List of Famous people born in Russia
Eugenia Volodina
Eugenia Volodina is a Russian model.
Victor Keyru
Victor Keyru is a Russian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.00 m, he played both the small forward and the shooting guard positions. He represented the Russian national basketball team.
Alexander Barabanov
Alexander Dmitriyevich Barabanov is a Russian professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Sergey Sirotkin
Sergey Olegovich Sirotkin is a Russian professional racing driver who competed in Formula One in 2018 for the Williams team. He was also the reserve driver for Renault in 2019 and 2020.
Valeria Zholobova
Valeria Sergeyevna Koblova, née Zholobova is a Russian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; she advanced to the bronze medal match, where she was defeated by Yuliya Ratkevich. At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships she lost in the final match to 10-time World champion and 4-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she lost in the gold medal match to Kaori Icho. She is Grand Master of Sports in freestyle wrestling.
Sergei Ogorodnikov
Sergei Ogorodnikov is a Russian professional bodybuilder.
Seva Novgorodsev
Seva Novgorodsev MBE is a former radio presenter on the BBC Russian Service, and is famous through the former Soviet Union.
Christian Ray
Christian Ray Flores is an entrepreneur, investor, evangelist, media producer and artist.
Denis Terentyev
Denis Sergeyevich Terentyev is a Russian professional football player. He plays as a right-back for FC Rostov.
Ivan Shvedoff
Ivan Shvedoff is a Russian actor.