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Oleg Antonov

Soviet designer
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov was a Soviet aeroplane designer, and the founder of the Antonov Design Bureau in Kyiv, Ukraine, named in his honour. Antonov designed a number of Soviet aeroplanes and numerous gliders for both civilian and military... Wikipedia
Born: February 7, 1906, Troitsa, Russia
Died: April 4, 1984 (age 78 years), Kyiv, Ukraine
Aircraft designed: Antonov An-22, Antonov An-2, Antonov An-10, and more
Nationality: Russian and Soviet
Awards: Hero of Socialist Labour (1966), USSR State Prize (1952), and Lenin Prize (1962)