During this time, 1006 people were given this honor.
1936 , the first People's Artist of the USSR •
Konstantin Stanislavski (1863–1938), theatre practitioner •
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858–1943), theatre director, writer and playwright •
Vasily Kachalov (1875–1948), actor of screen and stage •
Ivan Moskvin (1874–1946), actor of screen and stage •
Maria Blumenthal-Tamarina (1859–1938), movie and theatre actress •
Antonina Nezhdanova (1873–1950), opera singer (
lyric coloratura soprano) •
Maria Litvinenko-Volgemut (1892–1966), opera singer (
lyric dramatic soprano) •
Akaki Vasadze (1899–1978), actor, theater and teacher •
Akaki Khorava (1895–1972), movie and theatre actor •
Kulyash Baiseitova (1912–1957) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (
lyric coloratura soprano) •
Leonid Leonidov (1873–1941), actor and stage director
1937 •
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the RSFSR), composer and conductor, founder of the
Alexandrov Ensemble •
Alla Tarasova (1898–1973) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the RSFSR), movie and theatre actress •
Nikolai Khmelyov (1901–1945), stage actor •
Mikhail Tarkhanov (1877–1948), movie and theatre actor •
Halima Nosirova (1913—2003), singer (soprano) •
Ksenia Derzhinskaya (1889–1951), opera singer (
dramatic soprano) •
Nadezhda Obukhova (1886–1961), singer (
mezzo soprano) •
Alexander Pirogov (1899–1964) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (
bass) •
Mark Reizen (1895–1992) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the RSFSR), opera singer (
bass) •
Samuil Samosud (1884–1964), conductor •
Lev Steinberg (1870–1945), conductor and composer •
Boris Dobronravov (1896–1949) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the RSFSR), stage and film actor •
Mikhail Klimov (1880–1942), stage and film actor •
Olga Knipper (1868–1959), theater actress •
Alexander Ostuzhev (1874–1953), theater actor •
Bulbul (1897–1961), singer (
lyric dramatic tenor) •
Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885–1948), composer, conductor, publicist, playwright •
Reinhold Glière (1875–1956), composer and conductor •
Shovkat Mammadova (1897–1981), singer (
lyric coloratura soprano)
1939 •
Yuri Yuriev (1872–1948), stage actor •
Abdylas Maldybaev (1906–1978) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR), composer, operatic tenor singer, soloist of the
Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theater •
Haykanoush Danielyan (1893–1958) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the Armenian SSR), singer (
lyric coloratura soprano), soloist of the
Yerevan Opera Theatre 1940 •
Hnat Yura (1888–1966), director, actor of theatre and film, founder of the
Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater •
Ariy Pazovsky (1887–1953), conductor, chief conductor of the
Kirov Theater •
Larisa Alexandrovskaya (1904–1980), opera singer (soprano), soloist of the
National Opera and Ballet of Belarus •
Andrey Alekseevich Ivanov (1900–1970), opera singer, soloist of the
National Opera of Ukraine •
Nikolai Smolich (1888–1968), theater director •
Natalia Uzhviy (1898–1986), theater and movie actress •
Konstantin Khokhlov (1885–1956), actor and theater director •
Yuri Shumsky (1887–1954), actor and theater director •
Vladimir Grigoryevich Zakharov (1901–1956), composer •
Nikolai Yakovlev (1869–1950), theater director
1945 •
Abrar Khidoyatov (1900–1958), actor of the
Uzbek National Academic Drama Theater 1946 •
Ruben Simonov (1899–1968), actor and director •
Boris Asafyev (1884–1949), composer and musicologist
1948 •
Grigori Aleksandrov (1903–1983), film director •
Mikhail Kedrov (1894–1972), theater actor and director, movie actor •
Ants Lauter (1894–1973), theater actor and director, movie actor •
Nikolay Okhlopkov (1900–1967), theater and movie actor and director •
Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893–1953), film director •
Ivan Pyryev (1901–1968), film director •
Natan Rakhlin (1906–1979), conductor and pedagogyst •
Eduards Smiļģis (1886–1966), theater actor and director •
Mikheil Chiaureli (1894–1974), movie director •
Fridrikh Ermler (1898–1967), movie director •
Olga Androvskaya (1898–1975), theater and film actress •
Alexey Gribov (1902–1977), theater and film actor •
Klavdiya Yelanskaya (1898–1972), theater actress
1949 •
Vasili Vanin (1898–1951), theater actor and director, movie actor •
Vera Maretskaya (1906–1978), theater and movie actress •
Nikolay Mordvinov (1901–1966), theater and movie actor •
Mirzaagha Aliyev (1883–1954), theater and movie actor •
Marziyya Davudova (1901–1962), theater and movie actress •
Sidgi Ruhulla (1886–1959), theater and movie actor •
Yelena Gogoleva (1900–1993), theater and movie actress •
Marina Ladynina (1908–2003), theater and movie actress •
Mykhaĭlo Hryshko (1901–1973), opera singer (dramatic baritone) •
Petr Amiranashvili (1907–1976), opera singer (baritone) •
Alexey Petrovich Ivanov (1904–1982), opera singer (baritone) •
Olga Lepeshinskaya (1916–2008), ballet dancer •
Georgii Nelepp (1904–1957), opera singer (dramatic tenor) •
Nikandr Khanayev (1890–1974), opera singer (dramatic tenor) •
Boris Gmyrya (1903–1969) (bypassing the title of
People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR), opera singer (bass) •
Mukhtar Ashrafi (1912–1975), composer and conductor •
Sara Ishanturaeva (1911–1998), theater actress
1952 •
Sergei Bondarchuk (1920–1994) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), movie director and actor •
Yelizaveta Chavdar (1925–1989) (bypassing all titles), opera singer (
coloratura soprano)
1953 •
David Oistrakh (1908–1974), violinist and conductor •
Alfred Amtman-Bredit (1885–1966), theater actor and director •
Igor Moiseyev (1906–2007), choreographer •
Leonid Sergeevich Vivian (1887–1966), actor, director, theater teacher •
Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903–1988) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), conductor •
Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978), composer •
Yuri Shaporin (1887–1966), composer •
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), composer •
Sergey Obraztsov (1901–1992), theatrical figure, actor and director of the puppet theater •
Konstantyn Dankevych (1905–1984), composer, pianist, teacher •
Alty Karliev (1909–1973), theater actor and director, film actor, film director •
Maya Kuliyeva (1920–2018), opera singer (lyric soprano) •
Sona Muradova (1914–1997), theater actress •
Sofya Giatsintova (1895–1982), theater actress and director, film actress
1956 •
Lilita Bērziņa (1903–1983), theater and film actress •
Janis Osis (1895–1973), theater and movie actor •
Nikolay Vorvulev (1917–1967), opera singer •
Yuri Tolubeyev (1906–1979), theater and movie actor •
Tamara Khanum (1906–1991), dancer, founder of the Uzbek ballet •
Gohar Gasparyan (1924–2007), opera singer (soprano) •
Hrachia Nersisyan (1895–1961), theater and film actor •
Boris Ilyin (1901–1979), theater actor •
Aleksandr Bryantsev (1883–1961), theater director •
Alexander Svechnikov (1890–1980), choral conductor •
Aleksei Krivchenya (1910–1974), opera singer (bass) •
Eugen Kapp (1908–1996), composer •
Kaarel Karm (1906–1979), theater and movie actor •
Gustav Ernesaks (1908–1993), composer and choir conductor
1957 •
Anastasia Zuyeva (1896–1986), theater and film actress •
Gulomkhaydar Gulomaliev (1904–1961), choreographer •
Xälil Äbcälilef (1896–1963), theater and movie actor •
Näcip Cihanov (1911–1988), composer •
Elena Zhilina (1890–1963), theater actress •
Natalia Dudinskaya (1912–2003), ballet dancer •
Konstantin Sergeyev (1910–1992), ballet dancer, choreographer •
Aleksi Machavariani (1913–1995), composer •
Iliko Sukhishvili (1907–1985), ballet dancer •
Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926–1973), ballet dancer •
Sayra Kiizbaeva (1917–1988), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano) •
Muratbek Ryskulov (1909–1974), theater and movie actor •
Sergei Ivanovich Papov (1904–1970) theater and movie actor •
Mukan Tulebaev (1913–1960), composer •
Valentina Kharlamova (1911–1999), theater actress •
Shukur Burkhanov (1910–1987), theater and film actor •
Mukarram Turgunbaeva (1913–1978), ballet dancer •
Olim Xoʻjayev (1910–1977), theater and film actor •
Kamil Yarmatov (1903–1978), actor, film director, screenwriter •
Nikolay Pokrovskiy (1896–1961), theater actor and director •
Gamar Almaszadeh (1915–2006), ballet dancer •
Liisa Tomberg (1909–1988), stage actress •
Lkhasaran Linkhovoin (1924–1980), opera singer (bass)
1960 •
Nikolay Akimov (1901–1968), painter, theater artist, director and teacher •
Vasily Orlov (1896–1974), theater actor, director, theater teacher •
Pavlo Virsky (1905–1975), ballet dancer, choreographer •
Volodymyr Dalsky (1912–1998), stage actor •
Viktor Dobrovolsky (1906–1984), theater and film actor •
Pavlo Karmaliuk (1908–1986), opera singer (baritone) •
Polina Kumanchenko (1910–1992), theater and film actress •
Yuri Lavrov (1905–1980), theater and film actor •
Vladimir Magar (1900–1965), theater actor and director •
Heorhiy Maiboroda (1913–1992), composer •
Dmitri Milyutenko (1899–1966), theater and film actor •
Oleksandr Minkivskyi (1900–1979), choral conductor •
Yevhen Ponomarenko (1909–1994), theater and film actor •
Bela Rudenko (1933–2021), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano) •
Larisa Rudenko (1918–1981), opera singer (mezzo-soprano) •
Lidiya Myasnikova (1911–2005), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
1961 •
Sviatoslav Richter (1915–1997), pianist •
Alasgar Alakbarov (1910–1963), theater and film actor •
Faina Ranevskaya (1896–1984), theater and film actress •
Rostislav Plyatt (1908–1989), theater and film actor •
Sergei Yutkevich (1904–1985), theater and film director •
Galiya Izmaylova (1923–2010), ballet dancer •
Boris Andreyev (1915–1982), theater and film actor •
Avet Avetisyan (1897–1971), theater and film actor •
Boris Babochkin (1904–1975), theater and film actor, theater teacher •
Tamara Nizhnikova (1925–2018), opera singer •
Ants Eskola (1908–1989), theater and film actor •
Firs Shishigin (1908–1985), theater director
1965 •
Nikolay Krjuchkov (1911–1994), film actor •
Aleksandr Ognivtsev (1920–1981), opera singer (bass) •
Tatul Altunyan (1901–1973),
choirmaster •
Jānis Ivanovs (1906–1983), composer •
Rakhim Pirmukhamedov (1897–1972), theater and film actor •
Rishat Abdullin (1916–1988), opera singer (baritone) •
Antonina Samarina (1892–1971), stage actress •
Yuri Gulyayev (1930–1986), opera singer (lyric baritone) •
Valentyna Kalynovska (1938–2025), ballet dancer •
Andria Balanchivadze (1906–1992), composer •
Ilya Kopalin (1900–1976), documentary filmmaker •
Archil Chkhartishvili (1905–1980), theater director •
Elena Mitrofanovna Shatrova-Kazankova (1892–1976), stage actress •
Andrei Abrikosov (1906–1973), theater and film actor •
Zdzislaw Stoma (1907–1992), theater and film actor •
Gennady Ivanovich Tsitovich (1910–1986), choir conductor, musicologist •
Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928–2002), conductor •
Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya (1914–1990), theater and film actress •
Boris Ravenskikh (1914–1980), theatre director •
Aleksey Zhiltsov (1895–1972), stage actor •
Iosif Raevskiy (1901–1972), actor, director, teacher •
Vija Artmane (1929–2008), theater and film actress •
Boris Alekseyev (1911–1973), stage actor •
Yuliya Borisova (1925–2023), theater and film actress •
Yefim Dzigan (1898–1981), film director •
Oleg Zhakov (1905–1988), film actor •
Valentin Filatov (1920–1979), circus performer (tamer) •
Aleksandra Klimova (1921–2005), stage actress •
Evgeniy Polosin (1912–1982), theater and film actor •
Galina Zagurskaya (1905–1978), stage actress •
Stanyslav Lyudkevych (1879–1979), composer •
Rostislav Zakharov (1907–1984), choreographer, director
1972 •
Timofiy Levchuk (1912–1998), film director •
Natalya Burmistrova (1918–2008), stage actress •
Tatyana Pelttser (1904–1992), theater and film actress •
Kirill Kondrashin (1914–1981), conductor •
Boris Khaikin (1904–1978), conductor •
Igor Gorbachyov (1927–2003), theater actor and director, film actor •
Kirill Lavrov (1925–2007), theater and film actor •
Leonid Tarabarinov (1928–2008), theater and film actor •
Nadezhda Dotsenko (1914–1994), stage actress •
Arus Asryan (1904–1987), stage actress •
Babken Nersisyan (1917–1986), theater and film actor •
Andriy Shtoharenko (1902–1992), composer, teacher
1973 •
Raisa Sergienko (1925–1987), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano) •
Aleksandr Khanov (1904–1983), stage actor •
Tamara Milashkina (1934–2024), opera singer (soprano) •
Yefim Kopelyan (1912–1975), theater and film actor •
Juozas Miltinis (1907–1994), theater director •
Vladimir Vasiliev (b. 1940), ballet dancer and choreographer •
Anatoli Papanov (1922–1987), theater and film actor •
Viktor Khokhryakov (1913–1986), theater and film actor •
Andrey Prisyazhnyuk (1912–1982), stage actor •
Velta Līne (1923–2012), theater and film actress •
Nina Ivanovna Menovshchikova (1934–2022), ballet dancer •
Sofia Golovkina (1915–2004), ballet dancer and teacher •
Yuri Nikulin (1921–1997), circus performer, film actor •
David Malyan (1904–1976), theater and film actor •
Vladislav Strzhelchik (1921–1995), theater and film actor •
Lidiya Smirnova (1913–2007), theater and film actress •
Galina Vladimirovna Kovaleva (1932–1995), opera singer (coloratura soprano) •
Ismayil Daghistanli (1907–1980), stage actor •
Ismayil Osmanli (1902–1978), theater and film actor •
Makhmud Esambayev (1924–2000), dancer •
Mehdi Mammadov (1918–1985), theater director •
Stanislav Rostotsky (1922–2001), film director •
Otar Taktakishvili (1924–1989), composer •
Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1928–2009), film actor •
Georgi Menglet (1912–2001), theater and film actor •
Karlis Sebris (1914–2009), theater and film actor •
Valentin Pluchek (1909–2002), theater director, actor •
Donatas Banionis (1924–2014), theater and film actor
1975 •
Marina Semyonova (1908–2010), ballet dancer •
Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932–1999), opera singer, tenor •
Vladimir Zeldin (1915–2016), theater and film actor •
Lyudmila Kasatkina (1925–2012), theater and film actress •
Ivan Marin (1905–1983), theater and film actor •
Ivan Pereverzev (1914–1978), theater and film actor •
Diana Petrynenko (1930–2018), singer (lyric-coloratura soprano) •
Fyodor Ivanovych Shmakov (1917–2009), theater and film actor •
Dmitry Pokrass (1899–1978), composer •
Evgeniĭ Simonov (1925–1994), theater director •
Matvey Blanter (1903–1990), composer •
Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva (1930–2018), opera singer (coloratura soprano) •
Konstantin Iraklievich Massalitinov (1905–1979), composer, choir conductor •
Natalya Sats (1903–1993), theater director •
Michail Alekseevitsj Koelikovskiy (1906–1996), theater actor and director •
Jurij Silantiev (1919–1983), conductor, composer •
Fuat Xalitef (1909–1981), stage actor •
Valeriy Nel'skiy (1906–1990), stage actor •
Jüri Järvet (1919–1995), theater and film actor
1976 •
Elza Radziņa (1917–2005), theater and film actress •
Aleksey Urgalkin (1910–1981), stage actor •
Dmitriy Aleksidze (1910–1984), theater director •
Isidor Zak (1909–1998), conductor •
Vladimir Atlantov (b. 1939), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor) •
Alexander Vedernikov (1927–2018), opera singer (bass) •
Vera Dulova (1909–2000), harpist •
Marina Kondratyeva (1934–2024), ballet dancer •
Nikolai Fadeyechev (1933–2020), ballet dancer, teacher •
Arthur Eisen (1927–2008), opera singer (bass) •
Peter Loboda (1907–1979), stage actor •
Gafar Valamat-Zade (1916–1993), ballet dancer, choreographer •
Ivan Avramov (1915–1985), theater actor and director •
Arvīds Jansons (1914–1984), conductor •
Mikhail Vodyanoy (1924–1987), operetta artist, film actor •
Serghei Lunchevici (1934–1995), conductor, violinist, composer •
Oleg Yefremov (1927–2000), theater and film actor and director •
Yury Yakovlev (1928–2013), theater and film actor •
Tamara Alioșina-Alexandrova (1928–1996), opera singer (mezzo-soprano) •
Nikolay Manoylo (1927–1998), opera singer (baritone) •
Anatoliy Mokrenko (1933–2020), opera singer (baritone) •
Nonna Andriivna Surzhina (b. 1937), opera singer (mezzo-soprano) •
Aleksey Batalov (1928–2017), theater and film actor •
Irina Bogacheva (1939–2019), opera singer (mezzo-soprano) •
Sergey Vikulov (b. 1937), ballet dancer, choreographer •
Lev Kulidzhanov (1924–2002), film director •
Bulat Minzhilkiev (1940–1997), opera singer (bass) •
Alexander Murin (1917–1992), choral conductor •
Mariya Stepanova (1916–1983), theater and film actress •
Yefim Yulyevich Uchitel (1913–1988), documentary film director and cinematographer •
Lyudmila Erofeeva (1937–2003), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano) •
Kārlis Zariņš (1930–2015), singer (dramatic tenor) •
Medea Amiranashvili (1930–2023), opera singer (lyric soprano) •
Tiiu Randviir (b. 1938), ballet dancer •
Yuri Ozerov (1921–2001), film director •
Lutfiyar Imanov (1928–2008), opera singer (dramatic tenor) •
Migran Erkat (1921–1986), opera singer (baritone) •
Nina Sazonova (1917–2004), theater and film actress •
Oleksandr Hai (1914–2000), theater and film actor •
Mikhail Godenko (1919–1991), ballet dancer, choreographer •
Zakir Mukhamedzhanov (1921–2012), theater and film actor •
Grigor Yeghiazaryan (1908–1988), composer •
Vera Ershova (1917–2006), stage actress •
Azat Abbasov (1925–2006), opera singer (lyric tenor) •
Khydyr Allanurov (1922–1993), conductor •
Veronika Dudarova (1916–2009), conductor •
Lyudmila Makarova (1921–2014), stage actress •
Voldemar Panso (1920–1977), theater actor and director, film actor •
Fedir Vereshchahin (1910–1996), theater director •
Andrey Goncharov (1918–2001), theater director, theater teacher •
Stefan Turchak (1938–1988), conductor •
Daniil Shafran (1923–1997), cellist •
Dilbar Abdurahmonova (1936–2018), conductor
1978 •
Yevgeny Leonov (1926–1994), theater and film actor •
Yelena Fadeyeva (1914–1999), theater and film actress •
Tatyana Shmyga (1928–2011), operetta artist, film actress •
Vladimir Kurochkin (1922–2002), actor and director of operettas •
Igor Vladimirov (1919–1999), actor and director •
Valery Kovtun (1944–2005), ballet dancer •
Rostislav Yankovsky (1930–2016), theater and film actor •
Olga Bardina (1932–2001), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano) •
Yury Popov (1929–2013), opera singer (dramatic baritone) •
Tankho Israilov (1918–1981), ballet dancer, choreographer •
Helmer-Rainer Sinisalo (1920–1989), composer •
Elina Bystritskaya (1928–2019), theater and film actress •
Mykola Kondratyuk (1931–2006), opera and pop singer (baritone)), singer (soprano) •
Edvardas Kaniava (b. 1937), opera singer (baritone) •
Vladimir Volzhansky (1917–1983), circus performer (acrobat, equilibrist) •
Yoldosh Azamov (1909–1985), film director •
Kalyj Moldobasanov (1929–2006), composer and conductor •
Gunārs Cilinskis (1931–1992), theater actor and director, film actor, film director •
Ādolfs Skulte (1909–2000), composer •
Giga Lortkipanidze (1927–2013), theater and film director •
Dmytro Smolych (1919–1987), theater director
1980 •
Eduardas Balsys (1919–1984), composer •
Hendrik Krumm (1934–1989), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor) •
Tatyana Alekseevna Tayakina (1951–2023), ballet dancer •
Hakim Zaripov (1924–2023), circus performer (rider), film actor •
Nikolay Olkhovikov (1922–1987), circus performer (rider and juggler) •
Vladimir Oskal-Ool (1920–1999), circus performer (juggler and equilibrist) •
Vasiliy Tretyak (1926–1989), opera singer (tenor) •
Halyna Tuftina (1933–2007), opera singer (mezzo-soprano) •
Georgiy Zhzhonov (1915–2005), theater and film actor •
Ivan Dmitriev (1915–2003), theater and film actor •
Mukhamed Cherkezov (1911–1993), theater and film actor •
Asanali Ashimov (1937—2025), theater and film actor •
Farida Sharipova (1936–2010), actress •
Lidiya Mosolova (1918–1996), stage actress •
Pyotr Monastyrsky (1915–2013), theater director •
Galina Makarova (1919–1993), stage actress •
Ğabdulla Şamukof (1909–1981), actor •
Vera Kuzmina (1923–2021), stage actress •
Nina Meshko (1917–2008), choral conductor •
Zeynab Khanlarova (b. 1936), opera singer (soprano),
mugham performer •
Vyacheslav Hrinchenko (1938–1998), opera singer (bass) •
Saulius Sondeckis (1928–2016), conductor •
Vsevolod Yakut (1912–1991), theater and film actor •
Tengiz Abuladze (1924–1994), film director •
Vladimir Morozov (1933–2002), opera singer (bass) •
Yuri Temirkanov (1938–2023), conductor •
Rihards Glāzups (1920–1993), conductor •
Nikolai Slichenko (1934–2021), actor and director •
Suimenkul Chokmorov (1939–1992), theater and film actor •
Maria Mordasova (1915–1997), singer, folk music performer •
Leo Golovanov (1926–2015), dancer •
Rodion Shchedrin (1932–2025), composer •
Andrei Eshpai (1925–2015), composer •
Yuri Mazhuga (1931–2022), theater and film actor •
Vladimir Curbet (1930–2017), choreographer •
Yuliya Solntseva (1901–1989), film actress, film director •
Murad Kajlayev (1931–2023), composer, conductor •
Aysulu Tokombayeva (b. 1947), ballet dancer •
Boris Tenin (1905–1990), theater and film actor •
Sabira Ataeva (1917–1993), theater and film actress •
Anu Kaal (b. 1940), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano) •
Valentina Yermakova (1924–2003), theater and film actress, theater teacher •
Sergey Tikhonov (1921–1992), actor •
Mikheil Tumanishvili (1921–1996), theater director •
Tatiana Doronina (b. 1933), theater actress and director, film actress •
Ramaz Chkhikvadze (1928–2011), theater and film actor •
Pyotr Glebov (1915–2000), theater and film actor •
Lyudmila Chursina (b. 1941), theater and film actress
1982 •
Viktor Tarasov (1934–2006), actor •
Sharah Abzagovich Pachalia (1914–2000), theater director, actor, playwright •
Mikhail Chubinidze (1910–2006), theater and film actor •
Sholpan Zhandarbekova (1922–2005), stage actress •
Aleksandrs Lembergs (1921–1985), choreographer •
Idris Nogajbayev (1931–1989), stage actor •
Nikolay Levitsky (1911–1982), popular science film director •
Arutyun Akopyan (1918–2005), stage artist,
illusionist •
Irakly Andronikov (1908–1990), writer,
spoken word artist •
Mikhail Gluzsky (1918–2001), theater and film actor •
Valery Egudin (1937–2007), opera singer (tenor)
1984 •
Malika Kalontarova (b. 1950), ballet dancer •
Frunzik Mkrtchyan (1930–1993), theater and film actor •
Evgeniy Glebov (1929–2000), composer •
Nurgisa Tlendiyev (1925–1998), conductor, composer •
Mihai Volontir (1934–2015), theater and film artist •
Viktor Korshunov (1929–2015), theater and film actor •
Aleksandra Pakhmutova (b. 1929), composer •
Serafim Tulikov (1914–2004), composer •
Eldar Ryazanov (1927–2015), film director •
Vladimir Etush (1922–2019), theater and film actor, theater teacher •
Marsil Sälimcanof (1934–2002), theater director •
Vladimir Samoilov (1924–1999), theater and film actor •
Kunduz Mirkarimova (1925–2019), ballet director-choreographer •
Alexander Kholminov (1925–2015), composer •
Tatyana Lioznova (1924–2011), film director •
Ioakim Sharoev (1930–2000), theater director and teacher •
Aleksey Chyrgal-ool (1924–1989), composer •
Nikolay Salamov (1922–2003), actor •
Svetlana Adyrkhaeva (1938–2023), ballet dancer •
Yuri Bogatikov (1932–2002), pop singer (baritone) •
Baba Annanov (1934–1991), theater director, actor •
Mikhail Bushnov (1923–2014), theater actor •
Valentin Elizariev (b. 1947), choreographer •
Arkadij Sawczenko (1936–2004), opera singer (baritone) •
Konstantin Adashevsky (1897–1987), theater and film actor •
Aleksandr Ivanovich Shchegolev (1913–1988), stage actor •
Sos Sargsyan (1929–2013), theater and film actor •
Regimantas Adomaitis (1937–2022), theater and film actor •
Dugarzhap Dashiev (1939–2003), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor) •
Edgar Hovhannisyan (1930–1998), composer
1988 •
Oleg Tabakov (1935–2018), theater and film actor, director, theater teacher •
Yury Solomin (1935–2024), theater and film actor and director •
Valentina Kovel (1923–1997), theater and film actress •
Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925–1991), composer •
Eldar Shengelaia (1933–2025), film director •
Mikhail Pugovkin (1923–2008), theater and film actor •
Oleg Strizhenov (1929–2025), theater and film actor •
Serhii Danchenko (1937–2001), theater director •
Vladimir Minin (b. 1929), choral conductor •
Valery Klimov (1931–2022), violinist •
Pavel Necheporenko (1916–2009), musician (
balalaika player), teacher •
Igor Oistrakh (1931–2021), violinist •
Nicolae Sulac (1936–2003), singer •
Samarbubu Toktakunova (b. 1944), musician-instrumentalist •
Yan Frenkel (1920–1989), composer •
Boris Akimov (b. 1946), ballet dancer •
Galina Volchek (1933–2019), theater director and actress •
Georgiy Daneliya (1930–2019), film director and screenwriter •
Zita Dreiere (Errs) (b. 1952), ballet dancer •
Mira Koltsova (1938–2022), dancer, choreographer •
Leonid Yasinovskiy (1923–2003), stage actor •
Leonid Gubanov (1928–2004), actor of the
Moscow Art Theater •
Victor Popov (1934–2008), choral conductor •
Ilya Frez (1909–1994), film director
1990 •
Ville Golovko (1932–2015) — artistic director (chief director) of the variety and circus studio "Sintez" •
Mikk Mikiver (1937–2006) — stage actor, director, film actor •
Lev Durov (1931–2015), theatre director •
Vladimir Spivakov (b. 1944), violinist and conductor •
Sydyk Mukhamedzhanov (1924–1991), composer •
Mstislav Zapashny (1938–2016), circus artist, animal trainer, director •
Iya Savvina (1936–2011) — stage actress •
Mikhail Schweitzer (1920–2000) — film director •
Vladimir Krainev (1944–2011) — pianist •
Nina Dorliak (1908–1998) — chamber singer (soprano) •
Oleksandr Bilash (1931–2003), composer •
Rolan Bykov (1929–1998) — theater and film actor, film director •
Zinovy Gerdt (1916–1996), theater and film actor •
Gyulli Mubaryakova (1936–2019) — theatre artist •
Leonid Boldin (1931–2013), opera singer •
Aleksandr Dmitriyev (b. 1935) — conductor •
Tatyana Karpova (1916–2018), stage actress •
Ivan Bobylyov (1925–2014), actor, theater director, teacher •
Grigory Ponomarenko (1921–1996) — composer •
Viktar Roŭda (1921–2007), choral conductor, teacher •
Lidiya Sukharevskaya (1909–1991), stage actress •
Georgiy Vitsin (1917–2001), theater and film actor •
Lyubov Sokolova (1921–2001), film actress •
Vladislav Mikosha (1909–2004), cinematographer and film director •
Victor Merzhanov (1919–2012) — pianist and teacher •
Galina Shoydagbaeva (b. 1953), opera singer •
Zara Dolukhanova (1918–2007), opera singer (coloratura mezzo-soprano), teacher
1991 •
Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov (1943–2011), pianist •
Vladimir Mulyavin (1941–2003), pop singer (dramatic tenor), guitarist, composer, leader of the band
Pesniary •
Stepan Oleksenko (1941–2006), stage actor •
Bohdan Stupka (1941–2012), theatre and film actor •
Lyudmila Shaposhnikova (1921–2003), theater and film actress •
Yuri Bashmet (b. 1953),
violist and conductor •
Mark Zakharov (1933–2019), theater and film director •
Larisa Shevchenko (b. 1950), opera singer (soprano) •
Samson Samsonov (1921–2002), film director •
Mykola Kolessa (1903–2006), composer and conductor •
Eduard Kolmanovsky (1923–1994), composer •
Inna Churikova (1943–2023), theater and film actress •
Mikhail Zimin (1930–1991), theatre and film actor •
Natalia Gutman (b. 1942), cellist •
Ghazaros Saryan (1920–1998), composer •
Bolotbek Shamshiyev (1941–2019), film director •
Yoqub Ahmedov (1938—2025), theater and film artist •
Eduard Grach (b. 1930), violinist •
Ajdar Ibrahimov (1919–1993), film director •
Vladislav Chernushenko (1936—2026), choir conductor and teacher •
Lev Vlassenko (1928–1996), pianist •
Ashir Kuliev (1918–2000), composer •
Kapar Medetbekov (1931–2012), theater and film artist •
Gennady Ovsyannikov (b. 1935), actor •
Anatoly Poletaev (b. 1936), accordionist, conductor •
Alla Pugacheva (b. 1949), pop singer •
Avet Terterian (1929–1994), composer •
Natalia Shakhovskaya (1935–2017), cellist •
Valeriy Yakovlev (1939—2024), theater director •
Sofiya Pilyavskaya (1911–2000), theater and film actress •
Oleg Yankovsky (1944–2009), theater and film actor ==Visual arts (
Narodny khudozhnik)==