List of Famous people born in Russia

Yevgeny Ivanovich Dietrich or Ditrikh is a Russian politician, former Minister of Transport of Russia from 18 May 2018 to 9 November 2020.

Dmitry Nikolaevich Demushkin is a Russian nationalist activist, politician and public figure. He founded the neo-Nazi organization "Slavic Union" in 1999, which was designated as extremist and banned in 2010. In 2011, he co-founded the nationalist organization "Russians", which was designated as extremist and banned in 2015. He was also an organizer of the Russian march.

Aliona Doletskaya is the former editor in chief of Vogue Russia (1998–2010), and the editor in chief of the Russian Interview (magazine).

Sergei Vladimirovich Surovikin is a Russian Armed Forces army general and Commander of the Aerospace Forces. He was in charge of setting up the Russian Military Police, a new organisation within the Russian Army. Surovikin commanded the Eastern Military District between 2013 and 2017, and was presented to the news media as commander of the Group of Forces in Syria in the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War.

Aleksei Konstantinovich Maklakov is a Russian actor and singer. Well known in Russia for his current starring role as Praporshchik Shmatko on the REN TV series Soldiers.

Gennady Vladimirovich Gudkov is a Russian politician and businessman. The Moscow Times described him in 2012 as "one of parliament's most vocal and charismatic critics" of President Vladimir Putin.

Anna Alexeyevna Pogorilaya is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2016 World bronze medalist, a three-time European medalist, and the 2016 Russian national bronze medalist. She won gold at three Grand Prix events – the 2013 Cup of China, 2016 Rostelecom Cup, and 2016 NHK Trophy. Earlier in her career, she won bronze at the 2013 World Junior Championships and at the 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko is a Russian basketball executive and retired professional basketball player, currently the commissioner of the Russian Basketball Federation.

Alexander Gennadevich Mogilny is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current president of Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was the first National Hockey League (NHL) draftee to defect from the Soviet Union in order to play in North America.

Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Nikonov is a Russian political scientist.