List of Famous people born in Russia

Alexander Nikolayevich Svitov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Dmitry Vladislavovich Yefremov is a Russian football player. He plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Vitali Kanevsky is a Soviet film director and screenwriter. His film Zamri, umri, voskresni! won the Caméra d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Two years later, his film Samostoyatelnaya zhizn would win the Jury Prize at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also nominated for the Golden Bear at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Irek Envarovich Faizullin, is a Russian statesman and politician who is currently the Minister for Construction and Housing since 10 November 2020. He was deputy minister for construction and housing from 22 January 2020 until 9 November, when Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin nominated Faizullin's candidacy for the post of Minister of Construction & Housing. He was approved by the State Duma and confirmed the post on 10 November.

Maxim Igorevich Zavozin is a former competitive ice dancer who appeared internationally for the United States and Hungary. With Nóra Hoffmann for Hungary, he is the 2010 Cup of Russia silver medalist and a two-time Hungarian national champion. With Morgan Matthews for the United States, he is the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist and 2005 World Junior champion.

Ilze Marisovna Liepa is a Russian ballet dancer and actress. She has been a soloist ballerina at the Bolshoi Theatre since 1981. She was invested with the title of Merited Artist of the Russian Federation in 1996, the People's Artist of Russia title in 2002, and was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2003. She won a Golden Mask Award in 2003 for her performance in the ballet production Padaemand. She has also appeared in the films Bambi's Childhood (1985), Lermontov (1986), Parallel Voices (2005), and The Bottomless Bag (2017), and the miniseries Empire Under Attack (2000). She has further authored the books Liepa method. Philosophy of the body. (2012), and Theatrical Sculptures (2014).

Stanislav Galiev is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Sergey Boyarsky is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas convocations.

Sofia Andreyevna Rudieva is a Russian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2009 and then represented Russia at Miss Universe 2009.