List of Famous people born in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Anastasia Konstantinovna Bryzgalova is a Russian curler. She currently coaches the Alina Kovaleva rink from Saint Petersburg.

Laila Sinikka Halme, née Soppi, is a Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision in 1963 with the song "Muistojeni laulu". She landed a tied 13th place with 0 Points.

Lauri Allan Törni, later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish born American soldier who fought under three flags: as a Finnish Army officer in the Winter War and the Continuation War ultimately gaining a rank of captain; as a Waffen-SS captain of the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS when he fought the Red Army on the Eastern Front in World War II; and as a United States Army Major when he served in the U.S. Army Special Forces in the Vietnam War.

Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov is a Russian racing driver who drove in Formula One for Renault F1 Team in 2010, Lotus Renault GP in 2011 and Caterham F1 Team in 2012. Born in Vyborg, he is known as the "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia. He was the first Russian to compete in the Formula One World Championship.

Ivan Antonovich Yefremov was a Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker. He is the founder of taphonomy, the study of fossilization patterns.

Dmitry Vladimirovich Malyshko is a Russian biathlete, who has been competing on the World Cup circuit since the 2011–12 season. He debuted at World Cup on 9 December 2011. He got his first podium in individual races on 12 February 2012.

Olavi Paavolainen was a Finnish writer, essayist and poet. He was one of the prominent figures of the literary group Tulenkantajat, and one of the most influential Finnish writers of the inter-war period.

Esa Seeste was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Kaj Gabriel Franck was one of the leading figures of Finnish design and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940–1980.

Aleksandrs Isakovs is a former football defender from Latvia. He has played 58 international matches for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1997, and played at the Euro 2004. He started his career in Dinaburg FC, and played for Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod, before joining Latvian champion team Skonto FC. He ended his career in FK Daugava Daugavpils.