List of Famous people born in Republic of Dagestan, Russia

Mansur Mustafaevich Isaev is a Russian judoka. In 2012, he won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -73 kg class against the Japanese judoka Riki Nakaya. This was Russia's second gold medal at the Games, after judoka Arsen Galstyan's victory two days earlier in Men's 60 kg.

Khadzhimurad Magomedov is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov is a retired Russian professional boxer of Dagestani descent who competed from 2002 to 2008, and held the WBO world heavyweight title from 2007 to 2008. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's top 10 heavyweight from 2005 to 2008, reaching his highest ranking of world No.5 in 2007. As an amateur he won silver medals at the 2000 Olympics and 2000 European Championships, and bronze at the 2001 World Championships, all in the heavyweight division.

Zinaida Mikhailovna Kiriyenko was a Russian actress and singer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1965), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1977). She was known for her roles in the films And Quiet Flows the Don, Fate of a Man, and Chronicle of Flaming Years.