List of Famous people born in Russia

Aleksandr Valeryevich Nikitin, is a Russian statesman who is currently the Senator from Tambov Oblast since 7 October 2021. He was the 5th Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast since 22 September 2015 to 4 October 2021. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party.

Musa Gilaniyevich Evloev is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Ingush descent. He is a two-time world champion and two-time national champion, having won in 2016 and 2017. Internationally, Evloev won silver at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France, losing to Artur Aleksanyan from Armenia. That year he also won the 2017 Wrestling World Cup in Tehran, Iran.

Ruslan Imranovich Khasbulatov is a Russian economist and politician and the former Chairman of Parliament of Russia of Chechen descent who played a central role in the events leading to the 1993 constitutional crisis in the Russian Federation.

Olga Alfredovna Koch is a Russian-born stand-up comedian, writer and actor, active in the UK.

Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak is a Russian politician who has served Secretary of the General Council of United Russia from 12 October 2017 and the Senator from Pskov Oblast from 2 November 2017.

Igor Sergeyevich Diveyev is a Russian football player who plays as centre-back for CSKA Moscow.

Olesya Vladimirovna Zheleznyak is a Russian theater and film actress, TV presenter. Winner of the All-Russian Theater Prize Seagull Award (2002).

Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko is a retired Russian-Ukrainian footballer who played as a forward. He scored a record five goals in a group-stage match in the 1994 World Cup, helping him earn the Golden Boot as joint-top tournament goalscorer.

Pavel Alekseevich Shuvalov (born 1 March 1968), known as The Nevsky Forest Park Maniac, is a Soviet-Russian serial killer who killed 5 children between 1991 and 1995.

Julie Roginsky is an American Democratic Party strategist and television personality. She was a contributor with the Fox News Channel; appearing mainly as a co-host on Outnumbered, and occasional co-host of The Five. Prior to working at Fox News, she was a contributor at CNBC. Her columns have appeared in FoxNews.com, CNBC.com, Politico, Forbes and the Star-Ledger.