List of Famous people born in Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

Farid Khayrullovich Mukhametshin is a Tatar politician and a former Prime Minister of Tatarstan. He is an ethnic Tatar.

Dmitry Balmin is a retired Russian ice hockey defender. He played 16 seasons in Ak Bars. He played nearly 900 games for Tatarstanian teams.

Rustem Rinatovich Adagamov is an influential Russian blogger who goes by the pseudonym of "Drugoi" ("Другой"), meaning "Another". The Daily Telegraph has described Adagamov as "Russia's number one blogger".

Ilnur Azatovich Zakarin is a Russian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Gazprom–RusVelo.

Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer of Volga Tatar ethnicity who played goalkeeper and is currently working as a DJ. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their starting keeper at the 2002 World Cup. He was voted Russian Player of the Year 2001 and is considered the best Russian goalkeeper of his period.

Veronika Mikhailovna Tushnova was a Soviet poet and member of the Soviet Union of Writers.

Albert Nurullovich Asadullin is a Soviet and Russian Tatar singer, tenor altino. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1988), People's Artist of Tatarstan (1998).

Azat Fanisovich Miftakhov is a Tatar-Russian mathematician, convicted for acts of hooliganism against the United Russia ruling party.

Yarullin Färit Zahidulla ulı aka Färit Yarullin; Tatar Cyrillic: Яруллин Фәрит Заһидулла улы; Russian: Яру́ллин Фари́д Загиду́ллович, Yarullin Farid Zagidullovich; 1914 – 1943) was a Tatar composer, the creator of the first Tatar ballet, Şüräle. His works include chamber music, romances, songs and arrangement of folk music. He participated in World War II and was killed in action in 1943.

Emil Garipov is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender of Tatar descent. He currently plays with Dynamo Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).