Famous People with Name Gleb

Gleb Yevgeniyevich Kotelnikov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Gleb Yevgeniyevich Kotelnikov: was the Russian-Soviet inventor of the knapsack parachute.

Gleb Vassielievich Wataghin            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Gleb Vassielievich Wataghin: was a Ukrainian-Italian experimental physicist and a great scientific leader who gave a great impulse to the teaching and research on physics in two continents: in the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and in the University of Turin, Turin, Italy.Wataghin was hired in 1934 to found with other European physicists the Department of Physics of the recently founded University of São Paulo. There, he was the tutor of a brilliant group of young physicists, such as César Lattes, Oscar Sala, Mário Schenberg, Roberto Salmeron, Marcelo Damy de Souza Santos, Marcelo Knobel, Carlos Casquinha and Jayme Tiomno. The Institute of Physics of the State University of Campinas, in Campinas, Brazil, was named in his honour, as well as a prize in Physics.

Gleb Nikolayevich Panfyorov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Gleb Nikolayevich Panfyorov: is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Chayka-CSKA Moscow. He played for the main team of PFC CSKA Moscow in the USSR Federation Cup.

Gleb Vasilyevich Plaksin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Gleb Vasilyevich Plaksin: was a French-born Soviet and Russian film actor. After the Nazi invasion of France he became a member of the French Resistance.[1] The multilingual teenager fought as a member of the American army after the Allies finally landed in France in 1944.[1][2] The end of the war permitted him to return to acting and professional music.

Gleb Olegovich Pisarevskiy            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Gleb Olegovich Pisarevskiy: is a Russian weightlifter who won the bronze medal in the 105 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Ilja Glebov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Ilja Glebov: is an Estonian pair skater. He competes with Maria Sergejeva. They are the 2007-2009 Estonian national champions. Glebov's younger sister Elena is also an elite skater.

Elena Glebova            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Elena Glebova: is an Estonian figure skater. She is a five-time (2004-2005, 2007, 2009-2010) Estonian national champion. She has been training since she was 7 years old. She was previously coached by Irina Kononova.

Natalya Glebova            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Natalya Glebova: is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1984 Winter Olympics and in the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Natalie Glebova,            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Natalie Glebova,: the eldest child of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. A descendant of the House of Nassau, founded in 1093, which has ruled Luxembourg since 1890, Guillaume has been heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000 and bears the titles of Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma. He isHis godparents are Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg. If he succeeds to the grand ducal throne as expected, he will reign as the fifth of his name, Guillaume V (or William V when anglicized).