Известные чуваши: исторические личности и деятели культуры

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

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.

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

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)

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.

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

Nikolai Yut Chuvash writer, folklorist and literary critic.

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.

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

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

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

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