List of Famous people born in Russia

Farid Khayrullovich Mukhametshin is a Tatar politician and a former Prime Minister of Tatarstan. He is an ethnic Tatar.

Tagir Kamaludinovich Khaybulaev is a Russian judoka of Avar descent. He currently represents Samara in international and domestic championships.

Sergey Ivanovich Morozov is the governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia. He was elected in 2004; his term started in 2005.

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov is a Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Ural Ufa. He was 2012 Olympic Champion, bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympic Games, gold medalist of the 2011 World Cup, silver medalist of the 2007 European Championship, multimedalist of the World League.

Oleg Yevgenyvich Belaventsev is a Russian naval officer (Vice-admiral) and political figure.

Evgeny Leonidovich Timkin is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Nikita Konstantinovich Lobintsev is a Russian freestyle swimmer, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At that Olympics, he also competed in the 400 m freestyle, finishing in 8th, and the 1500 m freestyle, finishing in 31st.

Elena Kostyuchenko is a Russian journalist and gay-rights activist. She is an investigative reporter for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta.

Dmitry Balmin is a retired Russian ice hockey defender. He played 16 seasons in Ak Bars. He played nearly 900 games for Tatarstanian teams.

Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Zaytsev is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.