List of Famous people born in Russia

Larisa Yurievna Selezneva is a Russian former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With her husband Oleg Makarov, she is the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, 1985 World silver medalist, 1988 World bronze medalist, and two-time European champion. They were coached by Igor Moskvin.

Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov is a Russian former international football referee and player. The son of two Olympic champions of 1956, Valentin Ivanov and Lidiya Ivanova, he lives in Moscow where he works as a physical education teacher.

Andrey Nikolayevich Bukhlitsky is a former Russian beach soccer player who represented Russia in international competitions. His role was goalkeeper.

Elena Semenovna Chizhova is a Russian writer, whose work is characterized by its reexamination of Russian history and society. She is best known for her 2009 novel Vremia zhenshchin, which won that year's Russian Booker Prize. Vremia zhenshchin was translated into English in 2012 as The Time of Women.

Viktor Fyodorovich Dobronravov is a Russian theatre actor, dubbing professional, musician, and leader of the Carpet Quartet group. Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2018). He appeared in more than 70 films.

Dauren Khalidovich Kurugliev is a Russian mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler of Lezgin descent. He is a 2019 European Games gold medalist and a European champion.