List of Famous people born in Russia

Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union and set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meter events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool" but also the "Monster of the Waves" or simply the "Leningrad Express", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes in the 800 m freestyle. He was named the Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1982 by Swimming World.

Marina Vasilievna Kovtun is a Russian politician who was Governor of Murmansk Oblast from April 2012 until March 2019. She worked in various Murmansk government agencies, including tourism management, prior to her appointment to the governorship in April 2012. Kovtun is the first female leader of Murmansk Oblast.

Konstantin Syomin (often spelled Konstantin Semin, Russian: Константин Викторович Сёмин, born March 16, 1980, Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union is a Russian journalist and TV news presenter. Since 2000 he has worked at the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company, in 2004-2007 as chief foreign correspondent of the company in the United States. Since 2007 Syomin has been an anchor with Vesti, the news program on the company's Rossiya Channel.

Dmitri Vladimirovich Otstavnov is a Russian football player. He plays for FC Volga Ulyanovsk.

Stepan Romanovich Sannikov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He initially spent the first 11 years of his professional career within HC Sibir Novosibirsk.

Kristina Ruslanovna Pimenova is a Russian model living in the United States. She has an elder half-sister.

Viktor Aleksandrovich Tolokonsky is a Russian politician. He was governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia from 2014 to 2017 and governor of Novosibirsk Oblast from 2000 to 2010.

Igor Ryurikovich Kholmanskikh is a former Russian government appointee and former factory worker. He served as the presidential envoy to Ural Federal District, and a member of the Security Council of Russia, from 2012 to 2018.

Olga Dergunova is the Deputy President of VTB Bank, a bank headquartered in Russia. She was hired to head the IT systems merger for the different subsidiaries of VTB Bank. She started her career in the IT industry before working as President of Microsoft Russia. She transitioned to VTB Bank in 2007, working as a member of the Management Board, before leaving to serve in the Russian Government as Deputy Minister of Economic Development and also as the head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management. She was hired as Deputy President of VTB Bank in 2016. Her main initiatives as Deputy President include preparing the company for digital banking transformations, including artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology, as well as allowing customers access to their finances without visiting a physical branch location. A 2001 Wall Street Journal report listed her among the Top 30 most influential European businesswomen.

Kim Yaroshevskaya is a Russian-born Canadian film, television and stage actress. Best known to audiences in Quebec as a children's entertainer, starring in series such as Fanfreluche and Passe-Partout in the 1970s, she also had a starring role in the English Canadian drama series Home Fires in the early 1980s.