List of Famous people born in Russia

Alexander Gennadiyevich Legkov is a retired Russian cross-country skier who competed internationally between 2002 and 2017. He has five individual World Cup victories including one Tour de Ski title, as well as gold and silver medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Stanislav Lunev is a former Soviet military officer, the highest-ranking GRU officer to defect from Russia to the United States.

Roman Sergeyevich Sharonov is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a right back.

Fyodor Nikolayevich Chalov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for PFC CSKA Moscow.

Nikolai Nikolayevich Prokhorkin is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Emilia Edgardovna Slabunova is a Russian politician. She was leader of Yabloko party from 2015 to 2019 and a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia since 2011.

Boris Igorevich Khlebnikov - is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer.

Ekaterina Valentinovna Shipulina is a Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet and a People's Artist of Russia.

Alexey Pivovarov is Russian television journalist, producer and media manager. He is also a documentary maker and an author of historical movies for television. He was the television host and managing editor for NTV News Division since 2005 until he left for STS Media. From 2013 and through February 2016, he was a producer at STS Media.

Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova is a retired Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA. She is a three-time Junior World Champion and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 World Championships in Östersund. In 2009, she was part of the gold medal winning Russian women's relay team at the World Championships in Pyeongchang. Sleptsova is an Olympic champion in relay at Vancouver.