List of Famous people born in Russia
Tatiana Mishina
Tatiana Nikolaevna Mishina, née: Oleneva (Оленева) is a Russian figure skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet. She is the 1973 Soviet national champion.
Ivan Skobrev
Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater.
Boris Berezovsky
Boris Vadimovich Berezovsky is a Russian virtuoso pianist.
Eduard Yugrin
Eduard Anatolyevich Yugrin is a former Russian professional footballer.
Sergei Zubov
Sergei Alexandrovich Zubov is a former professional ice hockey defenceman and former head coach of HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Zubov played for the Dallas Stars, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League as well as SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL. Zubov won the Stanley Cup twice: with the Rangers in 1994 and the Stars in 1999. Zubov was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019.
Yulia Tsvetkova
Yulia Vladimirovna Tsvetkova is a Russian artist and activist from Komsomolsk-on-Amur. On the 11th of February 2020, she was recognized as a political prisoner.
Olga Nikitina
Olga Alekseyevna Nikitina is a Russian right-handed sabre fencer, 2019 team European champion, 2019 team world champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.
Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn
Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Nagovitsyn ; born March 2, 1956 in Glazov, Udmurt ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian politician, Senator from Buryatia since 2017, previously he was the Head of the Republic of Buryatia, a federal subject of Russia. He held the office from July 10, 2007 to February 7, 2017. Nagovitsyn is a member of the United Russia party and resigned from office after he decided against running for a third term.
Egor Yakovlev
Egor Konstantinovich Yakovlev is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing under contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils.
Aleksei Eskov
Aleksei Igorevich Eskov is a Russian former professional football referee and a player. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2011.