Alexey Dmitrievich Garanin (March 28, 1921, v. Plotnikovo, RSFSR - June 28, 1943, near the railway station Orsha, Vitebsk region, BSSR) - Soviet bomber pilot, one of the pioneers of long-range aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union. Participant in the bombings of Berlin, Danzig, Königsberg, Tilsit and other cities in fascist Germany and its allies. Died while performing a combat mission. Performed over 400 combat sorties.