Angeles, Studio City (traumatic asphyxia). [ref]

Ayn Rand

Russian-born american writer and public philosopher (1905–1982).

Born February 2nd, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 6th, 1982 at 77 years old in Manhattan (heart failure).

Dmitry Medvedev

President of russia from 2008 to 2012, prime minister of russia (2012-2020) and deputy chairman of the security council of russia since 2020.

Born September 14th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, restaurateur, former owner of wagner pvc (1961–2023).

Born June 1st, 1961 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died August 23rd, 2023 at 62 years old in Kuzhenkino (aircraft crash). [ref]

Vladimir Nabokov

Russian-american novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977).

Born April 22nd, 1899 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1977 at 78 years old in Montreux (disease). [ref]

Pavel Durov

Russian business executive, entrepreneur, and investor who is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of telegram.

Born October 10th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Maria Vorontsova

Daughter and eldest child of vladimir putin.

Born April 28th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Dmitri Shostakovich

Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975).

Born September 25th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

George Sanders

British actor (1906–1972).

Born July 3rd, 1906 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 25th, 1972 at 65 years old in Castelldefels (drug overdose).

Margarita Levieva

Russian-born american actress.

Born February 9th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Saint Petersburg.

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