List of Famous people born in Russia

Yelena Borisovna Mizulina is a Russian politician serving as a member of the Russian Parliament between 1995 and 2003 and again since 2007. Since 2012, she has been the center of attention in regard to a set of controversial laws concerning the rights of the LGBT community in Russia and the adoption of Russian orphan children by foreigners. She is currently Chairman of the Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs. She has changed her political affiliation several times, having served public office on behalf of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the liberal Yabloko and Union of Right Forces parties and is currently representing the region of Omsk in the Duma as a representative of the social democratic A Just Russia party.

Oleg Grigorievich Mityaev is a Russian bard, musician and actor.

Eduard Mkrtychevich Spertsyan is an Armenian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Krasnodar and the Armenia national team.

Sergey Sergeevich Minaev is a Russian writer, radio- and TV-host, journalist and wine importer. He is known for his scandalous novels "ДухLess", "The Тёлки", "Media Sapiens".

Elena Germanovna Vodorezova, is a Russian figure skating coach and retired competitive skater who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1983 World bronze medalist and three-time European medalist.

Alexander Leonidovich Mamut is a Russian billionaire lawyer, banker and investor.

Andrey Leonidovich Martynov is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor.

Vladimir Nikolaevich Konstantinov is a Russian-American former professional ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Detroit Red Wings. Previously, he had played for Soviet club CSKA Moscow. His career was ended in a limousine crash just six days after the Red Wings 1997 Stanley Cup victory.

Vitalina Igorevna Batsarashkina is a Russian sports shooter. She won the silver medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has also won gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2018 World Championships.

Elena Kamburova is a Russian singer and actress. In addition to numerous solo albums, her voice is recorded in more than a hundred film soundtracks. She is a People's Artist of Russian Federation.