List of Famous people born in Russia
Zubaira Tukhugov
Zubaira Tukhugov is a Russian mixed martial artist who fights in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Tukhugov made a name for himself, fighting in promotions like Cage Warriors, ProFC, Fight Nights (EFN) and others, before joining the UFC in 2014.
MakSim
Marina Sergeyevna Abrosimova, better known under her stage name MakSim is a Russian singer, songwriter and a music producer.
Magomed Ismailov
Magomed Ismailov is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat. A professional since 2011, he has also fought in M-1 and Fight Nights Global. He is ranked #1 in the ACA middleweight rankings.
Dmitry Peskov
Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov is a Russian diplomat, translator and Turkologist. Since 2012, Peskov has been the Press Secretary for the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
Tatyana Bakalchuk
Tatyana Vladimirovna Bakalchuk (Kim) is a Russian entrepreneur of Korean ethnicity. As the founder of Wildberries, the largest Russian online retailer, she became a self-made billionaire, the first such woman in Russia.
Zivert
Yulia Zivert, better known by her stage name Zivert, is a Russian singer and model. Her career started in 2017 after releasing her first singles "Чак" and "Анестезия". She gained international fame in 2018 with her single "Life".
Maria Mironova
Maria Andreyevna Mironova is a Soviet and Russian actress. People's Artist of Russia (2020).
Stas Namin
Stas Namin is a Russian rock musician and cult figure. He is one of the founders of Russian rock music, the creator and leader of the legendary band The Flowers, which has sold more than 60 million records on the territory of the USSR and Eastern Bloc countries over its half-century of existence, and the author of many popular songs including "Summer Evening", "Nostalgia for the Present" and "We Wish You Happiness!" Namin organized the country's first independent production company,, from which many Russian stars emerged, among them the rock band Gorky Park, which Namin created. He organized the country's first pop and rock festivals, including the 1989 Peace Festival at Luzhniki Stadium with world-class headliners, the One World and Rock from the Kremlin festivals and others; the founder of the country's first private enterprises, which broke the state monopoly and gave rise to the modern Russian show business; and the founder of Russia's first non-governmental symphony orchestra, the country's first Western-style musical theatre and other groups.
Aleksey Filimonov
Aleksey Vitalyevich Filimonov is a Russian actor. Winner of the Kinotavr 2014.
Andrei Arshavin
Andrey Sergeevich Arshavin is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.