List of Famous people born in Russia

Viktor Ivanovich Sukhorukov PAR is a Russian actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1974. He starred in Happy Days (1991), which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.

Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev is a Russian football official and a former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is a one-club man, having spent all 17 of his professional seasons with Zenit. He worked as an assistant director of sports for Zenit from 2016 to 2020.

Alexander Vladimirovich Medvedev, also known as Shura, is a Russian singer/songwriter.

Anna Nikolaevna Shatilova is a Soviet and Russian speaker and presenter. The announcer Central Television Broadcaster of the USSR (1962-1995). Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1978), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1988).

Gamid Ruslanovich Agalarov is a Russian football player of Dargin descent who plays as a centre-forward for Ufa.

Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. He previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals in the NHL, as well as Ak Bars Kazan, Khimik Moscow Oblast, and SKA Saint Petersburg in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Yelena Vsevolodovna Safonova is a former Soviet and a Russian actress. She is an Honored Artist of Russia (2011). She was made famous by the 1985 melodrama Winter Cherry and its two sequels. In 1988, she was awarded the David di Donatello for her starring turn in Nikita Mikhalkov's film Dark Eyes.

Dmitry Yurievich Malikov is a Russian actor, composer, singer and a recent record producer.

Lev Valerianovich Leshchenko, is a Russian singer, who is best known for his rendition of "Den Pobedy" and the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony theme song "Do svidanja, Moskva".

Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov is a Russian footballer who plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg.