Famous People with Name Georgy

Georgy Shishkin            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Georgy Shishkin: Russian painter.As a child he showed an early passion for drawing, and by his tenth year he was enrolled the Fine Art School. During all of his youth, the teenager was al always deeply influenced by the atmosphere at his great-grand-parents’ house, steeped with authentic russian traditions conserved during the soviet regime. Young Shishkin travelled to the many old cities in his region. With his easel, he visited monasteries and paid close attention to the icons and frescoes. In the Vladimir Cathedral, an ex-capital of Russia, he was struck by the works of Andrei Rublev, considered the first Russian painter. He was a graduate of the National Fine Arts and Architecture School (Academy) in his home town, in 1975, then a trainee at the Stroganoff Institute of Industrial and Fine Arts in Moscow. Georgy Shishkin was a professor of drawing and painting for about 10 years at this Institute where he started as a trainee.

Georgy Tenadze            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Georgy Tenadze: is a Georgian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Georgy Ruslanovich Balakshin            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Georgy Ruslanovich Balakshin: is a amateur boxer from Russia best known for winning the European title three times.

Georgy Zakyrich            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Georgy Zakyrich: was a Russian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Georgy Ketoyev            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Georgy Ketoyev: is a Russian wrestler, who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.