List of Famous people born in Russia

Vladimir Sergeyevich Lisin is a Russian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and majority shareholder of Novolipetsk (NLMK), one of the four largest steel companies in Russia. He is a leading world authority on metallurgical processes; holding various patents on and having published over 100 articles on metallurgy and economics, including 15 monographs.

Sergey Galoyan is an ASCAP/PRS Award–winning songwriter/producer and DJ, born in Moscow. He is more commonly known as Sergio Galoyan and is of Armenian descent.

Alexander "Sasha" Ustinov is a Russian professional boxer, former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, he has challenged once for the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title in 2017.

Boris Asafovich Messerer is a Soviet and Russian theater artist, set designer and teacher. President of the association of artists of theater, cinema and television in Moscow.

Mariya Nikitichna Tsukanova was a medical orderly in the 355th Independent Guards Naval Infantry Battalion of the Pacific Fleet during World War II. After she was killed in action in August 1945 she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 14 September 1945, becoming the only woman who fought in the Soviet–Japanese War to be awarded the title.

Evgeny Shulimovich Margulis is a Russian rock and blues musician. He was a member of the bands Mashina Vremeni and Voskreseniye and currently performs with his solo project. He is considered a "guru" of Moscow rock ‘n’ roll and one of the best Blues guitarists, bass guitarists and bluesmen in Russia. In 1999 he was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist

Mark Zakharovich Feygin is a former Russian lawyer and politician. He served from January 1994 to December 1995 as a deputy of the State Duma and was the vice mayor of Samara. In 2011 and 2012, Feygin was active in opposition to President Vladimir Putin, and announced that he was forming an opposition party. Mark Feygin was disbarred on 24 April 2018.

Kira Alexandrovna Kreylis-Petrova is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. Honored Artist of Russia (1993).

Sergey Yakovlevich Nikitin is a prominent Soviet and Russian bard, composer, and biophysicist. He performs both solo and in a duet with his wife, Tatyana Nikitina all over Russia, the former Soviet republics, and other countries with significant Russian-speaking diaspora. Sergey Nikitin is also known as a composer and performer of songs for children.

Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Krasnodar.