War and the Battle of Khalkhin Gol the first to become twice the Hero of the Soviet Union Valentina Grizodubova one of the first Soviet female pilots and Heroes of the Soviet Union set a record for woman s ultralong flights Mikhail Gromov set a record during the transcontinental flight over the North Pole founded the Gromov Flight Research Institute HSU GromovVladimir Ilyushin test pilot for OKB Sukhoi HSU Nikolai Kamanin polar aviator among the first to receive the title Hero of the Soviet Union trained the first ever cosmonauts including Yuri Gagarin Gherman Titov and Alexei Leonov Alexander Kazakov most successful Russian flying ace of World War I the first to perform an aerial ramming and survive Vladimir Kokkinaki most famous Soviet test pilot set twenty two world records a president of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale double HSU Ivan Kozhedub top fighter ace in the aviation of the Allies of World War II credited with individual victories thrice the Hero of the Soviet Union Pavel Kutakhov World War II fighter ace chief marshal of Aviation under Leonid Brezhnev double HSU Sigizmund Levanevsky polar aviator among the first to receive the title Hero of the Soviet Union died in a transpolar flight attempt Ivan KozhedubAnatoly Liapidevsky polar aviator the very first person to receive the title Hero of the Soviet Union general major of Aviation Lydia Litvyak World War II pilot one of the world s two female fighter aces HSU Alexey Maresyev World War II fighter ace HSU the prototype for The Story of a Real Man Ivan Nagurski the first polar aviator World War I flying ace Pyotr Nesterov inventor and pioneer of aerobatics the first pilot to perform the aerobatic loop died in the world s first aerial ramming during World War I Alexander Novikov chief marshal of Aviation during World War II double HSU Yevgeny Pepelyaev top Soviet fighter ace in the Korean War HSU Viktor Pokrovsky World War I flying ace the first Russian pilot to capture an enemy plane and pilot Alexander Pokryshkin World War II fighter ace credited with individual victories triple Hero of the Soviet Union Marshal of Aviation Lydia LitvyakGeorgy Prokofiev balloonist who coordinated military stratospheric balloon program in the s set world record in altitude on USSR Viktor Pugachyov test pilot and pioneer of supermaneuverability the first to show Pugachev s Cobra maneuver of Su Endel Puusepp long range bomber pilot famous for flying a Soviet delegation over the front line from Moscow to Washington D C and back to negotiate the opening of the Western Front HSU Marina Raskova navigator founder of the three female air regiments during World War II HSU Yevgeniya Rudneva World War II bomber pilot one of the Night Witches HSU Yevgeniya Shakhovskaya the first woman military pilot Mark Shevelev World War II Soviet polar aviation commander HSU Lev Shestakov top Soviet fighter ace during the Spanish Civil War HSU Pyotr NesterovYakov Smushkevich commanded the Soviet aviation in the Spanish Civil War and the Battle of Khalkhin Gol double HSU Nelson Stepanyan World War II dive bomber pilot destroyed scores of enemy ships tanks cars planes and guns double HSU Amet khan Sultan World War II fighter ace double HSU test pilot died on a crash Nikolay Sutyagin top Korean War Soviet fighter ace HSU

Victor Talalikhin World War II fighter ace among the first to perform aerial ramming at night HSU Andrey Vitruk World War II fighter ace major general of Aviation Hero of the Soviet Union and the Hero of Yugoslavia Mikhail Vodopianov polar aviator among the first to receive the title Hero of the Soviet Union commanded the first World War II Soviet air raid on Berlin in Yekaterina Zelenko World War II pilot the only woman ever to have performed and died in aerial ramming HSU Religion edit Orthodox leaders edit Main article Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow Metropolitan Alexius saint ruled Russia during Prince Dmitry Donskoy s minority Patriarch KirillPatriarch Alexy I the longest serving Patriarch in the Soviet era Patriarch Alexy II the first post Soviet Patriarch oversaw the period of major church restoration and religious renaissanse Metropolitan Isidore attempted a reunion with the Roman Catholic Church which instead led to independence of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Job the last Metropolitan and the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Patriarch Kirill current Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Patriarch PhilaretMetropolitan Macarius saint prominent iconographer Patriarch Nikon introduced major church reforms which eventually led to a lasting schism in the Russian Orthodox Church known as Raskol Metropolitan Philaret saint the principal Russian theologician of the th century Patriarch Philaret de facto ruler of Russia during the minority of his son Tsar Mikhail Patriarch Pimen oversaw the end of the persecution of Christianity in the Soviet Union and the th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus Patriarch TikhonPatriarch Sergius led the Russian Orthodox Church during World War II when the earlier Soviet militant atheism was scaled down and the Church was re legalised Patriarch Tikhon the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia after restoration of the Patriarchate in the early Soviet era Orthodox saints edit Main article Russian saints See also Orthodox Saints Index Alexander Nevsky Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir military hero patron saint and the Name of Russia Boris and GlebAndrei Rublev famous icon painter author of the Trinity Anthony of Kiev co founder of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra the first monastery in Russia Basil Fool for Christ yurodivy who gave his name to St Basil s Cathedral on the Red Square Boris and Gleb children of Vladimir the Great the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus Tsarevich Dmitry son of Ivan IV mysteriously died or killed later impersonated by the impostors False Dmitry I and False Dmitry II during the Time of Troubles Dmitry Donskoy war hero the first Prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia Feodor Kuzmich starets who according to a legend was in fact Alexander I of Russia who faked his death to become a hermit Ioakim Korsunianin the first bishop of Novgorod the Great and builder of the original wooden Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod John of Shanghai and San Francisco a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Kirill of Beloozero founder of Kirillo Belozersky Monastery Seraphim of SarovMaximus the Greek th century humanist scholar Nicholas II of Russia the last Russian emperor killed in the Civil War with his family they were beatified as new martyrs Nicholas of Japan brought the Eastern Orthodoxy to Japan Olga of Kiev the first Christian among Russian rulers Sergius of RadonezhSavvatiy founder of Solovetsky Monastery Sergius of Radonezh patron saint of Russia spiritual and monastic reformer founder of the Trinity Sergius Lavra blessed Dmitry Donskoy for the Battle of Kulikovo Vladimir I of Kiev "the Great" Kievan Prince who turned from pagan to saint and enacted the Christianization of Kievan Rus Explorers edit Main article Russian explorers Siberian explorers edit Vladimir Atlasov explorer and coloniser of Kamchatka Semyon DezhnyovPyotr Beketov discoverer of Buryatia founder of Yakutsk and Chita Ivan Chersky geologist and explorer of Siberia explained the origin of Lake Baikal Semyon Dezhnyov discoverer of Kolyma Chukchi Peninsula Bering Strait and the east extrimity of Eurasia Cape Dezhnyov Johann Georg Gmelin traveled over km through Siberia discovered that the Caspian Sea lies below the ocean level Kurbat Ivanov discoverer of Lake Baikal author of the earliest maps of the Russian Far East and the Bering Strait area Yerofey Khabarov the second Russian to explore the Amur River founder of Khabarovsk Stepan Krasheninnikov explorer and author of the first detailed description of Kamchatka Alexander Middendorf explorer of the Taymyr Peninsula founder of permafrost science discoverer of Putorana Plateau Nicolae Milescu explorer of Siberia and China the first to point out Baikal s unfathomable depth Nikolay Muravyov AmurskyIvan Moskvitin the first Russian to reach the Pacific Ocean discoverer of the Sea of Okhotsk Nikolay Muravyov Amursky explorer and coloniser of the Amurland and Primorsky Krai Gennady Nevelskoy founder of Nikolayevsk on Amur proved that Sakhalin is an island Vladimir Obruchev geologist explorer of Siberia and Central Asia wrote the comprehensive Geology of Siberia and two popular science fiction and travel novels Plutonia and Sannikov Land Maksim Perfilyev discoverer of Transbaikalia founder of Yeniseysk and Bratsk Fedot Popov discoverer of Chukotka and the Bering Strait possible discoverer of Kamchatka Vassili Poyarkov discoverer of the Amurland the first Russian to sail down the Amur River Demid Pyanda credited with discovery of the Lena River and Yakutia made an km long journey along the previously unknown Siberian rivers Semyon Remezov author of the Remezov Chronicle and the first large format cartographic atlas of Siberia Yermak TimofeyevichNikolay Shkot explorer of Sakhalin and Primorsky Krai a founder of Nakhodka and Vladivostok Alexander Sibiryakov sponsor of the multiple expeditions in Siberia and the Arctic Mikhail Stadukhin discoverer of Kolyma Chukotka and the northern Okhotsk Sea Anikey Stroganov coloniser of Perm Krai and the Urals established the early trade between Russia and Siberian tribes Semyon Stroganov coloniser of the Urals and Siberia sponsor of Yermak s conquest of the Khanate of Sibir Vasily Tatishchev supervisor of the first instrumental mapping of Russia coloniser of the Urals and Siberia founder of Perm and Yekaterinburg Tatyana Ustinova discoverer of the Valley of Geysers in Kamchatka the world s second largest geyser concentration Yermak Timofeyevich conqueror of Siberia explorer of West Siberian rivers Ivan Yevreinov author of the first instrumental maps of Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands Explorers of Russian America edit Alexander Baranov explorer and governor of Russian America founder of Fort Ross in California Vitus Bering organiser of the Great Northern Expedition explorer of the Bering Sea and the Bering Strait founder of Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky discoverer of the southern Alaska the Aleutian Islands and the Commander Islands Aleksei Chirikov discoverer of the Aleutian Islands and the northwestern coast of North America Ivan Fyodorov discoverer of Alaska Mikhail Gvozdev discoverer of Alaska author of the first instrumental maps of the Okhotsk Sea and Sakhalin shores Gerasim Izmailov author of the first detailed map of the Aleutian Islands founder of the first permanent Russian settlement in America Otto von Kotzebue circumnavigator discoverer of a number of Pacific islands and Kotzebue Sound on Alaska Gavriil Pribylov discoverer of the Pribilof Islands Grigory ShelikhovNikolai Rezanov founder of the Russian American Company protagonist of the rock opera Juno and Avos Gavriil Sarychev explorer of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Aleutian Islands Grigory Shelikhov founded the precursor of the Russian American Company and the first permanent Russian settlements in America Lavrenty Zagoskin author of the first detailed description of the inner areas of Alaska Circumnavigators edit Faddey Bellingshausen discoverer of Antarctica double circumnavigator discoverer of a number of Pacific islands Ivan KruzenshternLudwig von Hagemeister triple circumnavigator builder of the first tall ships to sail on Lake Baikal Fyodor Konyukhov adventurer the first Russian to complete the Three Poles Challenge and Explorers Grand Slam set a record for the solo yacht circumnavigation of Antarctica Otto von Kotzebue circumnavigator discoverer of over Pacific islands and Kotzebue Sound on Alaska Ivan Kruzenshtern leader of the first Russian circumnavigation discoverer of a number of Pacific islands Mikhail Lazarev discoverer of Antarctica and a number of Pacific islands triple circumnavigator war hero Yuri Lisyansky leader of the first Russian circumnavigation discoverer of a number of Pacific islands Fyodor Litke oceanographer explorer of Novaya Zemlya Bering Sea Bonin Islands and the Carolines double circumnavigator Konstantin Posyet participant of the circumnavigation on the frigate Pallas Nikolai Rezanovexpert on Japan explorer of the Possiet Bay Minister of Ways and Communications of Russia Yevfimy Putyatin leader of the circumnavigation on Pallas diplomat explorer of the Sea of Japan Nikolai Rezanov leader of the first Russian circumnavigation explorer of the Russian America protagonist of the rock opera Juno and Avos Fyodor Tolstoy "the American" mischief making participant of the first Russian circumnavigation celebrity adventurer Ivan Unkovsky leader of the circumnavigation on Pallas Ferdinand Wrangel explorer of the East Siberian Sea and Alaska triple circumnavigator Vasily Zavoyko double circumnavigator explored the estuary of the Amur River war hero Travelers in the tropics edit Alexander Bulatovich military advisor of Menelek II of Ethiopia explorer of Eastern Africa Afanasy NikitinWilhelm Junker explorer of Eastern and Equatorial Africa Grigory Langsdorf explorer of Alaska and Brazil Nicholai Miklukho Maklai anthropologist who lived and traveled among the natives of Papua New Guinea and Pacific islands prominent anti racist Afanasy Nikitin one of the first Europeans to travel and to document his visit to India author of A Journey Beyond the Three Seas Yuri Senkevich participant of Thor Heyerdahl s voyages on the Ra Ra II and Tigris papyrus and reed boats anchorman of the Travelers Club TV show for the record years Explorers of Central Asia edit Alexander Bekovich Cherkassky leader of the first Russian military expeditions into Central Asia founder of Krasnovodsk Nikolai PrzhevalskyAlexey Fedchenko naturalist and explorer discovered the Trans Alay Range in Pamir Mountains Grigory Grumm Grzhimaylo discoverer of Ayding Lake the second lowest land point on Earth Nikolai Korzhenevskiy explorer of the Pamir discoverer of Akademiya Nauk Range and Peak Korzhenevskaya Pyotr Kozlov explorer of Mongolia Xinjiang and Tibet discoverer of the ancient Tangut city of Khara Khoto Ivan Petlin the first Russian to reach China on an official diplomatic mission left a popular description of his journey Grigory Potanin explorer of Mongolia Tibet and China Nikolai Przhevalsky traveled over km through Central Asia discovered the only extant species of wild horse Nicholas Roerich painter philosopher archeologist writer and public figure explorer of Mongolia China and India Pyotr Semyonov Tyan ShanskyAlexander Nevsky medieval Russian Prince saint and national hero one of the first Europeans to travel into Mongolia


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with his brother and father Pyotr Semyonov Tyan Shansky explorer of the Tian Shan Mountains discoverer of the Peak Khan Tengri for years the head of the Russian Geographical Society Gombojab Tsybikov explorer and the first photographer of Tibet Polar explorers edit Pyotr Anjou explorer of the New Siberian Islands and Arctic coastline Faddey BellingshausenFaddey Bellingshausen discoverer of Antarctica Vitus Bering organiser of the Great Northern Expedition explorer of the Bering Sea and the Bering Strait Georgy Brusilov commander of Svyataya Anna a prototype for The Two Captains Semion Chelyuskin discoverer of the north extrimity of Eurasia Cape Chelyuskin Artur Chilingarov leader of the Arktika expedition the first to reach the seabed under the North Pole Valery Chkalov led the first transcontinental flight by airplane over the North Pole Semyon Dezhnyov discoverer of Kolyma Chukchi Peninsula Bering Strait and Cape Dezhnyov Yakov Gakkel oceanographer creator of the first bathymetric map of the Arctic Ocean Matvei Gedenschtrom explorer of the New Siberian Islands discoverer of Siberian polynya Maria Klenova a founder of marine geology made the first complete seabed map of the Barents Sea one of the first women explorers of Antarctic Ernst Krenkel radioman for many polar expeditions set a world record of long distance radio communication between Franz Josef Land and Antarctica Artur ChilingarovDmitry Laptev explorer of the Laptev Sea shores Khariton Laptev explorer of the Laptev Sea shores Mikhail Lazarev discoverer of Antarctica war hero Fyodor Litke explorer of Novaya Zemlya Bering Sea and Pacific Stepan Makarov oceanographer builder of the first polar icebreaker war hero Stepan Malygin author of the first Russian manual on navigation leader of the western unit of the Great Northern Expedition Alexander Middendorf explorer of Taymyr Peninsula founder of permafrost science discoverer of Putorana Plateau and the North Cape sea current Ivan Nagurski the first polar aviator Dmitry Ovtsyn explorer of Taymyr Peninsula mapped the Gydan Peninsula Pyotr Pakhtusov explorer of Novaya Zemlya Mikhail LazarevIvan Papanin the head of the first manned drifting ice station North Pole Fedot Popov discoverer of Chukotka and the Bering Strait Vasili Pronchishchev discovered the Byrranga Mountains and multiple islands off Taymyr Peninsula Maria Pronchishcheva the first female Arctic explorer Vladimir Rusanov explorer of Novaya Zemlya and Svalbard a prototype for The Two Captains Anatoly Sagalevich performed the world s deepest fresh water dive m in Lake Baikal explored the remains of RMS Titanic the first to reach the seabed under the North Pole Rudolf Samoylovich founder of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute saver of the Airship Italia crew Yakov Sannikov explorer of the New Siberian Islands originated the legend about the Sannikov Land Ivan PapaninOtto Schmidt leader of the first passage of the Northern Sea Route without wintering supervized many Arctic expeditions Georgy Sedov explorer of Novaya Zemlya and Kolyma River died in attempt to reach the North Pole a prototype for The Two Captains Pyotr Shirshov member of the North Pole crew founder of Shirshov Institute of Oceanology proved that there is life in high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean Alexander Sibiryakov sponsor of the multiple expeditions in Siberia and the Arctic including that of Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld Mikhail Somov head of the second Soviet drifting ice station North Pole leader of the st Soviet Antarctic Expedition founder of the first Soviet Antarctic stations Mirny and Vostok Eduard Toll explorer of Yakutia and the Arctic died in search of the legendary Sannikov Land Yevgeny Tolstikov head of the North Pole led the rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition discoverer of the Gamburtsev Mountains Alexey Tryoshnikov head of the North Pole led the nd and the th Soviet Antarctic Expeditions Eduard TollNikolay Urvantsev explorer of Severnaya Zemlya discoverer of nickel in Taimyr and founder of Norilsk Georgy Ushakov founder of the first settlement on the Wrangel Island explorer of Severnaya Zemlya discoverer of Ushakov Island the last unknown island outside any archipelago Boris Vilkitsky discoverer of Severnaya Zemlya the last archipelago on Earth to be explored led the first voyage from Vladivostok to Arkhangelsk via the Northern Sea Route Vladimir Vize scientific leader of many Arctic expeditions predicted the location of Vize Island through the analysis of the pack ice movement in the Kara Sea Vladimir Voronin leader of the first passage of the Northern Sea Route without wintering captain of SS Chelyuskin Ferdinand Wrangel explorer of the East Siberian Sea and Alaska Cosmonauts edit Main article Cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev a member of the first two person space crew Yuri GagarinGeorgy Beregovoy the oldest human to go into space by date of birth Valery Bykovsky performer of the longest solo spaceflight Konstantin Feoktistov a member of the first three person space crew Yuri Gagarin the first ever human to travel into space Yevgeny Khrunov participant of the first dual spacewalk and crew transfer between spacecraft Vladimir Komarov a member of the first three person space crew the first human to die during a space mission landing accident Sergei Krikalyov accumulated most time in space days during six flights Aleksei Leonov the first to perform a spacewalk a member of the first two person space crew space painter Aleksei LeonovMusa Manarov the first to spend over a year in orbit Andrian Nikolayev participant of the first parallel flight the first to perform spacecraft to spacecraft communications the first to spend two weeks in space Valeri Polyakov performer of the longest continuous spaceflight days Pavel Popovich participant of the first parallel flight the first to perform spacecraft to spacecraft communications Svetlana Savitskaya second woman to fly into space the first to perform a spacewalk Vitaly Sevastyanov the first to spend two weeks in space Anatoly Solovyev the person who made most spacewalks and accumulated most time spacewalking over hours Valentina Tereshkova the first woman and civilian in space Valentina TereshkovaGherman Titov the second human to orbit the Earth the first who spent a whole day and slept in space the youngest cosmonaut astronaut so far Vladimir Titov the first to spend over a year in orbit Boris Yegorov a member of the first three person space crew the first physician in space Aleksei Yeliseyev participant of the first dual spacewalk and crew transfer between spacecraft Inventors and engineers edit Main articles Russian inventors and Russian inventions Polymath inventors edit Genrich Altshuller inventor of TRIZ "The Theory of Solving Inventor s Problems" Ivan KulibinIvan Kulibin mechanic and optician inventor of searchlight screw drive elevator self rolling carriage with flywheel brake gear box and bearing searchlight optical telegraph mechanic artificial leg Mikhail Lomonosov polymath scientist and artist inventor of coaxial rotor and the first model helicopter off axis reflecting telescope and night vision telescope co developed Russian porcelain and re invented smalt Andrey Nartov inventor of mechanic slide rest rose engine lathe quick firing battery cannon telescopic sight Peter the Great monarch and craftsman inventor of decimal currency yacht club sounding line with separating plummet founder of the Russian Navy Andrey NartovVladimir Shukhov polymath engineer inventor of thermal cracking thin shell structure tensile structure hyperboloid structure gridshell and cylindric oil depot built Shukhov Towers and created modern theory of pipeline transport Leon Theremin inventor and spy created theremin terpsitone rhythmicon the first drum machine and passive resonant cavity bug introduced interlace technique Weaponry makers edit Main article Russian weaponry makers Andrey Chokhov maker of the Tsar Cannon the world s largest bombard by caliber Vasily DegtyaryovVasily Degtyaryov designer of Degtyaryov series firearms inventor of self loading carbine Ivan Fyodorov th century inventor of multibarreled mortar introduced printing to Russia Vladimir Fyodorov inventor of assault rifle Fedorov Avtomat Leonid Gobyato inventor of modern mortar Mikhail Kalashnikov inventor of AK and AK assault rifles world s most popular produced more than all other types of assault rifles combined Yuly Khariton chief designer of the Soviet atomic bomb co developer of the Tsar Bomb Sergei Korolyov inventor of the first intercontinental ballistic missile R Semyorka Mikhail Koshkin designer of T medium tank the best and most produced tank of World War II Mikhail KalashnikovNikolai Lebedenko designer of the Tsar Tank the largest armoured vehicle in history Victor Makeyev developer of the first intercontinental submarine launched ballistic missile Nestor Makhno anarchist legendary inventor of tachanka Alexander Morozov designer of T the most produced tank in history Sergey Mosin inventor of the Mosin–Nagant rifle one of the most produced in history Alexander Nadiradze inventor of mobile ICBM RT Temp S and the first reliable mobile ICBM RT PM Topol Andrey Nartov polymath inventor designed quick firing battery and cannon telescopic sight Sergey Nepobedimy designed the first supersonic anti tank guided missile Sturm Sergey Mosinand other Soviet rocket weaponry Aleksandr Porokhovschikov inventor of Vezdekhod the first prototype continuous track tank or tankette and the first continuous track amphibious ATV Andrei Sakharov physicist inventor of explosively pumped flux compression generator co developer of the Tsar Bomb Nobel Peace Prize winner Vladimir Simonov inventor of underwater assault rifle Fedor Tokarev designer of TT handgun and SVT self loading rifle main Soviet guns of WII Vladimir Utkin designer of the railway car launched ICBM RT Molodets Ivan Vyrodkov inventor of siege tower Land transport developers edit Fyodor PirotskyFyodor Blinov inventor of tracked wagon and steam powered caterpillar tractor Cherepanovs Yefim and his son Miron makers of the first steam locomotive in Russia Ivan Elmanov inventor of monorail Ivan Kulibin mechanic and optician inventor of self rolling carriage with flywheel brake gear box and bearing Yury Lomonosov designer of the first successful mainline diesel locomotive Pavel Melnikov Transport Minister builder of the first Russian Railways inroduced Russian broad gauge Fyodor Pirotsky inventor of railway electrification system and electric tram Leonty Shamshurenkov inventor of the first self propelling carriage a precursor to quadrocycle and automobile Pyotr Shilovsky inventor of gyrocar Naval engineers edit Main article Russian naval engineers Rostislav Alexeyev designer of high speed Raketa hydrofoils and ekranoplans including the Caspian Sea Monster Alexey KrylovAnatoly Alexandrov inventor of degaussing developer of naval nuclear reactors including one for the first nuclear icebreaker Mikhail Britnev designer of the first metal hull icebreaker Pilot Stefan Drzewiecki inventor of electric powered and midget submarines designed the first serial submarine developed the blade element theory Boris Jacobi inventor of electric boat developer of modern naval mining Alexei Krylov inventor of gyroscopic damping of ships author of the insubmersibility theory Fyodor Litke explorer inventor of recording tide measurer Stepan Makarov admiral war hero oceanographer inventor of torpedo boat tender builder of the first polar icebreaker author of the insubmersibility theory Stepan MakarovVictor Makeyev developer of the first intercontinental submarine launched ballistic missile Ludvig Nobel designer of the modern oil tanker Pavel Schilling inventor of electric naval mine Igor Spassky designer of the Sea Launch platform and over nuclear submarines including the world s largest submarines Typhoon class Vladimir Yourkevitch designer of SS Normandie developer of modern ship hull design Aerospace engineers edit Main article Russian aerospace engineers Rostislav Alexeyev designer of high speed Raketa hydrofoils and ekranoplans including the Caspian Sea Monster Oleg Antonov designer of the An series aircraft including A winged tank and An the largest serial cargo aircraft later modified to world s largest fixed wing aircraft An Georgy Babakin designed the first soft lander spacecraft Luna Vladimir Barmin designer of the first rocket launch complex Baikonur Cosmodrome Robert Bartini developer of ekranoplans and VTOL amphibious aircraft physicist tutor to many other aerospace designers Alexander Bereznyak designer of the first fighter rocket powered aircraft BI Georgy Beriev designer of the Be series amphibious aircraft Georgy Bothezat inventor of the quadrotor helicopter The Flying Octopus Vladimir Chelomey designer of the first space station Salyut creator of Proton rocket the most used heavy lift launch system Valentyn GlushkoEvgeniy Chertovsky inventor of pressure suit Nicolas Florine builder of the first successful tandem rotor helicopter Valentyn Glushko inventor of hypergolic propellant and electrically powered spacecraft propulsion designer of the world s most powerful liquid fuel rocket engine RD Pyotr Grushin inventor of anti ballistic missile Mikhail Gurevich designer of the MiG series fighter aircraft including world s most produced jet aircraft MiG and most produced supersonic aircraft MiG Sergey Ilyushin designed the Il series fighter aircraft including Il bomber the most produced military aircraft in history Sergei KorolyovAleksei Isaev designer of the first rocket powered fighter aircraft BI Mstislav Keldysh co developer of the first satellite Sputnik and Keldysh bomber Kerim Kerimov the secret figure behind the Soviet space program Nikolay Kamov designed the Ka series coaxial rotor helicopters Alexander Kemurdzhian inventor of space rover Lunokhod Nikolai Kibalchich pioneer of rocketry author of an early propulsive device design Sergei Korolev the Farther of the Soviet space program inventor of the first intercontinental ballistic missile and the first space rocket R Semyorka creator of the first satellite Sputnik supervisor of the first human spaceflight Gleb Kotelnikov inventor of knapsack parachute and drogue parachute Semyon Lavochkin designer of the La series aircraft and the first operational surface to air missile S Berkut Gleb KotelnikovMikhail Lomonosov polymath inventor of coaxial rotor and the first helicopter Gleb Lozino Lozinskiy designer of the Buran space shuttle and Spiral project Arkhip Lyulka designer of the Lyulka series aircraft engines including the first double jet turbofan Victor Makeyev developer of the first intercontinental SLBM Artem Mikoyan designer of the MiG series fighter aircraft including world s most produced jet MiG and most produced supersonic aircraft MiG Mikhail Mil designer of the Mi series helicopters including Mil Mi the world s most produced helicopter and Mil Mi the world s largest helicopter Alexander Mozhaysky author of the first attempt to create heavier than air craft in Russia designed the largest of th century airplanes Alexander Nadiradze designer of the first mobile ICBM RT Temp S and the first reliable mobile ICBM RT PM Topol Nikolai Polikarpov designer of the Po series aircraft including Po Kukuruznik world s most produced biplane Alexander Procofieff de Seversky inventor of ionocraft and gyroscopically stabilized bombsight Guy Severin designed the first spacewalk supporting system Igor Sikorsky inventor of airliner and strategic bomber Sikorsky Ilya Muromets father of modern helicopter founder of the Sikorsky Aircraft Boris Shavyrin inventor of air augmented rocket Pavel Sukhoi designer of the Su series fighter aircraft Vladimir Syromyatnikov designer of the Androgynous Peripheral Attach System Mikhail Tikhonravov designer of Sputniks including the first artificial satellite Sputnik Konstantin Tsiolkovsky principal pioneer of astronautics Konstantin TsiolkovskyAlexei Tupolev designer of the Tu series aircraft including the first supersonic transport Tu Andrei Tupolev designer of the Tu series aircraft including the turboprop long range airliner Tu and turboprop strategic bomber Tu Vladimir Vakhmistrov supervisor of Zveno project the first bomber with ?? ?? Tanaka Giichi – April July Rikken Seiyukai Tanaka G Osachi Hamaguchi ?? ?? Hamaguchi Osachi – July April Rikken Minseito Hamaguchi Incapacitated due to serious wound from assassination plot on November Foreign Minister Shidehara Kijuro served as Deputy Prime Minister until Hamaguchi s return to the office on March Wakatsuki Reijiro ?? ??? Wakatsuki Reijiro – April December Rikken Minseito Wakatsuki II — Inukai Tsuyoshi ?? ? Inukai Tsuyoshi – December May Rikken Seiyukai Inukai Assassinated During this interval Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo ?? ?? Takahashi Korekiyo was the Acting Prime Minister Saito Makoto ?? ? Saito Makoto – May July Military Navy Saito — Keisuke Okada ?? ?? Okada Keisuke – July March Military Navy Okada Thought to be killed by renegade soldiers during the February Incident Interior Minister Goto Fumio served as Deputy Prime Minister until Okada was found alive on February Koki Hirota ?? ?? Hirota Koki – March February None Hirota — Senjuro Hayashi ? ??? Hayashi Senjuro – February June Military Army Hayashi Fumimaro Konoe ?? ?? Konoe Fumimaro – June January None Konoe I — Hiranuma Kiichiro ?? ??? Hiranuma Kiichiro – January August None Hiranuma — Nobuyuki Abe ?? ?? Abe Nobuyuki – August January Military Army Abe N — Mitsumasa Yonai ?? ?? Yonai Mitsumasa – January July Military Navy Yonai — Fumimaro Konoe ?? ?? Konoe Fumimaro – July July Taisei Yokusankai Konoe II — July October Konoe III — Hideki Tojo ?? ?? Tojo Hideki – October July Taisei Yokusankai Tojo Kuniaki Koiso ?? ?? Koiso Kuniaki – July April Military Army Koiso — Kantaro Suzuki ?? ??? Suzuki Kantaro – April August Taisei Yokusankai Suzuki K — Higashikuni Naruhiko ???? ?? ? Higashikuni no miya Naruhiko o – August October Imperial Family Higashikuni — The only member of the Imperial Family to serve as Prime Minister Kijuro Shidehara ?? ??? Shidehara Kijuro – October May None Shidehara — Shigeru Yoshida ?? ? Yoshida Shigeru – May May Japan Liberal Yoshida I Prime Ministers during the Showa period – edit Under the Showa Emperor ? Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days Gen Coun Tetsu Katayama ?? ? Katayama Tetsu – Rep for Kanagawa rd May March JSP Nihon Shakaito Katayama JSP–DP–PCP Under Allied Occupation The first Prime Minister and the first socialist to serve as Prime Minister of Japan Member of Diet from to Formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party and the People s Cooperative Party Hitoshi Ashida ?? ? Ashida Hitoshi – Rep for Kyoto nd March October DP Minshuto Ashida DP–JSP–PCP — — Under Allied Occupation Ashida s cabinet resigned after seven months in office due to alleged ministerial corruption in the Showa Electric scandal Shigeru Yoshida ?? ? Yoshida Shigeru – Rep for Kochi At large October February DLP Minshu Jiyuto Yoshida II DLP — — February October Liberal Jiyuto Yoshida III Reshuffle DLP Lib –DP October May Yoshida IV Liberal — May December Yoshida V Liberal Under Allied Occupation until the Treaty of San Francisco came into force on April Developed the Yoshida Doctrine prioritising economic development and reliance on United States military protection Ichiro Hatoyama ?? ?? Hatoyama Ichiro – Rep for Tokyo st December March JDP Nihon Minshuto Hatoyama I I JDP — — March November Hatoyama I II JDP — November December LDP Jiminto Hatoyama I III LDP — — Rebuilt diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union Favored parole for some of the Class A war criminals who had been sentenced to life imprisonment at the Tokyo Trial Tanzan Ishibashi ?? ?? Ishibashi Tanzan – Rep for Shizuoka nd December February LDP Jiminto Ishibashi LDP — Incapacitated due to minor stroke on January Foreign Minister Kishi Nobusuke served as Deputy Prime Minister until February Nobusuke Kishi ? ?? Kishi Nobusuke – Rep for Yamaguchi st February June LDP Jiminto Kishi I Reshuffle LDP — — June July Kishi II Reshuffle LDP Hayato Ikeda ?? ?? Ikeda Hayato – Rep for Hiroshima nd July December LDP Jiminto Ikeda I LDP — — December December Ikeda II Reshuffle LDP December November Ikeda III Reshuffle LDP — Eisaku Sato ?? ?? Sato Eisaku – Rep for Yamaguchi nd November February LDP Jiminto Sato I Reshuffle LDP — February January Sato II Reshuffle LDP January July Sato III Reshuffle Kakuei Tanaka ?? ?? Tanaka Kakuei – Rep for Niigata rd July December LDP Jiminto Tanaka K I LDP — — December December Tanaka K II Reshuffle LDP — Takeo Miki ?? ?? Miki Takeo – Rep for Tokushima At large December December LDP Jiminto Miki Reshuffle LDP — Takeo Fukuda ?? ?? Fukuda Takeo – Rep for Gunma rd December December LDP Jiminto Fukuda T Reshuffle LDP Masayoshi Ohira ?? ?? Ohira Masayoshi – Rep for Kagawa nd December November LDP Jiminto Ohira I LDP — — November June Ohira II LDP — Died in office of natural causes During this interval Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Ito ?? ?? Ito Masayoshi was the Acting Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki ?? ?? Suzuki Zenko – Rep for Iwate st July November LDP Jiminto Suzuki Z Reshuffle LDP Yasuhiro Nakasone ??? ?? Nakasone Yasuhiro – Rep for Gunma rd November December LDP Jiminto Nakasone I LDP — — December July Nakasone II Reshuffle LDP–NLC July November Nakasone III LDP Noboru Takeshita ?? ? Takeshita Noboru – Rep for Shimane At large November June LDP Jiminto Takeshita Reshuffle LDP — — Prime Ministers during the Heisei period –present edit Under Emperor Akihito ? Prime Minister Term of office Political Party Government Elected Ref Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Days Gen Coun Sosuke Uno ?? ?? Uno Sosuke – Rep for Shiga At large June August LDP Jiminto Uno LDP — Soon after he was elected Prime Minister allegations arose that he had an extramarital relationship with a geisha which damaged his reputation and his party s performance in the House of Councillors election for which he resigned He died in Served as Minister of Defense Chief of the Science and Technology Agency – Chief of the Civil Administration Agency – Minister of Economy Trade and Industry and Minister for Foreign Affairs – Member of the Diet from to Toshiki Kaifu ?? ?? Kaifu Toshiki – Rep for Aichi rd August February LDP Jiminto Kaifu I LDP — — February November Kaifu II Reshuffle LDP — Defeated in he was the longest serving member of the lower house of the Diet and he was also the first former prime minister to be defeated at a re election since Served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary – Minister of Education – – Member of the Diet from to Kiichi Miyazawa ?? ?? Miyazawa Kiichi – Rep for Hiroshima rd November August LDP Jiminto Kiichi Reshuffle LDP — Originally a bureaucrat in the Treasury Ministry he accompanied Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida at the Treaty of San Francisco A firm critic of the revision of the constitution he advocated peace throughout his political career After his party s stunning defeat in the general election he was forced to resign the Prime Ministership but became Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Keizo Obuchi and Yoshiro Mori from to He died in Served as Minister of Economy Trade and Industry – – – – Chief Cabinet Secretary – Minister of Finance – Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Member of the House of Councillors – Symbols Flag Coat of Arms Notable people Gallery See also References External links History edit The city of Yauco was named after the river Yauco which was originally known as coayuco by the Taínos meaning "yucca plantation" The area of Yauco was considered as the capital of "Boriken" Taíno name of Puerto Rico and was governed by Agüeybana the most powerful Taíno "cacique" chief in the island All the other Caciques were subject to and had to obey Agüeybaná even though they governed their own tribes Upon Agüeybaná s death in his nephew Güeybaná also known as Agüeybaná II became the most powerful Cacique in the island Agüeybaná II had his doubts about the "godly" status of the Spaniards He came up with a plan to test these doubts he and Urayoán cacique of Añasco sent some of their tribe members to lure a Spaniard by the name of Diego Salcedo into a river and drown him They watched over Salcedo s body to make sure that he would not resuscitate Salcedo s death was enough to convince him and the rest of the Taíno people that the Spaniards were not gods This in turn led to the failed Taíno rebellion of In the Spanish settlers of the region built a small chapel and named it "Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario" Our Lady of the Rosary The settlers sent Fernando Pacheco as their representative to the Spanish Government to request the establishment of a municipality since one of the requisites to such a request the establishment of a place of worship had been met On February the King of Spain granted the settlers their request and the town of Yauco was established Fernando Pacheco was named First Lieutenant of War of the new town th century Corsican immigration edit Early Yauco Coffee Plantation Pre Main article Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico The island of Puerto Rico is very similar in geography to the island of Corsica and therefore appealed to the many Corsicans who wanted to start a "new" life Under the Spanish Royal Decree of Graces the Corsicans and other immigrants were granted land and initially given a "Letter of Domicile" after swearing loyalty to the Spanish Crown and allegiance to the Catholic Church After five years they could request a "Letter of Naturalization" that would make them Spanish subjects Hundreds of Corsicans and their families immigrated to Puerto Rico from as early as and their numbers peaked in the s The first Spanish settlers settled and owned the land in the coastal areas the Corsicans tended to settle the mountainous southwestern region of the island primary in the towns of Adjuntas Lares Utuado Ponce Coamo Yauco Guayanilla and Guánica However it was Yauco whose rich agricultural area attracted the majority of the Corsican settlers The three main crops in Yauco were coffee sugar cane and tobacco The new settlers dedicated themselves to the cultivation of these crops and within a short period of time some were even able to own and operate their own grocery stores However it was with the cultivation of the coffee bean that they would make their fortunes Cultivation of coffee in Yauco originally began in the Rancheras and Diego Hernández sectors and later extended to the Aguas Blancas Frailes and Rubias sectors The Mariani family created a machine out of a cotton gin in the s which was used in the dehusking of coffee This represented a significant improvement in Puerto Rico s coffee appearance and an opportunity to stand out in the international coffee market By the s the Corsican settlers were the leaders of the coffee industry in Puerto Rico and seven out of ten coffee plantations were owned by Corsicans Intentona de Yauco edit Flag flown by Fidel Vélez and his men during the "Intentona de Yauco" revoltMain article Intentona de Yauco The second and last major revolt against Spanish colonial rule in Puerto Rico by Puerto Rico s pro independence movement known as the Intentona de Yauco a k a the "Attempted Coup of Yauco" was staged in Yauco The revolt which occurred on of March was organized by Antonio Mattei Lluberas Mateo Mercado and Fidel Vélez and was backed up by leaders of "El Grito de Lares" the first major independence attempt who were in exile in New York City as members of the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee

It was during this uprising that Fidel Velz unfurled the current flag of Puerto Rico on Puerto Rican soil for the first time Rumors of the planned event spread to the local Spanish authorities who acted swiftly and put an end to what would be the last major uprising in the island to Spanish colonial rule Spanish–American War edit Part of the Hacienda Desideria owned by Antonio Mariani where the Battle of Yauco took place in Main article Puerto Rico Campaign In upon the outbreak of the Spanish–American War Guánica was a small barrio within the jurisdiction of the town of Yauco It had houses in all and its only defense was eleven members of the th Volante de Yauco a Puerto Rican militia unit under the command of Lieutenant Enrique Méndez López When the convoy with General Nelson Miles approached the "barrio" Guánica lighthouse keeper Robustiano Rivera immediately gave the alert to the residents of the barrio All of the residents with the exception Agustín Barrenechea Vicente Ferrer Juan María Morciglio Simón Mejil Salvador Muñoz Cornelio Serrano and Pascual Elena who welcomed the invaders abandoned their homes and joined Rivera on his journey to Yauco where he broke the news of the invading forces to the city s mayor The first skirmish between Spanish Puerto Rican and American armed forces was fought in that barrio between the Puerto Rican militia and twenty eight sailors and Marines under the command of Lieutenants H P Huse and Wood departed from the SS Gloucester on rafts and landed on the beach occurred when Lt Méndez López and his men attacked and opened fire on the Americans During the small battle which followed the Americans returned fire with their machine gun and the Gloucester began to bombard the Spanish position Lt Méndez López and three of his men were wounded and the militia unit was forced to retreat to the town of Yauco Yauco was also the place where the first major land battle between Spanish Puerto Rican and American armed forces was fought in Puerto Rico during the war On July Spanish forces and Puerto Rican volunteers led by Captain Salvador Meca and Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Puig fought against the American forces led by Brigadier General George A Garretson The Spanish forces engaged the th Massachusetts in a firefight at the Hacienda Desideria owned by Antonio Mariani in what became known as the Battle of Yauco of the Puerto Rico Campaign Puig and his forces suffered officers and soldiers wounded and soldiers dead The Spanish forces were ordered to retreat Geography edit The city of Yauco is bisected by the Río Yauco Other rivers in the municipality are the Río Chiquito Duey Loco and Río Naranjo Hills in the area include Mount Membrillo the Rodadero Peak and the Curet Hill Cityscape edit Barrios edit Population census Yauco Pueblo August A lake in Yauco August Aguas Blancas Algarrobo Almácigo Alto Almácigo Bajo Barinas Caimito Collores Diego Hernandez Duey Frailes Jácana Member of the House of Representatives – Morihiro Hosokawa ?? ?? Hosokawa Morihiro – Rep for Kumamoto st August April JNP Nihon Shinto Hosokawa JNP–JSP–JRP–Komeito–NPS–DSP–SDF — He is a member of a noble family that ruled Kumamoto since Medieval times and during Imperial Japan his family was part of the aristocracy his grandfather Konoe Fumimaro having served as Prime Minister – – Originally member of the Liberal Democratic Party he left the party in to form the Japan New Party which garnered members in the general election He served as Prime Minister in party coalition government and spearheaded a reform to changed the electoral system He resigned after allegations arose that he had misused personal funds in the s Served as Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture – Member of the House of Councilors from to and to Member of the House of Representatives from to Tsutomu Hata ?? ? Hata Tsutomu – Rep for Nagano nd April June JRP Shinseito Hata JRP–JNP–JSP–SDP–SDF–Komeito–NPS — — Originally member of the Liberal Democratic Party he left the party in with Ichiro Ozawa to establish the Japan Renewal Party which garnered seats in the general election He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Morihiro Hosokawa until the latter resigned after his implication in a banking scandal Hata then assumed the Prime Ministership but since the Socialist Party had left the coalition his minority government was forced to resign after a non confidence vote had passed Currently a member of the Democratic Party of Japan he is now one of the elder politicians of the party Served as Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries – – Minister of Finance – and Minister for Foreign Affairs Member of the Diet from to Tomiichi Murayama ?? ?? Murayama Tomiichi – Rep for Oita st June January JSP Nihon Shakaito Murayama Reshuffle JSP–LDP–NPS — Presided over a coalition that consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party the Socialist Party and the New Party Sakigake During his tenure the Great Hanshin earthquake erupted and a Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway occurred that left dead He resigned after his party suffered defeat in the general election Served as General Secretary of the Socialist Party Member of the Diet from to Ryutaro Hashimoto ?? ??? Hashimoto Ryutaro – Rep for Okayama th January November LDP Jiminto Hashimoto I LDP–JSP–NPS — — November July Hashimoto II Reshuffle LDP–JSP–NPS — He spearheaded widespread reforms during his tenure including reforms to restructure the health finance and the bureaucratic system He resigned after his party suffered massive defeat in the House of Councilors Election He died in Served as Minister of Health – Minister of Transportation – Minister of Finance – Minister of Economy Trade and Industry – Member of the Diet from to Keizo Obuchi ?? ?? Obuchi Keizo – Rep for Gunma th July April LDP Jiminto Obuchi Reshuffle LDP– Lib –NKP — His government was credited with stimulating the economy after a depression caused by the bubble crash After suffering from a stroke he fell into a coma on April and died on May Chief Cabinet Secretary Aoki Mikio served as Deputy Prime Minister until April Served as Chief of the Okinawa Development Agency – Minister of the Prime Minister s Office – Chief Cabinet Secretary – and Minister for Foreign Affairs – Member of the Diet from to Yoshiro Mori ? ?? Mori Yoshiro – Rep for Ishikawa nd April July LDP Jiminto Mori I LDP–NKP–NCP — — July April Mori II Reshuffle LDP–NKP–NCP — His appointment was decided after a secret meeting by major power brokers within the Liberal Democratic Party after the unexpected death of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi His gaffes and his government s low legitimacy was detrimental to his government s approval ratings for which he resigned in Served as Minister of Education – Minister of Economy Trade and Industry – Minister of Construction – Member of the Diet from to Junichiro Koizumi ?? ??? Koizumi Jun ichiro – Rep for Kanagawa th April November LDP Jiminto Koizumi I Reshuffle LDP–NKP–NCP — November September Koizumi II Reshuffle LDP–NKP September September Koizumi III Reshuffle LDP–NKP — Resigned due to term limits of the Presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party Served as Vice Minister of Finance Minister of Health and Welfare – Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minister of Health and Welfare – and Minister of Foreign Affairs Member of Diet from to Shinzo Abe ?? ?? Abe Shinzo – Rep for Yamaguchi th September September LDP Jiminto Abe S I Reshuffle LDP–NKP — Resigned after suffering from low approval ratings and poor health Served as Chief Cabinet Secretary – Member of Diet since Yasuo Fukuda ?? ?? Fukuda Yasuo – Rep for Gunma th September September LDP Jiminto Fukuda Y Reshuffle LDP–NKP — — Resigned after asserting the need to improve the flow of the political process Served as Minister for Okinawa Development Chief Cabinet Secretary – and Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs – Member of Diet from to Taro Aso ?? ?? Aso Taro – Rep for Fukuoka th September September LDP Jiminto Aso LDP–NKP — — Resigned after the general election to accept the responsibility for the worst defeat of the history of the Liberal Democratic Party Served as Director of Economic Planning Agency – Minister in charge of Economic and Financial Policies Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications – and Minister of Foreign Affairs – Member of Diet since Yukio Hatoyama ?? ??? Hatoyama Yukio – Rep for Hokkaido th September June DPJ Minshuto Hatoyama Y DPJ–SDP–PNP — Won a majority in the general election defeating Taro Aso LDP Resigned after public uproar was spurred after he broke a campaign promise to close Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture Member of Diet from to Naoto Kan ? ?? Kan Naoto – Rep for Tokyo th June September DPJ Minshuto Kan Reshuffle DPJ–PNP — Resigned due to poor approval rate and handling of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Served as Minister of Health and Welfare Deputy Prime Minister of Japan – Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy – Minister of State in charge of National Strategy – Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy – and Minister of Finance Member of Diet since Yoshihiko Noda ?? ?? Noda Yoshihiko – Rep for Chiba th September December DPJ Minshuto Noda Reshuffle DPJ–PNP — — Resigned after the general election to accept the responsibility for the defeat of the Democratic Party Served as Senior Vice Minister of Finance – and Minister of Finance – Member of Diet since Politicians edit Main article List of Japanese politicians Religious leaders edit Dogen Eisai Kukai Miki Nakayama Nichiren Nikko Ryokan Saigyo Shinran Asahara Shoko Takuan Soho Teshima Ikuro Uchimura Kanzo Yoshihiko Kikuchi Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki Scientists edit Esaki Leo Honda Kotaro Ikeda Kikunae Kitasato Shibasaburo Mikimoto Kokichi Mishima Tokuhichi Nakaya Ukichiro Niwa Yasujiro Sugimoto Kyota Tago Akihiko Takamine Jokichi Tanaka Koichi Tonegawa Susumu Fujita Tetsuya Tomonaga Shin ichiro Toyoda Sakichi Yagi Hidetsugu Yukawa Hideki Mathematicians edit Hironaka Heisuke Iwasawa Kenkichi Kodaira Kunihiko Mori Shigefumi Sato Mikio Seki Kowa Shimura Goro Takagi Teiji Taniyama Yutaka Yoneda Nobuo Economists edit Takeshi Amemiya Masahiko Aoki Masahisa Fujita Fumio Hayashi Charles Horioka Nobuhiro Kiyotaki Michio Morishima Yasuma Takada Heizo Takenaka Shigeto Tsuru Yoshihiro Tsurumi Yukihiro Torikai Kazuhide Uekusa Hirofumi Uzawa Other notables edit Aneha Hidetsugu Hatta Yoichi Horie Kenichi Kawakami Kiyoshi Takeru Kobayashi Matsugane Yoko Sakae Menda Masao Miyamoto Shigeru Miyamoto Nitobe Inazo Sakae Oba Onoda Hiro Nui Onoue Sakae Osugi Sakai Toshihiko Lady Saigo Sakamura Ken Sanyutei Encho Sugihara Chiune Satoshi Tajiri Sonoda Tenkoko Terada Torahiko Uchimura Kanzo Gunpei Yokoi Yoshikawa Takeo Yuasa Takashi Masumi Watanabe Hirofumi Yamashita Other Japanese edit Reika Hashimoto Anna Tsuchiya Anna Umemiya Linda Yamamoto Beni Arashiro Tadanobu Asano Meisa Kuroki Angela Aki Chieko Kawabe Megumi Nakajima Emi Watanabe Keisuke Ogihara Masayoshi "Mabo" Kabe Minami Hinase Sowelu Marcus Tulio Tanaka LISA Japanese musician born Koji Murofushi Hidenori Kusaka creator of Pokémon Yuka Murofushi Masumi Okada Takeshi Kaneshiro Yuu Shirota Koji Ota Hiromi Hayakawa Naranjo Palomas Quebradas Ranchera Río Prieto Rubias Sierra Alta Susúa Alta Susúa Baja Vegas Yauco Pueblo Tourism edit Landmarks and places of interest edit Mansión Negroni Casa Franceschi Casa Agre Casa Cesari Iglesia Católica Nuestra Señora del Rosario Lucchetti Lake Nuestra Señora del Rosario Hermitage Ruins Plaza Fernando Pacheco Teatro Ideal This is a list of notable Puerto Ricans which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican ancestry and some long term continental American and other residents and or immigrants of other ethnic heritages who have made Puerto Rico their home The list is divided into categories and in some cases sub categories which best describe the field for which the subject is most noted Some categories such as "Actors actresses comedians and directors" are relative since a subject who is a comedian may also be an actor or director In some cases a subject may be notable in more than one field such as Luis A Ferré who is notable as a former "governor" and as an "industrialist" However the custom is to place the subject s name under the category for which he she is most noted Contents Actors actresses comedians and directors Adult film entertainers Television show hosts Architects Authors playwrights and poets Beauty queens and fashion models Business people and industrialists Cartoonists Civil rights and or political activists Clergy Composers contemporary singers musicians and opera Opera Criminals and outlaws Diplomats Educators Governors of Puerto Rico First Ladies of Puerto Rico Historians Journalists Judges law enforcement and firefighters Military Physicians scientists and inventors Politicians Sports Taínos Visual artists Miscellaneous Gallery See also Notes References Actors actresses comedians and directors edit A Henry Darrow Benicio del Toro Erik Estrada Political leaders edit Sherif Hussein ibn Ali King Abdullah I of Jordan King Talal of Jordan King Hussein I King Abdullah II of Jordan HE Wasfi Al Tal Queen Noor of Jordan Queen Rania of Jordan Politicians edit HE Sheikh Ali Abu Rubeiha Senator Faisal al Fayez Abdelsalam Al Majali Actors Filmmakers and Fashion Models edit Shaken Aimanov film director actor Timur Bekmambetov born film director Rashid Nugmanov born film director Gulshat Omarova born writer film director and actress Alyona Subbotina born international fashion model Artists edit Altynai Asylmuratova born ballerina Abylkhan Kasteev painter Businessmen edit Timur Kulibayev born businessman Oleg Novachuk businessman currently Chief Executive of Kazakhmys Composers and Musicians edit Kulyash Baiseitova opera singer Marat Bisengaliev born violinist and director of Orchestras parasite aircraft Alexander Yakovlev designer of the Yak series aircraft including the first regional jet Yak Friedrich Zander designed the first liquid fuel rocket in the Soviet Union GIRD X pioneer of astronautics Nikolai Zhukovsky founder of modern aero and hydrodynamics pioneer of aviation Structural engineers edit Nikolai Belelyubsky major bridge designer invented a number of construction schemes Vladimir ShukhovAgustín de Betancourt polymath engineer urban planner designed the Moscow Manege and the giant dome of St Isaac s Cathedral founded Goznak Vladimir Barmin designer of the world s first rocket launch complex Baikonur Cosmodrome Akinfiy Demidov built the Leaning Tower of Nevyansk the first structure with rebars and cast iron cupola as well as the first lightning rod in Europe Alexey Dushkin designer of the first deep column station Mayakovskaya Alexander Hrennikoff founder of the Finite Element Method Nikolai Nikitin engineer of the largest Soviet structures Moscow State University Luzhniki Stadium The Motherland Calls and Ostankino Tower once the world s tallest freestanding structure Lavr Proskuryakov builder of multiple bridges along the Trans Siberian Railway inventor and tutor Vladimir Shukhov engineer polymath inventor of breakthrough industrial designs hyperboloid structure thin shell structure tensile structure gridshell builder of Shukhov Towers and multiple other structures Electrical engineers edit Main article Russian electrical engineers SchillingZhores Alferov physicist inventor of heterotransistor Nobel Prize winner Nikolay Benardos inventor of carbon arc welding the first practical arc welding method Mikhail Dolivo Dobrovolsky inventor of three phase electric power Boris Jacobi inventor of electroplating electrotyping galvanoplastic sculpture and electric boat Konstantin Khrenov inventor of underwater welding Alexander Lodygin one of the inventors of incandescent light bulb inventor of electric streetlight and tungsten filament Oleg Losev inventor of light emitting diode and crystadine Vasily Petrov inventor of electric arc and arc welding Fyodor Pirotsky inventor of railway electrification system and electric tram Alexander Poniatoff inventor of videotape recorder Pavel YablochkovGeorg Wilhelm Richmann inventor of electrometer died from ball lightning during an experiment Pavel Schilling inventor of shielded cable electric mine and electromagnetic telegraph Nikolay Slavyanov inventor of shielded metal arc welding Aleksandr Stoletov physicist inventor of photoelectric cell Pavel Yablochkov inventor of Yablochkov candle the first commercially viable electric lamp transformer and headlamp IT developers edit Main article Russian IT developers Georgy Adelson Velsky inventor of AVL tree algorithm developer of Kaissa the first World Computer Chess Champion Boris Babaian developer of the Elbrus supercomputers Sergey Brin inventor of the Google web search engine Nikolay Brusentsov inventor of ternary computer Setun Mikhail Donskoy a leading developer of Kaissa the first computer chess champion Victor Glushkov a founder of cybernetics inventor of the first personal computer MIR Anatoly Karatsuba developed the Karatsuba algorithm the first fast multiplication algorithm Yevgeny Kaspersky developer of Kaspersky anti virus products Leonid Khachiyan developed the Ellipsoid algorithm for linear programming Semen Korsakov the first to use punched cards for information storage and search Evgeny Landis inventor of AVL tree algorithm Alexey PajitnovSergey Lebedev developer of the first Soviet and European electronic computers MESM and BESM Vladimir Levenshtein developed the Levenshtein automaton Levenshtein coding and Levenshtein distance Willgodt Theophil Odhner inventor of the Odhner Arithmometer the most popular mechanical calculator in the th century Alexey Pajitnov inventor of Tetris Eugene Roshal developer of the FAR file manager RAR file format WinRAR file archiver Valentin Turchin inventor of Refal programming language introduced metasystem transition and supercompilation David Yang developer of Cybiko founder of ABBYY company Optics and photography pioneers edit Franz Aepinus inventor of achromatic microscope Dmitry MaksutovNikolay Basov physicist co inventor of laser and maser Nobel Prize winner Yuri Denisyuk inventor of D holography Semyon Kirlian inventor of Kirlian photography Ivan Kulibin polymath inventor introduced candle searchlight and searchlight based optical telegraph Sergey Levitsky inventor of the bellows camera pne of the earliest photography pioneers Mikhail Lomonosov polymath scientist and artist inventor of off axis reflecting telescope and night vision telescope Alexander Makarov inventor of orbitrap Dmitry Maksutov inventor of the Maksutov telescope Sergey Prokudin GorskyBoris Mamyrin inventor of reflectron Alexander Prokhorov physicist co inventor of laser and maser Nobel Prize winner Sergey Prokudin Gorsky pioneer of colour photography inventor of colour film slides and colour motion pictures famous for his multiple colour photos of Russian Empire Yevgeny Zavoisky inventor of EPR spectroscopy co developer of NMR spectroscopy Communication engineers edit Hovannes Adamian inventor of the first RGB based mechanical colour TV system Alexander PopovLeonid Kupriyanovich inventor of man portable mobile phone and pocket mobile phone Oleg Losev inventor of crystadine radio Constantin Perskyi inventor of the word "television" TV pioneer Alexander Popov inventor of lightning detector one of the inventors of radio Boris Rosing the first to use cathode ray tube in a TV system Pavel Schilling inventor of electric telegraph Leon Theremin polymath inventor of interlace Vladimir Zworykin "the Father of television" inventor of iconoscope and kinescope Musical instrument makers edit Vasily Andreyev developed the standard balalaika revived domra and gusli Vasily AndreyevVladimir Baranov Rossine inventor of Optophonic Piano Motorins Ivan his son Mikhail makers of the Tsar Bell the largest bell in the world Yevgeny Murzin inventor of the ANS synthesizer Andrei Sychra inventor of the Russian guitar Leon Theremin inventor of theremin the first successful electronic musical instrument terpsitone and rhythmicon the first drum machine Miscellaneous inventors edit Vitaly Abalakov mountaineer inventor of the camming devices and V thread Sergey Malyutin Alexandre Alexeieff inventor of pinscreen animation Anatoly Kharlampiev developer of sambo martial art Lisitsyns family producers of the first Russian samovars Sergey Malyutin painter inventor of matryoshka doll Vera Mukhina sculptor inventor of welded sculpture Lucien Olivier inventor of Salad Olivier Ivan Polzunov inventor of the two cylinder steam engine Franz San GalliIda Rosenthal inventor of modern bra the standard of cup sizes and nursing bra Alexander Sablukov inventor of centrifugal fan Franz San Galli inventor of radiator Yefim Smolin inventor of table glass Viktor Vasnetsov inventor of budenovka Ludwik Zamenhof inventor of Esperanto Scientists and scholars edit Main article Russian scientists Polymaths edit Alexander Borodin chemist and composer author of the famous opera Prince Igor discovered Borodin reaction co discovered Aldol reaction Alexander Chizhevsky interdisciplinary scientist biophysicist philosopher and artist founder of heliobiology and modern air ionification Russian cosmist Mikhail Lomonosov polymath scientist artist and inventor founder of the Moscow State University proposed the law of conservation of matter disproved the phlogiston theory invented coaxial rotor and the first helicopter Mikhail Lomonosovinvented the night vision telescope and off axis reflecting telescope discovered the atmosphere of Venus suggested the organic origin of soil peat coal petroleum and amber pioneered the research of atmospheric electricity coined the term physical chemistry the first to record freezing of mercury co developed the Russian porcelain re discovered smalt and created a number of mosaics dedicated to Petrine era author of an early account of Russian history and the first opponent of the Normanist theory reformed Russian literary language by combining Old Church Slavonic with vernacular tongue in his early grammar influenced Russian poetry through his odes Vladimir Obruchev geologist paleontologist geographer and explorer of Siberia and Central Asia author of the comprehensive Geology of Siberia and two popular science fiction novels Plutonia and Sannikov Land Peter Simon Pallas polymath naturalist geographer ethnographer philologist explorer of European Russia and Siberia discoverer of the first pallasite meteorite Krasnojarsk meteorite and multiple animals including the Pallas s cat Pallas s squirrel and Pallas s gull Yakov Perelman a founder of popular science author of many popular books including the Physics Can Be Fun and Mathematics Can Be Fun Pyotr Semyonov Tyan Shansky geographer geologist entomologist explorer of the Tian Shan Mountains discoverer of the Peak Khan Tengri for years the head of the Russian Geographical Society statistician organiser of the first Russian Empire Census Vasily Tatishchev statesman economist geographer ethnographer philologist and historian supervisor of the first instrumental mapping of Russia coloniser of the Urals and Siberia founder of Perm and Yekaterinburg discovered and published Russkaya Pravda Sudebnik and the controversial Ioachim Chronicle wrote the first full scale account of Russian history compiled the first encyclopedic dictionary of Russian language Vladimir Vernadsky philosopher geologist a founder of geochemistry biogeochemistry and radiogeology creator of noosphere theory popularized the term biosphere major Russian cosmist Ivan Yefremov paleontologist philosopher sci fi and historical novelist founder of taphonomy author of The Land of Foam Andromeda A Space Age Tale and Thais of Athens Earth scientists edit Main article Russian Earth scientists Karl Baer naturalist formulated the geological Baer s law on river erosion Ivan Chersky geologist explorer of Siberia explained the origin of Lake Baikal pioneered the geomorphological evolution theory Alexander Fersman a founder of geochemistry discovered copper in Monchegorsk apatites in Khibiny sulfur in Central Asia Boris Golitsyn inventor of electromagnetic seismograph the President of International Association of Seismology Ivan Gubkin founder of the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas Alexander Karpinsky geologist and mineralogist the first President of the Soviet Academy of Sciences Vladimir Köppen meteorologist author of the commonly used Köppen climate classification Stepan Krasheninnikov geographer the first Russian naturalist made the first scientific description of Kamchatka Pyotr Shirshov polar explorer founder of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology proved that there is life in high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean Yuly Shokalsky the first head of the Soviet Geographical Society coined the term World Ocean Vladimir Vernadsky philosopher geologist a founder of geochemistry biogeochemistry and radiogeology creator of noosphere theory popularized the term biosphere Biologists and paleontologists edit Main article Russian biologists Johann Friedrich Adam discovered the Adams mammoth the first complete woolly mammoth skeleton Andrey BolotovKarl Baer naturalist founded the Russian Entomological Society formulated embryological Baer s laws Nikolai Bernstein neurophysiologist coined the term biomechanics Andrey Bolotov major th century agriculturist discovered dichogamy pioneered cross pollination Alexander Chizhevsky founder of heliobiology and modern air ionification Andrey Famintsyn plant physiologist inventor of grow lamp developer of symbiogenesis theory Yuri Filipchenko entomologist coined the terms microevolution and macroevolution Johann Georg Gmelin the first researcher of Siberian flora Dmitry IvanovskyAlexander Gurwitsch originated the morphogenetic field theory and discovered the biophoton Ilya Ivanov researcher of artificial insemination and the interspecific hybridization of animals attempted to create a human ape hybrid Dmitry Ivanovsky discoverer of viruses Georgii Karpechenko inventor of rabbage the first ever non sterile hybrid obtained through crossbreeding Nikolai Koltsov discoverer of cytoskeleton Vladimir Komarov plant geographer President of the Soviet Academy of Sciences founder of the Komarov Botanical Institute Ilya Mechnikov pioneer researcher of immune system probiotics and phagocytosis coined the term gerontology Nobel Prize in Medicine winner Konstantin Merezhkovsky major lichenologist developer of symbiogenesis theory a founder of endosymbiosis theory Ivan Michurin pomologist selectionist and geneticist practitioned crossing of geographically distant plants created hundreds of fruit cultivars Ivan MichurinAlexander Middendorf zoologist and explorer studied the influence of permafrost on living beings coined the term radula prominent horse breeder Victor Motschulsky prominent researcher of beetles Sergei Navashin discovered double fertilization Alexey Olovnikov predicted existence of Telomerase suggested the Telomere hypothesis of aging and the Telomere relations to cancer Aleksandr Oparin biologist and biochemist proposed the "Primordial soup" theory of life origin showed that many food production processes are based on biocatalysis Heinz Christian Pander embryologist discovered germ layers Peter Simon Pallas polymath naturalist explorer discoverer of multiple animals including the Pallas s cat Pallas s squirrel and Pallas s gull Ivan Pavlov founder of modern physiology the first to research classical conditioning Nobel Prize in Medicine winner Nikolai VavilovVladimir Pravdich Neminsky published the first EEG and the evoked potential of the mammalian brain Carl Schmidt researcher of biochemical crystal structures proved the chemical similarity of animal and plant cells Boris Schwanwitsch entomologist applied colour patterns of insect wings to military camouflage during World War II Ivan Sechenov founder of electrophysiology and neurophysiology Georg Wilhelm Steller naturalist participant of Vitus Bering s voyages discoverer of Steller s jay Steller s eider extinct Steller s sea cow and multiple other animals Lina Stern pioneer researcher of blood–brain barrier Armen Takhtajan developer of Takhtajan system of flowering plant classification major biogeographer Kliment Timiryazev plant physiologist and evolutionist major researcher of chlorophyll Sergey VinogradskyLev Tsenkovsky pioneer researcher of the ontogenesis of lower plants and animals Mikhail Tsvet inventor of chromatography Nikolai Vavilov botanist and geneticist gathered the world s largest collection of plant seeds identified the centres of origin of main cultivated plants Sergey Vinogradsky microbiologist ecologist and soil scientist pioneered the biogeochemical cycle concept discovered lithotrophy and chemosynthesis invented the Winogradsky column for breeding of microorganisms Ivan Yefremov paleontologist sci fi author founded taphonomy Sergey Zimov creator of the Pleistocene Park Physicians and psychologists edit Main article Russian physicians Vladimir Bekhterev neuropathologist Gavriil Ilizarovfounder of objective psychology noted the role of the hippocampus in memory a developer of reflexology studied the Bekhterev s Disease Shafik Chokin engineer President of Academy of Sciences Kanysh Satpayev engineer geologist President of Academy of Sciences Social Science Al Farabi scientist philosopher and mathematician Sarsen Amanzholov linguist Turkologist Orazak Ismagulov born anthropologist Zhenis Kembayev born jurist Marat Aldangorovich Sarsembaev born jurist Sportspersons edit Boxers edit Serik Konakbaev born silver medal winner of the Summer Olympics Bolat Niyazymbetov born bronze medal winner of the Summer Olympics Yermakhan Ibraimov born bronze medal winnerr of the Summer Olympics champion of the Summer Olympics Bekzat Sattarkhanov champion of the Summer Olympics Bulat Jumadilov born silver medal winner of the Summer Olympics and Summer Olympics Mukhtarkhan 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