List of Famous people born in Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Anna Yuryevna Netrebko is a Russian operatic soprano who has an active international career and performs prominently at the Salzburg Festival, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Royal Opera, London.

Grigory Viktorovich Lepsveridze, known as Grigory Leps, is a Russian singer-songwriter of Georgian origin. His musical style gradually changed from Russian chanson in his early years to soft rock recently. He's known for his low, strong baritone voice. Meritorious Artist of Russia (2011). Grigory Leps reported the highest income of all singers in Russia in 2013 with $15 million, 2014 with $12 million and 2015 with $12.2 million.

Margarita Simonovna Simonyan is a Russian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the English-language television news network RT and of the state-owned international news agency Rossiya Segodnya.

Sergey Nikolayevich Galitsky is a Russian billionaire businessman, the founder and co-owner of Magnit, Russia's largest retailer, and president of FC Krasnodar.

Nikita Pavlovich Simonyan is a former Soviet football striker and coach of Armenian descent. He was born in Armavir. As of 2016 he is the Russian football functionary First Vice-President of the Russian Football Union. Simonyan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1954, the Honored Coach of Russia title in 1968, the Merited Coach of the USSR title in 1970 and the Commander of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" award on 29 December 2011. Simonyan is the top scorer in the history of the club Spartak Moscow at 160 goals.

Matvei Yevgenyevich Safonov is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Krasnodar.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Galustyan is a Russian showman, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Mikhail Galustyan was also a former participant in KVN and a show called Comedy Club. Awards Champion League KVN 2003, Winner of the Summer Cup of KVN 2004, 2005, 2009.

Davyd Heorhiyovych Arakhamia is a Ukrainian politician, businessman and volunteer of Georgian descent. He is a member of the Servant of the People political party. Arakhamia was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019. In parliament he was elected as his party's faction leader on 29 August 2019.

Stanislav Vladimirovich Mikhaylov, better known as Stas Mikhaylov is a popular Russian singer and songwriter, Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation (2010); laureate of the Russian National Music Award and the Golden Gramophone Award. Stas Mikhaylov reported the highest income of all singers in Russia in 2011 with $20 million and 2012 with $21 million

Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov, PAR is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the Director General of Mosfilm studios in 1998.