Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, is a notable football birthplace — 71 association football players on Wikidata list the city as their place of birth. The most notable are Denis Cheryshev, Dmitri Cheryshev and Valeri Popovitch. Among them are 70 male and 1 female players. Documented players span more than 94 years, from 1914 to 2008.
