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Lion Izmaylov

Russian stand-up comic, writer and satirist
Person human Q4198604

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
May 5, 1940
Place of birth
Moscow
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia[8][9]
Occupation
stand-up comedian, writer, satirist, engineer, screenwriter, humorist, poet, television presenter, songwriter, lyricist, short story writer, presenter, Liedermacher[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Educated at
Moscow Aviation Institute, Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors[19][20]
Award received
Golden Calf[21]
Genre
satire, stand-up comedy, short novel, novella[24][25][26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[34]
Birth name
Лион Моисеевич Поляк[35]
Described by source
Russian writers. The Modern Era[33]
Family name
Izmaylov, Polyak[28][29]
Given name
Lyon, Lion[30][31]
Member of
USSR Union of Writers[22]
Native language
Russian[10]
P14750
C7A8-6DE5-3A89-6887-4765[38]
Pseudonym
Лион Измайлов[32]
Start of work period
1970[36]
Writing language
Russian[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lion Izmaylov en Lion Moiseyevich Izmaylov en Lion Moiseyevich Polyak en Lion Polyak en Lion Izmailov de Lion Ismailow de Lion Moissejewitsch Ismailow de Lion Moissejewitsch Poljak de Lion Poljak ja ライオン・イズマイロフ nl Lion Moiseevitsj Izmaylov ru Измайлов, Лион ru Измайлов Лион Моисеевич ru Измайлов, Лион Моисеевич ru Леон Измайлов ru Лион Измайлов ru Лион Моисеевич Измайлов ru Лион Моисеевич Поляк th สิงโต อิซไมลอฟ zh 莱昂·伊兹迈洛夫
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000108021891
VIAF cluster ID
294999171
Library of Congress authority ID
n86037951
GND ID
129621188
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Лион Измайлов.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
7037158
Biografija.ru ID
izmajlov-lion-moiseevich
FAST ID
193763
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_129621188
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b41kbs8
IMDb ID
nm0412753
IdRef ID
25033920X
Show all 23 identifiers +11
Instagram username
lionizmailov
Kinobox person ID
1051686
Libraries Australia ID
35712324, 40453724
NLA Trove people ID
1053356, 1447045
NUKAT ID
n2007081028
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007403187705171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*376958;=BY
National Library of Russia ID
7717548
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
25575325X
TMDB person ID
2344745
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyMhwDTDKJd6DtfFRXw4q

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 11
writer, poet, engineer, screenwriter, lyricist, songwriter, television presenter, humorist +3 more
Genre 3
satire, novella, stand-up comedy
Country of citizenship 2
Russia, Soviet Union
Educated at 2
Moscow Aviation Institute, Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Member of 1
USSR Union of Writers
Native language 1
Russian
Place of birth 1
Moscow
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Russian
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Summary

Lion Izmaylov was born on May 5, 1940[1], in Moscow[2]. He has worked as a stand-up comedian[3], writer[4], satirist[5], engineer[6], and screenwriter[7].

FAQs

Where was Lion Izmaylov born?

Lion Izmaylov was born in Moscow[2].

What did Lion Izmaylov do for work?

Lion Izmaylov worked as a stand-up comedian[3], writer[4], satirist[5], engineer[6], and screenwriter[7].

Where did Lion Izmaylov go to school?

Lion Izmaylov was educated at Moscow Aviation Institute[19] and Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors[20].

What awards did Lion Izmaylov receive?

Honors received include Golden Calf[21].

Related Entities

Russia

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → C7A8-6DE5-3A89-6887-4765
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Lyon, Lion
    Family name → Izmaylov, Polyak
    Writing language → Russian
    Country of citizenship → Soviet Union, Russia
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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