Sergey Aksakov (1791 — 1859)

Writer, critic, social thinker

Studied 1804 — 1807

Semyon Altshuler (1911 — 1983)

Theoretical physicist, discoverer of electron paramagnetic resonance

Studied 1928 — 1932

Alexander Arbuzov (1877 — 1968)

Organic chemist

Studied 1896 — 1900

Alexander Butlerov (1828 — 1886)

Founder of organic chemistry in Russia, lepidopterologist, apiarist, Rector of Imperial Kazan University 1860 — 1863

Studied 1844 — 1849

Nikolay Chetayev (1902 — 1959)

Mathematician, mechanician, contributor to aviation science and ballistic science

Studied 1920 — 1924

Stanislav Govorukhin (1936 — 2018)

Film director, actor, elected official

Studied 1953 — 1958

Velimir Khlebnikov (1885 — 1922)

Poet, writer, prominent representative of Russian Futurism

Studied 1903 — 1908

Vladimir Khvostov (1905 — 1972)

Historian of the Modern Era, diplomat, Academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences

Studied 1921 — 1926

Alexander Konovalov (1934 — 2021)

Rector of Kazan State University 1979 — 1990

Studied 1951 — 1956

Yury Konoplyov (1939 — 2023)

Rector of Kazan State University 1990 — 2001

Studied 1957 — 1962

Vladimir Krat (1911 — 1983)

Astronomer, Director of Pulkovo Observatory (1964 — 1979)

Studied 1928 — 1932

Nikolay Lobachevsky (1792 — 1856)

Mathematician, founder of non-Euclidean geometry, Rector of Imperial Kazan University 1827 — 1846

Studied 1807 — 1811

Rashid Nezhmetdinov (1912 — 1974)

Chess and checkers player, International Master

Studied 1930 — 1937

Mikhail Nuzhin (1914 — 1983)

Mathematician, Rector of Kazan State University 1954 — 1979

Studied 1933 — 1938

Aleksey Petrov (1910 — 1972)

Physicist, author of Petrov classification of gravitational fields

Studied 1932 — 1937

Ivan Simonov (1794 — 1855)

Astronomer, explorer of the Antarctic, Rector of Imperial Kazan University 1846 — 1854

Studied 1809 — 1812

Yevgeny Zavoisky (1907 — 1976)

Physicist, discoverer of electron paramagnetic resonance (1944)

Studied 1926 — 1931

Nikolay Zinin (1812 — 1880)

Chemist, synthesizer of aniline (1842)

Studied 1830 — 1833