List of Famous people born in Russia

Natalya Mikhaylovna Nepryayeva is a Russian cross-country skier. She participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay.

Marianna Maksimovskaya is a Soviet Union Russian journalist and television presenter. She presented the programme "The Week" which was reported as the last independent TV news source in Russia when it was stopped in 2014.

Albert Mikhailovich Demchenko is a Russian luger who competed from 1992 to 2014. He is currently coaching the Russian luge team. His daughter Victoria Demchenko is also a luger.

Veronika Mikhailovna Tushnova was a Soviet poet and member of the Soviet Union of Writers.

Ilya Valentinovich Skrobotov is a Russian football player. He plays for Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg.

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Osipov, is a Russian statesman. He is currently the 4th Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai from September 19, 2019. He was the acting Governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory from October 25, 2018 to September 19, 2019. Aleksandr Ospiov should not be confused with his same full name to the Soviet army officer, who served in the World War II, and was awarded as the Hero of the Soviet Union after his death.

Irina Vladimirovna Koroleva is a Russian female volleyball player, who plays as a middle blocker. She is a member of the Women's National Team and has participated at the Universiade, the Montreux Volley Masters, the Women's European Volleyball Championship, the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, the 2015 European Games in Baku, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Olga Tchakova is a Russian-American film and television actress and model.

Andrei Vladimirovich Kobyakov is a Belarusian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Belarus between 2014 and 2018, appointed by president Alexander Lukashenko on 27 December 2014. Before this appointment, Kobyakov served as Lukashenko's Chief of Staff from 2012 to 2014.

Mikhail Vitalievich Margelov ,a Russian public figure and politician, Vice President, JSC “Transneft”, the ex-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of Russia. He has been a member of the European Democrat Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from 2002 until 2009.