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Yevgeny Prigozhin

Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, restaurateur, former owner of Wagner PVC (1961–2023)
Person human Q20850503

Facts

44 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[46]
Date of birth
June 1, 1961
Date of death
August 23, 2023
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
Place of death
Kuzhenkino
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia[16][17]
Occupation
restaurateur, entrepreneur, condottiero, mercenary, innkeeper, illustrator, traiteur, hot dog vendor[19][20][21]
Employer
Wagner Group, Concord Management and Consulting[27][28]
Field of work
oligarchy, paramilitary organization, private military company[22][23][24]
Position held
Leader of the Wagner Group, commanding officer[25][26]
Educated at
Saint Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical University, Saint Petersburg college of the Olympics reserve N. 1[29][30]
Award received
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class, Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg", Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic, Hero of the Luhansk People's Republic, Order of the Two Niles, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Courage, Order of Military Merit, Order of Friendship, Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms", Medal "For the Return of Crimea", Medal "In Memory of the Heroes of the Fatherland", Medal "Army General Khrulyov", Order of Merit, Order of recognition, National Order of Burkina Faso, Награды Санкт-Петербурга, Person of the Year in Organized Crime and Corruption (Ironic denominación, not a real award), Ordre de la Réconciliation de la République centrafricaine, Order of the Republic, Order of Courage[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Mother
Violetta Prigozhina[11]
Spouse
Lyubov Prigozhina[12]
Child
Polina Prigozhina, Pavel Prigozhin, Veronika Prigozhina[13][14][15]
Cause of death
aircraft crash[47]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian
Allegiance
Russia[56]
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
Wagner Group[48]
Convicted of
robbery, fraud, theft
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Date of burial or cremation
August 29, 2023
Described by source
Myrotvorets
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Family name
Prigozhin[50]
Funder
Internet Research Agency, Wagner Group
Given name
Yevgeny[51]
Hashtag
prigoschin
Manner of death
accidental death, homicide
Member of
Wagner Group[45]
Motto text
ГРУЗ 200 МЫ ВМЕСТЕ
Name in kana
エフゲニー・プリゴジン
Name in native language
Евге́ний Ви́кторович Приго́жин
Native language
Russian[18]
Nickname
повар Путина, Putin’s chef, cuisinier de Poutine, Putins Koch, El cocinero de Putin, chef de Putin, Poetin’s chef, Дмитрий Гейлер, Олег Семенов, Дмитрий Бобров, boucher de Poutine, kucharz Putina, Il cuoco di Putin, Lo chef del Cremlino, طبَّاخ بوتين
Number of children
+3
P14377
prigozhin-evgenij-viktorovich
P14750
4F40-8B6D-61C4-EE5C-B40A
Participant in
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Participated in conflict
Russo-Ukrainian war[49]
Patronym or matronym
Viktorovich
Place of burial
Porokhovskoye Cemetery[10]
Relative
Efim Prigozhin
Significant event
Internet Research Agency Indictment, Wagner Group–Russian Ministry of Defence conflict, Wagner Group rebellion, 2023 Wagner Group plane crash[52][53][54][55]
🏷️ Also known as
en Putin’s chef en Yevgeniy Prigozhin en Evgenij Viktorovich Prigozhin en Prigozhin en Prigozhin, Yevgeny en Evgenii Prigozhin en Yevgeniy Vicktorovich Prigozhin en Eugeniy Prigozhin en Yevgeny Prigozhin en Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin ar يفغيني بريغوجين cs Jevgenij Viktorovič Prigožin cs Евгений Викторович Пригожин cs Jevgenij Prigožin da Jevgenij Viktorovitsj Prigosjin da Jevgenij Prigosjin de Jewgeni Wiktorowitsch Prigoschin de Yevgeny Prigozhin de Jewgeni Prigoschin de Putins Koch
🔖 Identifiers · 40
VIAF cluster ID
7114150869810622190006, 90156009836949580632
Library of Congress authority ID
no2023135035
GND ID
1141544253
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Евгений Пригожин (09-08-2016) (cropped 2).jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
1dd10a32-b042-47ad-9e32-20aeea4b5323
Described at URL
baike.sogou.com
Fedpress.ru person ID
3212119
Find a Grave memorial ID
258806155
France 24 topic ID (French)
evguéni-prigojine
Geni.com profile ID
6000000191178013829
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11cs3wjrt6
Google News topics ID
CAAqKAgKIiJDQkFTRXdvTkwyY3ZNVEZqY3pOM2FuSjBOaElDWlc0b0FBUAE
Show all 40 identifiers +28
IMDb ID
nm13336180, nm11412684
IdRef ID
271629568
KANTO ID
000227615
Kinopoisk person ID
6731530
Kinorium person ID
6175141
Lex ID
Jevgenij_Prigozjin
LittleSis people ID
281423
NL CR AUT ID
xx0317233
Namuwiki ID
예브게니 프리고진
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012881957405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810584596405606
NicoNicoPedia ID
エフゲニー・プリゴジン
OpenSanctions ID
Yevgeny Prigozhin, rumy-e2abb8028125cd8177478de8baf6aef639eca7b0
Our Campaigns candidate ID
604000
Personality Database profile ID
574609
SNARC ID
Coslada
SVKKL authority ID
0437368-Prigozin-Jevgenij-19612023
TASS reference ID
18572485
TMDB person ID
4191770
Telegram username
concordgroup_official, Prigozhin_hat
Topic's main category
Category:Yevgeny Prigozhin
Treccani ID
eol-prigozin-evgenij-viktorovic
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
511419
VK username
evgeniy_prigozhin
Vikidia article ID
en:Yevgeny_Prigozhin
Warheroes.ru ID
33011
Yale LUX ID
person/ca9192cd-5190-49de-b2c0-4ec92a7621a4
Yle topic ID
18-334530

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🔗 Connections
Award received 14
Hero of the Russian Federation, Order of Friendship, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Courage, Medal "For the Return of Crimea", Order of Military Merit, Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic, Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" +6 more
Occupation 7
entrepreneur, mercenary, condottiero, illustrator, restaurateur, innkeeper, traiteur
← Significant person 4
Wagner Group rebellion, 2023 Wagner Group plane crash, Kémi Séba, Valery Chekalov
Convicted of 3
theft, fraud, robbery
Field of work 3
oligarchy, paramilitary organization, private military company
Significant event 3
Wagner Group rebellion, 2023 Wagner Group plane crash, Wagner Group–Russian Ministry of Defence conflict
Country of citizenship 2
Russia, Soviet Union
Employer 2
Wagner Group, Concord Management and Consulting
Founded entities 2
Wagner Group, Concord Management and Consulting
Funder 2
Wagner Group, Internet Research Agency
Manner of death 2
homicide, accidental death
Participated in 2
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, Wagner Group–Russian Ministry of Defence conflict
Allegiance 1
Russia
Cause of death 1
aircraft crash
Chaired by 1
Wagner Group
Child 1
Pavel Prigozhin
Children (paternal) 1
Pavel Prigozhin
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
Wagner Group
Described by source 1
Myrotvorets
Educated at 1
Saint Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical University
Given name 1
Yevgeny
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Member of 1
Wagner Group
Native language 1
Russian
OpenSanctions ID 1
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Owned entities 1
Concord Management and Consulting
Participant in 1
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Participated in conflict 1
Russo-Ukrainian war
Place of birth 1
Saint Petersburg
Place of death 1
Kuzhenkino
Position held 1
commanding officer
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Yevgeny Prigozhin
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Yevgeny Prigozhin
← Commanded by 1
Wagner Group
← Funder 1
Internet Research Agency
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Yevgeny Prigozhin
← Producer 1
Best in Hell
← Victim(s) 1
2023 Wagner Group plane crash
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Summary

Yevgeny Prigozhin was born on June 1, 1961[1], in Saint Petersburg[2]. He died on August 23, 2023[3], in Kuzhenkino[4]. He worked as a restaurateur[5], entrepreneur[6], condottiero[7], mercenary[8], and innkeeper[9].

FAQs

Where was Yevgeny Prigozhin born?

Yevgeny Prigozhin's place of birth was Saint Petersburg[2].

Where did Yevgeny Prigozhin die?

Yevgeny Prigozhin passed away in Kuzhenkino[4].

Who were Yevgeny Prigozhin's parents?

Yevgeny Prigozhin's mother was Violetta Prigozhina[11].

Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin married to?

Yevgeny Prigozhin's spouses include Lyubov Prigozhina[12].

What did Yevgeny Prigozhin do for work?

Yevgeny Prigozhin worked as a restaurateur[5], entrepreneur[6], condottiero[7], mercenary[8], and innkeeper[9].

Where did Yevgeny Prigozhin go to school?

Yevgeny Prigozhin was educated at Saint Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical University[29] and Saint Petersburg college of the Olympics reserve N. 1[30].

What awards did Yevgeny Prigozhin receive?

Honors received include Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class[31], Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords[32], Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class[33], and Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"[34].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Russia Saint Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical University Yevgeny Prigozhin

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  1. 10d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    SVKKL authority ID → 0437368-Prigozin-Jevgenij-19612023
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