List of Famous people born in Russia

Maria Yevgenevna Allash is a Russian ballet dancer, and principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet since 1994.

Viktor Mikhailovich Kuznetsov is a Greco-Roman wrestling coach from Russia. His trainees include Aleksandr Karelin, Roman Vlasov and Vladimir Zubkov.

Eve Harlow is a Canadian-Israeli actress. She is known for her roles on television, including as Maya in the CW series The 100 (2014–2015), as Taylor in the NBC miniseries Heroes Reborn (2015), and as Tess in the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017–2018). She won a Leo Award and received a Gemini Award nomination for her portrayal of Tina Renwald in The Guard (2008–2009).

Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva is a Russian former professional tennis player. She won the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, having previously won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She won 16 WTA singles titles, reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open and reached seven other Grand Slam semifinals. Dementieva was also part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Fed Cup. In doubles, she won the 2002 WTA Championships with Janette Husárová and was the runner-up in two US Open doubles finals – in 2002 with Husárová and in 2005 with Flavia Pennetta. Dementieva achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 3, which was accomplished on 6 April 2009. She announced her retirement on 29 October 2010, after her final match at the 2010 WTA Championships. Between 2003 and 2010, she only ended one year, in 2007, outside the top 10. She is considered to be one of the most talented players never to have won a Grand Slam tournament.

Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin is a Russian cosmonaut.

Werner Bockelmann was a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, who served as the Mayor of Frankfurt between 1957 and 1964.

Fleet Admiral Feliks Nikolayevich Gromov was a Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Gromov was married and had a daughter and a son.

Margarita Goncharova is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category T38 sprint events. She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres - T38 event and a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres - T38 event.

Adelina Adalis was a Soviet poet, prose writer and translator.

Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov is a Russian football manager and a former player. He played as a striker. During his playing career he accumulated 90 goals scored in 333 games at the top level in the Soviet Union as well as in Italy.