List of Famous people born in Russia

Igor Yurievich Artemiev is a Russian politician and government official.

Ivan Nikolayevich Taranov is a Russian former football defender.

Anastasia Alekseyevna Tatareva is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is 2016 Olympics Group all-around champion, a three-time World Group all-around champion, the 2015 European Games Group all-around champion, and three-time European Championships Group all-around gold medalist.

Rinat Sayarovich Bilyaletdinov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is of Tatar descent.

Mikhail Valerevich Yurevich is the former governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast (2010–2014). He was also a deputy of the 3rd and 4th State Duma of the Russian Federation, mayor of Chelyabinsk (2005–2010).

Yelena Viktorovna Davydova is a Russian-Canadian gymnastics coach and judge who competed for the former Soviet Union. She was the women's artistic individual all-around champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and owns Gemini Gymnastics, a high performance Canadian gymnastics club in Oshawa, Ontario where she is also the head coach. In July 2012, Davydova was one of the coaches of the Canadian Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team. Kristina Vaculik, coached by Davydova, was a member of the team, which placed fifth over-all in the team event, the best placement for a Canadian gymnastics team in Olympic history. In 2016, Davydova completed the circle, representing Canada as Head Floor Judge at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Davydova was known for her cutting-edge difficulty, innovation and charming performances.

Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva is a Russian tennis player. Her favourite court surface is grass.

Andrei Olegovich Minenkov is a Russian retired ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With his wife Irina Moiseeva, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist, 1980 Olympic bronze medalist, and two-time world champion.

Dmitri Vasilyevich Ananko is a Russian football coach and a former association football player.

Andrei Aleksandrovich Fursenko is a Russian politician, scientist and businessman. He was the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation from 2004 to 2012.