- Russian playwright and prose writer Samuel Maykapar - Russian composer Petr Shelokhonov - Russian actor, designated Honorable Actor of Russia (1979). Vatslav Dvorzhetsky - Soviet Russian actor Yelizaveta Solodova - Soviet Russian actress References Notes Sources Taganrog Encyclopedia (Энциклопедия Таганрога), 2nd edition, Taganrog, 2003 External links Taganrog Drama Theater named after Anton Chekhov - Official Web Site (Russian) Official web site of Taganrog, Birthplace of Anton Chekhov Theatres in Russia 1827 establishments in the Russian Empire Buildings and structures in Taganrog Tourist attractions in Taganrog Cultural heritage monuments in Taganrog Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Rostov Oblast