Notable Residents
See also: Konigsberg#Culture and people from Königsberg and List of people from Königsberg- Philosophers
- Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher
- Writers
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822), German Romantic author
- Sergey Snegov (1910–1994), science fiction writer
- Athletes
- Sergei Beloglazov (born 1956) Olympic wrestler
- Alexander Volkov (born 1967), tennis player
- Cosmonauts
- Alexey Leonov (born 1934), first person to walk in space
- Viktor Patsayev (1933–1971)
- Yury Romanenko (born 1944)
- Alexander Viktorenko (born 1947)
- Other
- Oleg Gazmanov (born 1951), singer
- Yevgeny Grishkovetz
- Lyudmila Putina (born 1958), wife of Vladimir Putin, First Lady of Russia
- Tvangeste, black metal band
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