List of Famous people born in Rostov Oblast, Russia

Viktor Vladimirovich Ponedelnik was a Soviet and Russian footballer and manager, who played for the Soviet Union national team.

Yevgeniya Konstantinovna Glushenko is a Russian actress, best known for her role as Vera in the Soviet melodrama Love by Request (1983). This role brought her international recognition with the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1983.

Yelena Sergeyevna Produnova, also known as Elena, is a Russian former competitive gymnast. Her senior international career lasted from 1995 to 2000 and earned her multiple world and Olympic medals. She was known for her innovative and powerful skills on the vault and floor exercise. One of the most difficult vault in women's gymnastics, the Produnova, is named after her. The Produnova shares with the Biles as the two vaults with the single highest D-score of 6.4 in women's vault in the 2017–2020 quad.

Katerina Johnovna Keyru is a Russian basketball shooting guard. She was part of the Russian team that won the 2008 European junior championships.

Oksana Aleksandrovna Pochepa is a Russian pop singer and model.

Andrey Evgenyevich Esipenko is a Russian chess grandmaster. He won the European U10 Chess Championship in 2012, and both the European U16 and World U16 Chess Championship in 2017.

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Maksimenko is a Russian football player who plays for FC Spartak Moscow.

Kira Aleksandrovna Yarmysh is a Russian public figure and writer. Press secretary and assistant of a Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny; author of the novel “Incredible Incidents in Women's Cell No. 3”, published in 2020.

Victor Keyru is a Russian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.00 m, he played both the small forward and the shooting guard positions. He represented the Russian national basketball team.

Tatiana Nikolaevna Kotova is a Russian singer, actress, and television personality. She is the winner of the title "Miss Russia 2006" and former soloist of Ukrainian female pop group Nu Virgos.