This category brings together articles about inventors and designers whose work is connected to Nizhny Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Among them are scientists, engineers, and developers who worked in various branches of technology and industry. The category's best-known figure is Rostislav Alekseev, designer of hydrofoil vessels and a Hero of Socialist Labour, whose name is inseparably linked with Nizhny Novgorod's shipbuilding industry. Also featured are scientists holding advanced academic degrees and professorships, in particular Arkady Fedorovich Nikolaev and Grigory Tikhonov.