List of Famous people born in Russia

Mikhail Pavlovich Shishkin is a Russian writer and the only author to have won the Russian Booker Prize (2000), the Russian National Bestseller (2005), and Big Book Prize (2010). His books have been translated into 30 languages. He also writes in German.

Boris Kozhin or Borys Kozhyn ; 25 October 1944) is the former Commander of the Ukrainian Navy. He became the first commander of the revived Ukrainian Navy.

Boris Ivanovich Skrynnik is a Russian bandy executive and former bandy player. He is the president of the Federation of International Bandy since 2005. He is also president of the Russian Bandy Federation.

Olga Smirnova is a Russian ballet dancer who is currently a prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet. She has danced at venues across Europe as well as appearing in Beijing and Japan.

Alan Slavikovich Chochiyev is a Russian football player. He most often plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger. He plays in Kazakhstan for Shakhter Karagandy.

Denis Alekseyevich Davydov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for Khimki.

Yelena Viktorovna Dmitriyeva, née Chaplina is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

Yakov Eliashberg is an American mathematician who was born in Leningrad, USSR.

Vladislav Konstantinovich Sarveli is an Russian player who plays for PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.