List of Famous people born in Russia

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Nosatov is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of admiral, and is commander in chief of the Baltic Fleet.

Aleksey Ivanovich Aleksandrov is a Russian lawyer, businessman, and politician.

Grigory Lipmanovich Sokolov is a Russian pianist. He is among the most esteemed of living pianists, his repertoire spanning composers from the Baroque period such as Bach, Couperin or Rameau up to Schoenberg and Arapov. He regularly tours Europe and resides in Italy.

Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko is a German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 1 ranked German player as of February 2021.

Ilgizar Ilgizovich Safiullin is a Russian athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented his country at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition he won the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.

Zvi Heifetz, born December 9, 1956, is a lawyer, businessman, media executive, and an Israeli diplomat. Since January 2017, Heifetz has been serving as the Ambassador of the State of Israel to the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. Heifetz previously served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to Austria, UNIDO, UNDOC and OSCE, and Ambassador to Russian Federation.

Lev Dmitrievich Gudkov is a Russian sociologist, director of the analytical Levada Center and editor-in-chief of the journal The Russian Public Opinion Herald.

Vladislav Viktorovich Khatazhyonkov is a Russian former professional football player.

Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko, also known as Alexei Eremenko Sr. is a Russian professional football manager and a former player who also holds Finnish citizenship. He is the manager of Latvian Higher League side FK Spartaks.

Artur Ashotovich Danielian is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2020 European silver medalist, the 2020 Russian national silver medalist, and the 2018 World Junior silver medalist.