Famous People with Name Ilya

Ilya Mikhailovich Frank            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Ilya Mikhailovich Frank: was a Soviet winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958 jointly with Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov and Igor Y. Tamm, also of the Soviet Union. He received the award for his work in explaining the phenomenon of Cherenkov radiation.

Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk: A Russian professional ice hockey winger and alternate captain who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League.Ilya Kovalchuk began his professional career at the Russian Super League club HC Spartak Moscow. He played there for two seasons before entering the NHL. Drafted by Atlanta first overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Ilya Kovalchuk was the first Russian to be drafted first overall in NHL history.[1] In club-level competition, Kovalchuk wore the number 17 as a tribute to Valeri Kharlamov, a Soviet superstar in the 1970s.[2] When Kovalchuk played for his national team he wore number 71, which is 17 in reverse.', 'hokey player', 'Played in NHL YoungStars Game - 2002, NHL YoungStars Game MVP - 2002, NHL All-Rookie Team - 2002,Played in NHL All-Star Game - 2004, 2008', 1983, 0, 'April 15, 1983.

Ilya Yefimovich Repin            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Ilya Yefimovich Repin: was a leading Russian[1] painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school. An important part of his work is dedicated to his native country, Ukraine.[2] His realistic works often expressed great psychological depth and exposed the tensions within

Ilyich Mechnikov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Ilyich Mechnikov: was a Russian microbiologist best remembered for his pioneering research into the immune system. Mechnikov received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1908, for his work on phagocytosis.

Ilya Grigoryevich Ehrenburg            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Ilya Grigoryevich Ehrenburg: was a Soviet propagandist, writer and journalist whose 1954 novel The Thaw gave its name to the Khrushchev Thaw. Ehrenburg was a revolutionary as a teenager, a disenchanted poet in his youth, writing Catholic poems despite his Jewish background, a followe