List of Famous people born in Russia
Alexander Potkin
Alexander Anatolyevich Potkin, also known as Alexander Belov, is a Russian nationalist politician.
Sergey Parkhomenko
Sergey Borisovich Parkhomenko is a Russian publisher, journalist and political commentator.
Lev Leviev
Lev Binzumovich Leviev is an Israeli-Russian entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of Russia's largest social network VK.com and the Selectel data center network.
Evgenyi Romanov
Evgenyi Romanov is a Russian professional boxer. As an amateur, Romanov won gold at the Junior World Championship in 2004 and the Russian Championships 2009 in the heavyweight division.
Sergey Gerasimovich Mitin
Sergey Gerasimovich Mitin is a Russian politician. Mitin served as Governor of Novgorod Oblast, Russia from August 7, 2007 to February 13, 2017.
Valeri Nichushkin
Valeri Ivanovich Nichushkin is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the first round, 10th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Ilyas Kurkaev
Ilyas Magomedovich Kurkaev is a Russian volleyball player, member of the Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Lokomotiv Novosibirsk. He participated at the 2017 European Championship.
Mavlet Batirov
Mavlet Alavdinovich Batirov is a Russian freestyle wrestler, world and 2-time Olympic champion, who competed in the men's freestyle 55 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.
Natalia Linichuk
Natalya Vladimirovna Linichuk is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With partner and husband Gennadi Karponosov, she is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World champion.
Jose Biriukov
José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria is a retired Spanish and Soviet professional basketball player. Born in Moscow, with a Russian father and a mother of Basque origin. Began playing basketball for Dynamo Moscow basketball team, before moving to Spain at the age of 20 to play for Real Madrid. He played a total of 11 seasons in Real Madrid, 22 games in the USSR national team and 67 for the Spain men's national basketball team.