List of Famous people born in Russia

Igor Viktorovich Koshin, is a Russian politician. He served as the Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia from 2014 until 2017. He was also the Chairman of the Assembly of Deputies of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug from 2005 to 2012.

George, Duke of Mecklenburg was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1934 until his death. Through his father, he was a descendant of Emperor Paul I of Russia.

Mikhail Alekseevich Smirnov is a Russian singer, songwriter and actor.

Alexander Emmanuilovich Borodyansky is a Soviet and Russian screenwriter and film director.

Yekaterina Vladimirovna Dyachenko is a Russian sabre fencer. Dyachenko represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events.

Aleksey Maratovich Orlov is a Kalmyk statesman who served as Head of the Republic of Kalmykia from October 2010 until March 2019.

Sharif Khamayuni Mukhammad is an Afghan professional football who plays for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League.

Larisa Igorevna Brychyova is a Russian jurist and politician. She is Aide to the President of Russia and head of the Presidential State-Legal Directorate.

Nikolay Igoryevich Olyunin is a Russian snowboarder who won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Irina Solovyova, born on September 6, 1937, is a retired Soviet cosmonaut active from 1962-1969. Solovyova was born in Kireyevsk, Tula in Russia and she is known for being one out of the five females chosen to join the Soviet Union's all-female space squad. She is married to a man named Sergei A. Kiselyov. She also has two children named Aleksei and Yelena.