List of Famous people born in Russia

Irena Ponaroshku is a Russian media personality, TV host, journalist, blogger, former VJ on MTV Russia, Evening Urgant TV show presenter, Vogue Russia columnist.

Polina Pavlovna Kutepova is a Soviet and Russian actress.

Olga Yurievna Golodets is a Russian politician and economist who served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2012–2020. She was the most senior woman in Vladimir Putin's government.

Yevgeni Vasilyevich Trefilov Was the handball head coach of the Russian women's national team. He has led the Russian team to win the IHF World Women's Handball Championship four times, in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2009. He rejoined the national team on 16 September 2013. Under his supervision, Russia won the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Nina Nikolaevna Uraltseva is a Russian mathematician, a professor of mathematics and head of the department of mathematical physics at Saint Petersburg State University, and the editor-in-chief of the Proceedings of the St. Petersburg Mathematical Society. Her specialty is the study of nonlinear partial differential equations.

Veniamin Anatolyevich Mandrykin is a retired Russian professional football goalkeeper.

Pyotr Yurievich Dranga is a Russian accordionist and singer.

Rashid Magomedgadzhievich Magomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist of Dargin ethnicity. He is a former amateur Light heavyweight and Middleweight boxer, and competed at the lightweight mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Magomedov is also a former M-1 Global welterweight champion. He is ranked #7 in the ACA lightweight rankings.

Igor Vladimirovich Denisov is a Russian former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder.

Sergei Nikolayevich Lavrentyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.