List of Famous people born in Russia

Dmitry Grigoryevich Pavlov was a Soviet general who commanded the key Soviet Western Front during the initial stage of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. After his forces were heavily defeated within the first few days of the campaign, he was relieved of his command, arrested, charged with military incompetence and executed. He was exonerated or, in Soviet parlance, rehabilitated in 1956.

Galina Konstantinovna Stakhanova is a Soviet and Russian actress of theater and cinema.

Yelena Igorevna Radionova is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 World bronze medalist, a two-time (2015–2016) European silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist, 2017 Winter Universiade champion and the 2015 Russian national champion. On the junior level, she won two World Junior titles and the 2012–13 JGP Final.

Alexey Molchanov is a Russian champion freediver, eight time world champion, and world record holder in freediving, chairman of Association "Freediving Federation", president of AIDA Russia. Alexey is a son of Natalia Molchanova – multiple champion and world record holder in freediving.

Daria Leonidovna Virolaynen, née Reztsova, is a Russian biathlete.

Pavel Vitalyevich Dmitrichenko is a Russian ballet dancer and formerly a principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Oksana Viktorovna Pushkina is a Russian television host and politician. She was a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation between 2016 and 2021. She was previously a children's rights activist from Moscow Oblast, and author, host and presenter of the show The Female View between 1999 and 2013.

Svetlana Sergeevna Antonova is a Russian theater and film actress.

Stanislav Mikhailovich Duzhnikov is a Russian actor of theater and cinema.

Nikolai Sergeyevich Lebedev is a Soviet and Russian theater and cinema actor. People's Artist of Russia (2018).