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Erast Garin was born on 10 November 1902 in Ryazan, Ryazan uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Zhenitba (1937), Cinderella (1947) and Muzykalnaya istoriya (1940). He died on 4 September 1980 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Nikolay Bogolyubov was born on 22 October 1899 in village Ivanovskoe, Dankov uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dankovsky District, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Fortress on the Volga (1942), Great Citizen (1938) and Aleksandr Parkhomenko (1942). He died on 9 March 1980 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Aleksandr Aleksandrov was born on 13 April 1883 in village Plakhino, Mikhaylov uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zakharovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was a composer, known for The Saint (1997), The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). He died on 8 July 1946 in Berlin, Germany.

Vasily Zhuravlyov was born in the city of Ryazan in the Ryazan district in the Russian Empire on August 2, 1904. His father was an accountant, publicist and writer. Though still only in his late teens, Zhuravlyov served as a driver and security officer in the civil war following the communist revolution in 1917. In 1923 he entered the State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (currently [2014] the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, VGIK) as an acting student, although when he graduated in 1927 he was dead set on becoming a director. His first production as an assistant director was the production Kruzheva (Lace), directed by Sergei Yutkevich. He received some acclaim with his first major productions Bombist (The Bomber, 1932) and Revanzh (The Rematch, 1932), which led to him starting production of his space epic Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella (Cosmic Voyage) in 1933. Released in late December 1935, Cosmic Voyage was an expensive and impressive sci-fi film depicting a trip to the moon, drawing heavily on the influence of Fritz Lang's 1929 film Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond). Despite good reviews and and good box-office numbers, the USSR censors quickly withdrew the film from circulation, due to the heavy use of stop-motion animation, which according to them was not in line with Soviet realism. Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella wasn't shown for 50 years, and was largely forgotten, until it was re-released for TV in 1984, and has since garnered much praise. It remains Zhuravlev's best known film for the modern audience. Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella was aimed at children, and much of Zhuravlyov's work after that film consisted of kiddie films, usually adventure stories or educational films describing the struggles of the Soviet Union. He specialized in maritime films like Gibel Orla (Death of the Eagle, 1940), Pyatnadtsatiletniy kapitan (Captain at Fifteen, based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne) and Morskoy Kharakhter (Maritime Character, retelling the life of Soviet marines in WWII, 1970). His last, and one of his most successful, films was the 1980 fairy-tale movie Vsadnik na zolotam kone (The Rider of the Golden Horse), based on Uralic Bashkir legends. Zhuravlev passed away on November 16, 1987, and is considered one of the pioneers of Russian children's movies.

Boris Ivanov was born on 20 April 1908 in Ryazan, Ryazan uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and assistant director, known for Wait for Me (1943), Zakon zhizni (1940) and Lad from Our Town (1942). He died on 14 November 1964 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Valentina Sperantova was born on 24 February 1904 in Zaraysk, Zaraysk uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zaraysky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Shumnyy den (1961), Mirovoy paren (1972) and Ryadom s vami (1967). She died on 6 January 1978 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Dmitriy Orlov was born on 8 May 1892 in Spassk, Spassk uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Spassk-Ryazansky, Spassky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Alexander Nevsky (1938), Sibiryaki (1940) and Lenin in 1918 (1939). He was married to Anna Bogdanova. He died on 19 December 1955 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Aleksandr Sigaev was born on 26 May 1893 in village Vyshgorod, Ryazan uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ryazansky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was a cinematographer, known for Fortress on the Volga (1942), Vzduvayte gorny (1925) and Enemies of Progress (1933). He died on 28 June 1971 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].

Boris Kudryavtsev was born on 15 July 1913 in Ryazan, Ryazan uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Den russiske sangerinde (1993), Ulitsa bez kontsa (1973) and Schastye nado berech (1958). He died on 20 October 1983 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Lyudmila Chernyshyova was born on 27 September 1908 in Ryazan, Ryazan Uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for V dobryy chas! (1956), Chyornyy barak (1933) and My Friend Kolka (1961). She died on 16 August 1963 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].