List of Famous people born in Republic of Dagestan, Russia

Sultan Magomedbegovich Aliev is a retired Russian mixed martial artist and active sambist of Avar descent. A professional from 2011 until 2019, he competed for the UFC and Bellator.

Magomedgaji Nurov, sometimes written as Magomedgadzhi Nurov is a Russian-Macedonian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. He represented North Macedonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Prince Roman (Revaz) Ivanovich Bagration was a Georgian nobleman and a general in the Imperial Russian Army. A scion of the Georgian royal family Bagrationi, he was a brother of Pyotr Bagration, a notable Russian commander during the Napoleonic Wars.

Igor Yusufov is a former Russian energy Minister who served during Vladimir Putin's first term as President. He is Director on the board of Gazprom & founder and Chairman of Fund Energy, an investment vehicle focusing on operating companies in energy, oil and gas, mining and infrastructure in Russia and Europe. In 2012, media reports linked Fund Energy to a potential purchase of the Coryton Refinery in Essex, England.

Dauren Khalidovich Kurugliev is a Russian mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler of Lezgin descent. He is a 2019 European Games gold medalist and a European champion.

Prince Pyotr Romanovich Bagration, the son of general Prince Roman Bagration, was a Russian-Georgian statesman, general and scientist who invented the first dry galvanic cell.

Magomedali Magomedovich Magomedov is a Russian politician who served as the 1st Head of the Republic of Dagestan from 1992 to 2006.

Dzhamal Sultanovich Otarsultanov is a male Chechen-Russian wrestler of Chechen heritage, who won the gold medal in men's freestyle 55 kg at the 2012 London Olympics.