List of Famous people born in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia

Oleg Anatol'evich Matveychev is a Russian politician and spin doctor for the Kremlin. He is currently a professor at Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Matveychev has published various books on politics and public relations. One of the most popular Russian bloggers.

Kirill Sergeyevich Skachkov is a Russian table tennis player. In 2011 he won a silver medal in the doubles event in the Table Tennis European Championships. He was part of the Russian men's team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Elena Sergey Pirozhkova is a Russian-born American wrestler who competes for the United States Olympic team. Wrestling in the 63 kg weight class, she won the gold medal at the Pan American championships in 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2010, she won the silver medal at the World Championship games. She placed 5th at the 2011 World Championships. Pirozhkova was born in Russia but grew up in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Razborov, sometimes known as Sasha Razborov, is a Soviet and Russian mathematician and computational theorist. He is Andrew McLeish Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago.

Arthur Kulkov is a Russian male model. His work has been prominently featured in American publications such as GQ and Details. He has been featured on covers for both publications, a rarity in the male model industry. He is recognized for being one of the few successful Russian models working internationally and for nabbing at least one fashion campaign every season he's been an active model.

Maria Evgenievna Filatova is a retired Soviet gymnast who competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.