A Chuvash is a member of the Chuvash people, an ethnic group living in Russia.

Leaders and politicians

• Vakrim (15th century) - Chuvash noble who left Golden Horde to become a vassal of Vasily the Blind.

• Mĕtri Căvaš (16th century) - hero of the siege of Kazan. Descendant of mărsa Vakrim, ancestor of Gavrila Derzhavin.

• Kamaj (16th century) - Chuvash mărsa at the service of Khan of Kazan who defected to the Russian side.

• Aransajpik (17th century) - Chuvash noble at Russian service who was granted 300 desiatinas of land around Şĕrpü (Tsivilsk).

• Daniil Elmen (1885–1932) - Chuvash statesman, first leader of Chuvash autonomy in Soviet Russia.

• Nikolay Fyodorov (b. 1958) - former president of Chuvashia.

Military figures

• Iskej Pajtulĕ (17th century) - Chuvash poet, ataman (colonel) in the army of Stenka Razin.

Religious figures

• Valĕm Huşa (12th century) - Volga Bulgar Muslim saint, highly revered by Chuvashes.

• Mehmet Huşa Celepi (16th century) - Chuvash convert to Islam, hajji (religious pilgrim) and scholar.

• Nikita Bichurin (1777–1853) - Christian archimandrite, orientalist. (perhaps quarter-Chuvash)

Academic figures

Educators

• Ivan Yakovlev (1848–1930) - Chuvash patriarch, inventor of modern Chuvash alphabet.

• Gennady Volkov (1927–2010) - Chuvash educator, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education, founder of the ethnopedagogics.

Linguists

• Atner Husankaj (b. 1948) - linguist and philologist, first president of Chuvash National Congress. Son of poet Petĕr Husankaj.

Journalists

• Nikolai Yut - Chuvash writer, folklorist and literary critic.

Cultural figures

Actors and actresses

• Tany Youne (1903–1977) - first Chuvash theater actress, the first Chuvash film actress.

• Boris Markov - actor, famous music director, People's Artist of the Russia and Chuvash ASSR.

Architects

• Pyotr Yegorov (1731–1789) - author of the railing of Summer Garden.

Ballet dancers

• Nadezhda Pavlova (b. 1956) - famous ballet dancer, People's Artist of the USSR.

Musicians

• Alexey Aygi (b. 1971) - musician, son of Gennady Aygi.

• Elina Nechayeva - musician

Painters

• Aleksey Kokel (1880–1956) - painter

• Nikolai Ovchinnikov (1918–2004) - People's Painter of the RSFSR and Chuvashia.

• Praski Vitti (b. 1936) - Chuvash painter and illustrator.

Sculptors

• Gerasim Pileš (1913–1994) - writer, playwright, sculptor and graphicist.

Writers and poets

• Emine (19th century) - Chuvash woman poet

• Kĕştenttin Ivanov (1890–1915) - poet, author of "Narspi".

• Mišši Śeśpĕl (1899–1922) - pioneer of Chuvash syllabotonic poetry

• Dimitri Isayev (1905–1930) - writer and literary critic

• Ille Tuktaš (1907–1957) - Chuvash writer, poet and folklorist, author of the anthem of Chuvashia.

• Anat Serep (1920–2003) - World War II veteran, writer

• Alexander Artemiev (1924–1998) - people's poet, writer and translator

• Arkady Malov (1928–1995) - Chuvash writer, journalist and translator

• Gennady Aygi (1934–2006) - poet and translator, father of Russian surrealist poetry

• Boris Căntăk (b. 1960) - writer, playwright and poet

• Vasley Mitta (1908–1957) - poet and translator

• Nikifor Mran'ka (1901–1973) - poet and dramatist

• Marina Karyagina (b. 1969) - poet

Other figures

Cosmonauts

• Andriyan Nikolayev (1929–2004) - third Soviet cosmonaut, fifth man in space.

Sportspersons

• Svetlana Chirkova-Lozovaya (b. 1945) - fencer, two times olympic champion in foil team competition (1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich).

• Veronika Chumikova

• Olimpiada Ivanova (b. 1970) - race walker, silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

• Irina Kalentyeva (b. 1977) - professional mountain bike racer, bronze medalist of 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

See also

• Chuvash Wikipedia

• ChuvashTet

• Chuvash National Museum

• Chuvash National Congress