List of Famous people born in Russia

Rostislav Sinicyn is an ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With his wife Natalia Karamyševa (Karamysheva), Sinicyn is the 1978 and 1980 Soviet national champion. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he works as a coach and choreographer and was naturalized as a Czech citizen.

Nina Alexeevna Zhuk is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union in competition. With her husband Stanislav Zhuk, she is the 1958-1960 European silver medalist. They placed 6th at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Dmitri Obukhov is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for HK Dukla Trenčín in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak). He has formerly played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), winning the Gagarin Cup twice with Ak Bars Kazan.

Kirill Aleksandrovich Novikov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player and referee. He is the manager of FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

Zaurbek Igorevich Pliyev is a Russian-Ossetian football player who currently plays for Dynamo Moscow.

Zemfira Avramovna Tsakhilova is a Soviet and Russian actress and teacher. She is a member of the Board of the Central House of Artists, an Honored Artist of the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.